Hi @Vector - Hope you are well
Nice to see you here....
In my opinion your inquiry shows your lack of understanding between a relatively simple sulphide process set up vs complex laterite capex laden setup
For what it's worth:
To better understand the test work completed so far management have explained that they have achieved greater than 95% cobalt extraction at a temperature of 115 degC and 800 kPa (8 bars) oxygen pressure.
For comparison purposes, a high pressure acid leach process (HPAL) would normally use pressures of 50 bars and a temperature of around 255 degC.
Furthermore, your typical household coffee machine uses pressures in the range of 9-15 bars.
Not to disrespect your investment in ARL but the above in anyone's language is going to be significant difference between CLA and a laterite operation like ARL
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