Products

Main Products – Nameplate Production

 Main products are the primary focus of the operating plant which are recovered from the feed ore and without which the plant could not exist.

Metal	Final Product	Product Name	Annual Production	Commercial Use
Nickel	Nickel Sulfate	NiQ	16,000t as Ni	Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Cobalt	Cobalt Sulfate	CoQ	1,850t as Co	Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Aluminium	4N/4N5 HPA	AlumQ/AlumQx	4,000t	Sapphire glass, LED manufacture

 

Co-Products – Nameplate Production

 Co-products are valuable semi-pure products made from the feed ore as a result of the process.

Metal	Product	Product Name	Annual Production	Commercial Use
Iron	Hematite pellets	HemQ	500-600,000t	Steel production (ie. furnace feed)
Magnesium	Magnesium Oxide	MagQ	20-30,000t	Refractory material, a chemical reagent, agriculture
Zinc	Zinc sulfate	ZnQ	250-350t	Sell to zinc refineries

 

By-Products – Nameplate Production

 By-products are either of low value, or products produced due to the reagents used in the processing plant.

Product	Product Name	Annual Production	Commercial Use
Ammonium sulfate	AmsulQ	30-45,000t	Agricultural use as fertiliser
Ammonium nitrate	NitraQ	10-20,000t	Agricultural use as fertiliser
Gypsum	GypQ	25-40,000dry t	Agriculture use to treat sodic soil – typical of Burdekin agriculture region
Engineered fill	EngQ	250-300,000 dry t	Sell as an engineered fill
Aluminium/Iron Oxide	AlFeQ	100-120,000 dry t	Agricultural use/water treatment