Havilah Resources Ltd (ASX:HAV) has received final results from Cobalt Blue’s (ASX:COB) cobalt recovery testing of a massive sulphide ore sample from Havilah’s Mutooroo copper-cobalt project in South Australia.
The 13-kilogram sample of Mutooroo massive sulphide ore was tested by Cobalt Blue, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in February 2018.
88% of the cobalt in Mutooroo sulphide ore recovered
Applying Cobalt Blue’s proprietary cobalt recovery processing methodology, the overall recovery of cobalt in the ore to leach solution was about 88%.
This is very similar to the results achieved by Cobalt Blue on its Thackaringa cobaltian pyrite ore.
Notably, the Mutooroo project has a resource of 195,000 tonnes of contained copper and 8,400 tonnes of contained cobalt.
Important first step for MOU initiative
Havilah chief executive officer Walter Richards said: “The successful application of COB’s cobalt recovery process is a positive outcome and an important first step from our MOU cooperation initiative.
“We have agreed with COB to investigate, at the appropriate time, how we can jointly capitalise on these results for our mutual benefit going forward”.