RE:US-based cobalt miner Actually looks like it's based in Australia. It has assets across the globe.... Brazil, Finland, USA.
>>>Jervois Mining (ASX: JRV) (TSX-V: JRV) (OTC: JRVMF) is focused on becoming a global supplier in the emerging battery metals market.
Jervois acquired Freeport Cobalt (renamed Jervois Finland) in 2021. Jervois Finland is a Kokkola, Finland-based cobalt refining and specialty products business and consists of:
a long-term refining capacity agreement with Umicore for the cobalt refinery in Kokkola, Finland (operated by Umicore) under which Jervois Finland has contractual rights to toll refine cobalt;
long-term contracts with leading global suppliers of cobalt hydroxide, consistent with commitment to best practice responsible sourcing framework; and
a downstream cobalt products manufacturing facility with an established marketing platform and long-term global customer base servicing clients primarily across Europe, the United States and Japan.
Jervois acquired the Idaho Cobalt Operations (“ICO”) in 2019. ICO comprises the largest National Instrument (“NI”) 43-101 compliant cobalt Mineral Resource Estimate in the United States. Jervois is finalizing construction of ICO, which is on track to commence commercial production by the end of 2022.
Jervois completed its acquisition of the So Miguel Paulista (“SMP”) nickel and cobalt refinery (“SMP Refinery”) in So Paulo, Brazil from Companhia Brasileira de Alumno (“CBA”) in July 2022. SMP Refinery had annual refined production capacity of 25,000 metric tonnes of nickel and 2,000 metric tonnes of cobalt. Jervois has completed a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for a Stage 1 restart at SMP, with forecast production of 10,000mpta and 2,000mpta of refined nickel and cobalt metal respectively. Jervois expects achieve first commercial production from the Stage 1 restart at SMP in 2023.
https://jervoisglobal.com/company/