An independent nickel and cobalt sulphate market study has flagged the planned Sconi project, in North Queensland, to be one of the most competitive producers in the world, once operational.
Construction of the A$1.4-billion Sconi project is expected to start this year, with the operation expected to process some two-million tonnes a year of ore at the Greenvale site producing an estimated average of 8 500 t/y of cobalt, 53 300 t/y of nickel sulphate and 77 t/y of scandium oxide for at least 18 years.