The Idaho cobalt project (ICP) is being constructed approximately 40km towards the west of Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho, US. Located in East Central Idaho in the historic Idaho Cobalt Belt, ICP is the only environmentally permitted primary cobalt project nearing production in the US.
The preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the ICP was completed in March 2015, while the feasibility study (FS) was completed in September 2017. Commercial production is anticipated to start in the first half of 2020.
The underground mine is expected to produce 31.77 million pounds (Mlb) of cobalt, 42.82Mlb of copper and 39,241oz of gold over its mine life of 12.5 years…
