Question

Important ore of cobalt and method of extraction

Answer 1

• Nickel-cobalt lateritic ores are important ores of cobalt.
• Nickel-cobalt lateritic ores are important ores of cobalt. It can be treated by either hydrometallurgical processes or pyrometallurgical processes, such as matte or ferronickel smelting, which require the entire ore to be melted and the metal values to be separated from the residual components of the ore.