North America's first battery-grade cobalt refinery planned near Cobalt, Ontario
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Carly Thomas, Lisa Xing
11d ago· 8 min readenNews
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A facility near Cobalt, Ontario, is set to become North America's first battery-grade cobalt refinery, operated by Electra Battery Materials. Projected to be fully operational by late 2027, the plant will import and process mined cobalt, aiming to establish a domestic supply chain for electric vehicle batteries and reduce reliance on China, which currently dominates cobalt refining. The project represents a significant step for Canada's critical minerals strategy and the North American EV supply chain.
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· 3 pulledGraham Kinsman, the metallurgical lead at Electra Battery Materials, examines a form of cobalt in a dissolved solution at the company's lab at the future refinery near Cobalt, Ont.
Projected to be fully operational by late 2027, the plant will import and process mined cobalt — experts say it could bring Canada into an industry dominated by China.
Facility will be 1st of its kind in North America and just the 2nd outside China
A facility near Cobalt, Ont., has been tapped to be the home of North America's first battery-grade cobalt refinery. Projected to be fully operational by late 2027, the plant will import and process mined cobalt — experts say it could bring Canada into an
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