Electra gets okay to explore Idaho cobalt

Receives 10-year federal permit to expand upon deposits within the famed Idaho Cobalt Belt.

With a federal 10-year exploration permit in its pocket, Electra Battery Materials Corp. has the flexibility and time to thoroughly evaluate its Idaho Cobalt Belt properties, which host some of the only potential primary sources of cobalt outside the Democratic Republic of Congo.

So far, Electra has outline...