Punta Gorda - Cobalt mine

The Punta Gorda plant is undergoing a debottlenecking program with a view to increasing output to around 36kt/a Ni+Co. Longer term plans are looking at increasing output to some 52kt/a Ni+Co, but for the present this latter figure appears rather optimistic as this would require significant capital expenditure. However, the debottlenecking to 36kt/a Ni+Co appears to be feasible based on observations of the existing infrastructure. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.