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May 29, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

Firebird receives first key permit for Chinese manganese sulphate plant

Efficient receipt of the safety permit and advanced status of remaining key permits highlights the strong in-country support Firebird has to establish itself as a key high-purity manganese sulphate producer, the company said in a news release. In China, there are a total of eight major permits required for construction and operation. Once all permits are obtained, and following a final investment decision (FID), which is anticipated to be made in H2 2024, Firebird is expected to immediately begin construction of the sulphate plant. According to a feasibility study released earlier this month, the project has a projected capex of

April 23, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

Metals Company and SGS produce world’s first nickel sulphate from seafloor polymetallic nodules

Following the successful nickel sulphate production, SGS continues testing to produce what TMC believes will be the world’s first cobalt sulphate from polymetallic nodules. “The production of the world’s first nickel sulphate from deep-seafloor nodules is an important milestone, confirming that our custom flowsheet configuration can be deployed to process these remarkable rocks into final products suitable for use in batteries,” said TMC head of onshore development Jeffrey Donald. “The data collected will inform further engineering decisions to move this towards commercial scale, and TMC continues to expect that initial production will begin with a capital-light approach by leveraging the