First Cobalt Corp (CVE:FCC) (OTCQX:FTSSF) (FRA:18P) CEO Trent Mell tells Proactive it has begun a study of “black mass” material from recycled batteries as a supplemental source of feed for its hydrometallurgical refinery north of Toronto.
Mell says the refinery could recover cobalt, nickel, copper, and potentially lithium and manganese -- in addition to planned cobalt production from primary feed. Discussions are underway with several producers of black mass.