Jervois Global Ltd (JRV)

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Jervois delivers first blast of west portal at Idaho Cobalt Operations

October 19,2021

Highlights:

- Jervois has commenced underground construction of its 100%-owned Idaho Cobalt Operations (“ICO”).
- During the last quarter Jervois has conducted portal bench construction and extension work to enable development of the mine to start in Q4 2021.
- The start of underground construction marks the first time in decades the United States will have a primary cobalt mine.
- With Jervois’s commencement of underground work, the United States has taken an important leap forward toward a secure cobalt supply chain.
- Jervois is committed to building an ethical, sustainable and secure Western alternative to the current cobalt supply chain, and to working with its diverse customer base across key strategic industries in the United States, Europe and Japan.
- ICO construction, procurement and engineering schedule remains on track, with commissioning and first production of cobalt concentrate expected from mid-2022.
- Separate copper concentrates also expected to be produced and sold to North American customers in parallel, with current copper prices significantly above the US$3.00 per lb applied in the ICO Bankable Feasibility Study (“BFS”).

Read more at:
https://mailchi.mp/e0523a30bdf7/engineering-contracts-for-ico-and-smp-nickel-cobalt-refinery-8909957?e=48b5acd3da