The industry-wide labour challenges have impacted construction progress on the only primary cobalt mine in the USA, Jervois Global’s 100%-owned Idaho Cobalt Operations project in the NW state.
Jervois says shortages of qualified electricians slowed construction of the concentrator. It now expects initial production of cobalt and copper concentrates early in the June 2023 quarter.
The development of underground ore access headings for ramp-up to full production has established stores of more than 25,000 short tonnes of mineralised material ready for processing.
ICO is a key to Jervois’ strategy of acquiring and operating geopolitically strategic mining and critical mineral processing assets.