Cobalt

Cobalt is a strategic metal renowned for its price volatility and the colourful character of its history.  Its arrival on the LME is the recognition of both its industrial significance and the high profile it has achieved in recent years.

World Cobalt Sources

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Country   Cobalt Shape/Form Grade/Purity
Australia Cobalt - Briquettes Briquettes 99.8% - 99.9%
  Cobalt - Powder Powder 99.8% - 99.9%
Brazil Cobalt - Broken Cathodes Broken Cathodes 99.9%
Canada Cobalt - Rounds Rounds

99.9%
  Cobalt - Briquettes Briquettes 99.9%
  Cobalt - Powder Powder 99.9%
China Cobalt - Jinchuan Cut Cathodes 99.9%
Congo Cobalt - Broken Cathodes Broken Cathodes

99.8%
  Cobalt - Rondelles Rondelles 99.0% - 99.6%
  Cobalt - granules Granules
Granules 		99.0% - 99.6%
99.3% - 99.6%
Finland Cobalt - Powder Powder 99.8%
India Cobalt - Rubamin Cathodes 99.8%
  Cobalt - Nicomet Cathodes 99.8%
Japan Cobalt - Jinchuan Cut Cathodes 99.9%
Morocco Cobalt - Broken Cathodes Broken Cathodes 99.8%
Norway Cobalt - Falconbridge Cut Cathodes 99.95%
Russia Cobalt - Ingots K1 Ingots
K1A Ingots
K1AY Ingots
K2 Ingots		 99.25%
99.3%
99.35%
98.3%
  Cobalt - Russian Granules K1AY Granules 99.35%
South Africa Cobalt - Powder Powder 99.9%
Uganda Cobalt - Kasese Broken Cathodes 99.8%
Zambia Cobalt - Broken Cathodes Broken Cathodes
 99.6%
99.8%

 

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