First Cobalt's primary focus is on the Greater Cobalt Project, which is over 10,000 hectares of prospective land including more than 50 past producing mines, a mill and the only permitted cobalt refinery in North America that is capable of producing battery materials. And First Cobalt was formed with the
Muckpiles are mine rocks that were broken by blasting during historical mining operations. Most of the historic mines in the Cobalt Camp were narrow underground operations and muck not considered high grade silver ore was generally left on surface as uneconomic waste rock. Muckpile grab samples
TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2018 /CNW/ - First Cobalt Corp. (TSX-V: FCC, ASX: FCC, OTCQB: FTSSF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of the first phase of an extensive sampling program at its historic mining operations in the Cobalt Camp in Ontario. This program will provide a better understanding of
The new 522-hectare claim was acquired to cover a cobalt geochemical anomaly 2 km east of SLAM's Portage zinc-lead-copper-silver occurrence and 4 km south of Trevali's Restigouche VMS deposit. Trevali Mining Corp. has recently reported its intention to mine the Restigouche deposit and haul to the
Kisinka, which is situated within 30 km of Lubumbashi, the regional capital, is close to seven existing large cobalt-copper mines and numerous small scale operations. It is on the Roan, the geological sequence which hosts most of the DRC's cobalt and copper and is currently being mined by small scale
The code would also permit Congo, the world's biggest source of cobalt, to raise the royalty on that metal to 5 percent if the government opts to categorize the mineral as a "strategic substance." A byproduct of copper and nickel used to harden steel, cobalt has become a highly coveted commodity as the
Bankers is a natural resource company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of cobalt and copper mineral properties in the DRC. Bankers holds rights to
Congo is moving to double taxes on cobalt, a move mining companies warned would inhibit investment in a metal booming because of its use in mobile
Cobalt spot price news - Cobalt prices up again in January. "BMO Capital Markets expects current cobalt prices to double in the next two years." Cobalt market news - CRU - "There just isn't enough cobalt to go around". Cobalt miner news - Aeon Metals doubling of copper resource at Walford Creek, and
(TSX-V: FCC, ASX: FCC, OTCQB: FTSSF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce a research program to identify regional controls for cobalt-silver mineralization in the Cobalt Camp, Ontario. This is the latest of a series of initiatives to bring research and innovation into the 110-year old mining camp and
Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO ?2) is used in lithium ion battery cathodes, which is the point where the core business of electric current production occurs inside the battery. Cobalt is now valuable enough to begin "urban mining" in order to help offset future demand. But the bigger issue surrounding accessing
Cobalt as well as Lithium are two of several materials continually growing more and more popular in the production of innovative and new rechargeable power sources. Electric vehicle manufacturers are seeking new opportunities to leverage the benefits of cobalt in their rechargeable batteries. At present
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's new proposed mining code, which the industry has warned will stifle investment in the copper and cobalt-rich nation, sailed through the Senate without opposition late on Wednesday. A version passed by the National Assembly - Congo's lower house
Northern Cobalt has applied for an additional two (2) tenements across the border in Queensland. The Gold Creek Volcanics, which are host to the Stanton Cobalt Deposit, extend across the Northern Territory/Queensland border into the area covered by applications EPM 26756 and EPM 26757. Two rock
West Perth, WA / January 24, 2018 / JMN Wire / Canadian cobalt and Cu?EUR?Ni?EUR?PGE explorer Meteoric Resources NL (ASX: MEI) ("Meteoric" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce it has staked a contiguous block of further highly prospective unpatented mining claims in the Cobalt District of Canada ?EUR? Burt Project in
Michael Collins, President & CEO stated "These results demonstrate the robust nature of the mineralization on the Panther Creek trend and confirm our geological and exploration models as we search for the next cobalt deposit in the Idaho Cobalt Belt. The high gold grades in outcrop are also seen in the Ram and
CBLT also announces that it has signed formal documentation on its previously announced (the "Agreement") with Winmar Resources Ltd. ("Winmar") (see CBLT's press release of December 6th, 2017) related to the sale and option of certain unpatented mining claims in the Cobalt-Gowganda Silver Camp
Cobalt-Paragon consists of two historic mines (active period 1900-1920), the high-grade silver-cobalt Paragon-Hitchcock and the shear hosted copper-gold Cobalt-Frontenac (see Company news release dated November 11, 2017 for further details) located close to Elk Lake, Ontario, less than an hour drive along provincial
The Northwest Territories mining industry is hoping more exploration will add a few more years to it's life span. The Territories' Government says that since no other industry comes close to providing the financial benefits that mining does, investing in exploration could help the economy by bumping the
Mining at the Bellellen mine began in 1909, around the same time the Haileybury, Frontier and Keeley mines began operations. The Bellellen mine contained high cobalt content relative to silver, thus it struggled to be economically viable in a silver mining era. Bellellen had intermittent production until 1943