Cobalt mining abandoned this mountain range decades ago, after one mine caused devastating effects on the local environment and an entire town, a mountain range in Idaho is now seen as a key ...

The Australian owner of a cobalt mine in Central Idaho plans more extensive study of cobalt at a remote site in the Salmon River Mountains, and the potential for a cobalt refinery, after securing ...

The Idaho Cobalt Belt is no stranger to mining gone wrong: Blackbird Mine, a now inactive, once open-pit and underground mine for cobalt, silver, and copper ore, released contaminated soil ...

The cobalt from the Idaho mine will be shipped to a refinery Jervois is refurbishing in São Paulo, Brazil, to be processed. The company projects an initial seven-year run.

A portion of Jervois Global's Idaho Cobalt Operations mine near Salmon, Idaho Oct. 7, 2022 Eric Whitney/NPR hide caption ...

There are no cobalt refineries in the U.S., and Jervois had planned to ship the Idaho cobalt to a refinery in Brazil. Idaho’s congressional leaders saw the Jervois mine as a step toward gaining ...

Workers at Idaho Cobalt Operations watch a ceremony opening the mine Oct. 7. Eric Whitney / NPR. Still, Martin says the future is electrification of global energy grids, and cobalt plays a key role.

The Idaho Cobalt Operation is located atop a plateau at 8,000 feet elevation about 22 miles west of Salmon and 43 miles southwest of the state line at Lost Trail Pass. The mine is just outside the ...

A cobalt mine in Idaho was set to start operations last fall but then idled in late March, despite producing a mineral used in the U.S. electric vehicle sector, which is desperate for domestic raw ...

Idaho’s Cobalt Belt is a 34-mile-long desirable stretch of ore tucked under the Salmon River Mountains that’s considered “globally significant” by mining companies.