Australian resource company Jervois Mining will produce the first cobalt and copper concentrates from its Idaho Cobalt Ore Company (ICO) in the United States, and will complete a nickel/cobalt study of Brazil's SaoMiguel Paulista (SMP) in July-September Refinery acquisition. According to the feasibility study, the SMP refinery can produce 10,000 t/y of metallic nickel and 2,000 t/y of metallic cobalt in the first stage, with initial commercial production expected in 2023, the Melbourne-based company said. A second stage feasibility study is currently underway to restore SMP to its full production capacity of 25,000 t/y nickel and 2,000 t/y cobalt, which is expected to be completed in the second half of this year.