TMC And SGS Produce Cobalt Sulfate From Deep-Seafloor Polymetallic Nodules
TMC And SGS Produce Cobalt Sulfate From Deep-Seafloor Polymetallic Nodules
- As part of TMC's pilot-scale nodule processing, SGS and TMC produced the world's first cobalt sulfate from deep-seafloor polymetallic nodules, continuing to indicate TMC's resource is suitable for battery and energy transition markets
- The cobalt sulfate was produced in a testing program conducted in collaboration with SGS applying TMC's efficient flowsheet design that processes high-grade nickel-copper-cobalt matte directly to high-purity cobalt sulfate (without making cobalt metal) and produces fertilizer products instead of solid waste or tailings
- Key milestone advances TMC's aim to decrease reliance on land-based cobalt deposits and supply chains, and follows last month's successful production of the world's first nickel sulfate derived exclusively from seafloor polymetallic nodules
- 作为TMC试验规模海底结核处理的一部分，SGS和TMC生产了世界上第一份来自深海多金属结核的硫酸钴，继续说明TMC的资源适用于电池和能源转型市场。
- 在与SGS合作进行的测试计划中，利用TMC的高效流程图设计，直接将高品位的镍铜钴块料加工成高纯度的硫酸钴（而不是制造钴金属），并生产肥料产品而非固体废物或尾矿，生产出硫酸钴。
- 关键里程碑的取得使TMC的目标更进一步，即减少对陆地钴矿床和供应链的依赖，并继上月成功生产了世界上第一份仅来源于海底多金属结核的硫酸镍。
NEW YORK, June 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (NASDAQ:TMC) ("TMC" or the "Company"), an explorer of the world's largest estimated undeveloped source of critical battery metals, today announced that it has successfully produced the world's first cobalt sulfate derived exclusively from seafloor polymetallic nodules. The cobalt sulfate was generated during bench-scale testing of TMC's hydrometallurgical flowsheet design with SGS Canada Inc. ("SGS"). The test work was carried out at SGS' Metallurgical Centre of Excellence testing facility in Lakefield, Ontario.
纽约，2024年6月12日（环球新闻社）——金属公司TMC Inc.（NASDAQ:TMC）（"TMC"或"公司"），是一家探索世界上最大估计未开发的关键电池金属资源的公司，今天宣布，根据与SGS Canada Inc.（"SGS"）合作的TMC水冶流程图设计的台架规模测试工作，在SGS安大略省雷克菲尔德冶金卓越测试设施进行了测试，成功生产了世界上第一份仅来源于海底多金属结核的硫酸钴。