Electra Battery launch new program to advance mineral deposit integration

Electra Battery Materials (ELBM) has launched a new program to advance mineral deposit modelling and feedstock integration at its Iron Creek cobalt-copper project in Idaho, supporting U.S. efforts to onshore critical mineral production and reduce dependence on foreign supply chains. “America needs cobalt, and we see Idaho as the best opportunity to produce it domestically,” said Trent Mell, CEO. “With our refinery fully financed and progressing toward construction restart, we are now looking to diversify our feedstock base by bringing in domestic sources. Idaho offers a transparent, strategic pathway for cobalt and copper production inside the United States, aligned with the administration’s priorities for critical mineral independence.”