Electra Battery Materials names Garzon Duenas general manager, commissioning leader for Ontario cobalt refinery
- Electra named Garzon Duenas general manager and commissioning leader to steer its Ontario cobalt sulfate refinery into commissioning and operations.
- Select commissioning work targeted for Q4 2026; mechanical completion targeted for Q2 2027; ramp-up expected in Q3 2027; commercial output targeted for Q4 2027.
- Duenas brings more than 30 years of mineral-processing experience, including commissioning a 3,000-tonne-per-year nickel-cobalt plant in the Philippines.
- He most recently led mill and surface operations at Eldorado Gold Saskatchewan, overseeing production management and operational readiness ahead of start-up.
- Refinery designed to process 18,000 tonnes of cobalt hydroxide annually, producing 5,120 tonnes of contained cobalt in battery-grade cobalt sulfate.
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