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VERSATILE BUSINESS MODEL
FLOWSHEET IS AMENABLE TO A RANGE OF INTERMEDIATE AND BATTERY GRADE PRODUCTS
The PFS refinery design will enable the production of multiple products, including NCM 811 which attracts a strong premium tometal prices.
Illustration of Nickel Product Payability vs Metal Spot Price
Blackstone will be able to process and upgrade a number of
150% products, including nickel concentrate and mixed
hydroxide precipitate (MHP)
140%
130%
120%
110%
Hydrometallurgical downstream process enables Blackstone
100% to accept low-cost nickel concentrates undesirable to the
traditional pyrometallurgical downstream process route
90%
80%
70%
Blackstone will be able to blend different feedstocks to
60%
Nickel MHP Nickel Metal Nickel Sulfate NCM 811 optimise operational and cost performances, and capture
Concentrate Precursor
significant premiums on the sale of NCM precursor products
Source: SMM (Shanghai Metals Market), Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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