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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Fort Saskatchewan Cobalt and Nickel Refinery

Sherritt International

Fort Saskatchewan, AB, USA

-113.190405747, 53.7196340666705

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 874

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Nickel, Cobalt


Project Announcement Date: 1/1/1954

Target for Starting Production: 1955

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Operating Status: Closed


Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“US sanctions shut Canada’s only cobalt refinery”, Mining.com, 22 Jun 2026. 🔗


“Sherritt Provides Update on Operations at its Refinery”, sherritt, 22 Jun 2026. 🔗


“History of Sherritt”, sherritt, No Date. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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