{"id":1090410,"date":"2018-12-17T11:29:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T11:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=959403"},"modified":"2018-12-17T11:29:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T11:29:42","slug":"explorex-resources-begins-drilling-for-cobalt-in-canadas-new-brunswick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1090410","title":{"rendered":"Explorex Resources begins drilling for cobalt in Canada\u2019s New Brunswick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian junior miner Explorex Resources\u00a0(CSE:EX) (OTC:EXPXF) said Monday<\/a> that crews had been mobilized to initiate the maiden drill program at its cobalt-manganese base metals Kagoot Brook project, located in New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada.<\/p>\n

The Vancouver-based miner is taking advantage of a window of opportunity presented by a local drill company to complete two holes prior to the Christmas break.<\/p>\n

This initial two-hole, 500-meter drill program is limited in scope and designed to drill one partial transect across the target, Explorex said.<\/p>\n

Due to timing, the company anticipates it will process the core once the technical crew returns to the project in the new year, with results reported thereafter.<\/p>\n

Explorex Resources\u00a0has been working hard to leave the status of junior miner behind. Its main focus so far has been cobalt, a key metal in the making of\u00a0in rechargeable batteries with long-lasting storage life \u2014 a primary objective in the electric-vehicle (EV) market.<\/p>\n

Last month, it acquired a nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in the historic Outokumpu mining camp of eastern Finland.<\/p>\n

The Hautalampi project was the focus for pre-production development in the mid-1980s and has seen extensive engineering that supported a feasibility study in 2009.<\/p>\n

Currently, over half the world’s cobalt production is allocated to electric batteries, a number that is expected to rise significantly as carmakers aim at producing zero-emission EVs. And about 42% of the global cobalt supply is used specifically in battery lithium-ion cells.<\/p>\n

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The Canadian junior miner is taking advantage of a window of opportunity presented by a local drill company to complete two holes prior to the Christmas break.<\/p>\n

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