Cobalt Blue: 3 of 3

COVID-19

Coronavirus expected to delay Cobalt Blue pilot plant commissioning

Commissioning expected in the fourth quarter instead of the third quarter.

31 March 2020

PROCESSING

Broken Hill pilot plant ticks on

Cobalt Blue pumps out samples for potential buyers.

10 March 2020

MANAGEMENT

Broken Hill plant in port

Pilot plant modules arrive in port ready for Broken Hill transport.

02 March 2020

MANAGEMENT

Research centres to open

Federal government invests in minerals production.

11 February 2020

MANAGEMENT

Cobalt Blue clears path to project

Cobalt Blue's technical team presented the plan to the DPIE on December 17.

19 December 2019

PROCESSING

Broken Hill bolter

Pilot plant to test Cobalt Blue's technology.

10 December 2019

PROCESSING

OZ looks to cobalt technology

OZ Minerals looking to optimise Carrapateena output.

21 October 2019

PROCESSING

Cobalt bolter

Able to keep 90% of the cobalt and reject 80% of the feed ore to tails.

24 June 2019

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