Temiskaming refinery to be start processing African cobalt in late 2022
Electra Battery Materials has signed an updated agreement with international miner Glencore in receiving African-mined cobalt in late 2022 to be refined in Temiskaming.
Electra, the owners of a cobalt refinery being refurbished on the outskirts of the town of Cobalt, announced Dec. 30 that it has signed a five-year cobalt tolling contract with Glencore to accept unprocessed cobalt hydroxide feed from Glencore’s KCC mining operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Electra had previously signed a five-year cobalt hydroxide feed purchase agreement with Glencore.
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