{"id":1281,"date":"2021-10-06T19:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2021-10-06T19:05:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T19:05:59","slug":"first-cobalt-awards-construction-deal-to-metso-outotec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/06\/first-cobalt-awards-construction-deal-to-metso-outotec\/","title":{"rendered":"First Cobalt awards construction deal to Metso Outotec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Canadian-based First Cobalt, which is currently constructing its low-carbon hydrometallurgical refinery in the country, has selected Metso Outotec for the design and manufacturing of solvent extraction cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The scope of work also includes technical support for the layout of a new solvent extraction plant and its process control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solvent extraction agreement is the project\u2019s largest, most important equipment package now under contract. No timelines nor financial details were released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, regarding the former, First Cobalt has said commissioning for Phase 1 of the hydrometallurgical refining strategy is scheduled for the fourth quarter of next year and will target annual production of 25,000 tonnes of cobalt sulfate.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Once operational, the First Cobalt refinery will be the only producer of battery-grade cobalt for the North American electric vehicle market. It will have at prime levels the capacity to supply over 1 million vehicles each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company, which selected Metso Outotec from several global vendors and tenders, awarded the contract to Metso Outotec for its \u201ccompetitive pricing and its technically superior bid\u201d for the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe contracted solution involves the latest advancements in solvent extraction in terms of modular design, process control and ease of installation and start up,\u201d officials noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe installation time of the modular mixer-settlers is evidenced to be 30% less than the conventional solvent extraction mixer-settlers used at other projects. In addition to the reduction in site install time, the footprint needed for the selected plant equipment is less than conventional solvent extraction equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the refinery, First Cobalt also owns the Iron Creek cobalt-copper project in Idaho and several significant cobalt and silver properties in the Canadian Cobalt Camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: First Cobalt<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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