Ports · Holguín

Port of Moa

Nickel/cobalt mineral-export port

🟡 Joint ventureℹ️ Atlas — info only🚫 OFAC SDNConfiscated · no active suit

Scale

~7-9m pier; serves Moa Nickel (~32,000 t Ni/yr)

Status

Sherritt retains its 50% Moa JV stake but suspended direct participation after May 2026 US sanctions. Mining and processing have ceased. As feed ran out, Sherritt shut down its Fort Saskatchewan refinery (Canada's only cobalt refinery) in June 2026;

Sector

Ports

Province

Holguín

Coordinates

20.660, -74.940

Layer

Layer 2 · Atlas

Notes

Moa Nickel S.A. = Cuban Govt 50% + Sherritt (Canada) 50%.

Controlling entity

Moa Nickel S.A. (Pedro Sotto Alba)🚫 SDN

Cuban Govt 50% + Sherritt (Canada) 50% nickel/cobalt JV. Moa Nickel S.A. is on the OFAC SDN List (long-standing CUBA listing; re-designated under E.O. 14404 on 7 May 2026), and the state nickel enterprises around it at Moa were designated in August–September 2026.

Helms-Burton · confiscated property

Confiscated · no active suit

Original owner (1960)

Moa Bay Mining Co. (Freeport Sulphur)

1972 certified value

$88.3M

Current claim-holder

Freeport lineage

Certified (FCSC)

Yes — certified claim

Title III status

none active

Sources: Splash247 · USGS

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