First Cobalt assesses refinery conditions prior to restart decision

North American cobalt company First Cobalt has restored power to its refinery north of Toronto, Canada, and has deployed a team of engineers and technicians to assess the condition of the equipment that has been on care-and-maintenance since 2015.

The field programme, which will run for the next six weeks, is in support of an ongoing definitive feasibility study (DFS) led by Ausenco Engineering Canada, on a recommissioning and expansion of the existing refinery.