Western mining expands high-value use of salt lake magnesium resources
2025-05-19 14:20:48 [Print]
Qinghai Western Magnesium Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Western Mining, has developed a specialized active magnesium oxide product for cobalt precipitation, a breakthrough technology that fills a domestic gap and opens up international markets. This innovation promotes the diversified, high-value utilization of salt lake magnesium resources and provides a new solution for the cobalt precipitation industry.
This proprietary technology uses brucite from salt lake to produce high-purity active magnesium oxide (99.0%, including loss on ignition) for cobalt precipitation. This is a global first and the only domestic technology of its kind. The product has already been applied in cobalt recovery from tailings at African copper-cobalt mining companies and currently holds a 2.5% share of the global market. In 2024, Western Magnesium sold 4,900 tonnes of this specialized active magnesium oxide for cobalt precipitation.
This proprietary technology uses brucite from salt lake to produce high-purity active magnesium oxide (99.0%, including loss on ignition) for cobalt precipitation. This is a global first and the only domestic technology of its kind. The product has already been applied in cobalt recovery from tailings at African copper-cobalt mining companies and currently holds a 2.5% share of the global market. In 2024, Western Magnesium sold 4,900 tonnes of this specialized active magnesium oxide for cobalt precipitation.
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