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Using a Field Spectrometer for Cobalt Exploration

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Using a Field Spectrometer for Cobalt Exploration

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Cobalt is a lustrous gray to silver metal that is very hard, retains strength at high temperatures and is capable of being magnetized. It is used in the creation of alloys and in the manufacture of rechargeable batteries-both nickel-cadmium and lithium-ion-in everything from cell phones to large batteries for electric vehicles. These uses are responsible for a growing demand for cobalt. Cobalt, in economically recoverable quantities, is usually mined as a by-product of copper and nickel mining. About 45% of the world’s cobalt is from primary nickel deposits, 32% from copper deposits, and 21% from primary cobalt deposits.

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