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ufoolmeon Feb 17, 2018 10:16am
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Arsenic update
Arsenic updateUpdate and clarification on the ECS arsenic removal process.<br /> There were two tests performed. The first was a small, laboratory sized test, to determine if the ECS ore concentrate was suitable for arsenic removal using DST's roasting technology.
The company announced on Jan 3 that the product did indeed pass this test
https://www.ecobalt.com/news/news-releases/ecobalt-reports-successful-concentrate-roasting-te-20180103<br />
On Jan 10 the company shipped 3 tons of concentrate to DST in Thetford Mines Qc for additional testing. This test was to produce feabibility level detailed engineering data to assist in costing and sizing of equipment to produce a clean cobalt concentrate with less than 0.5% arsenic, using DST;s pyrolysis approach at the eCobalt proposed cobalt production facillity.
Results of this second test are expected within a few weeks.
This directly from eCobalt Investor Relations.