Biocopper technology leaches sulfur mineral concentrates into a new heap-type reactor, obtaining refined 99,999 % metal cathodes, avoiding CO₂ and hazardous environmental emissions.

Copper is essential for the technologies needed to challenge a NetZero economy, electromobility, batteries, energy storage, renewables energy generation, and industrial processes electrification deeply depend on clean refined copper and other base metals Zn, Co, Ni, and Li.

Refined Copper demand will increase by 2X by 2050, using today’s overseas pyrometallurgical-based refining technologies this demand gap will be at the expense of the global climate, going from a carbon footprint of 120 MMT/year to 240 MMT/year.

Biocopper Technology refines mineral concentrates cleanly, producing low-emission copper cathodes. We use Biotechnology to transform the refining of mining metals into a Carbon Capture industry. Biocopper® tech can directly capture 0.19 T CO_{2 eq} / T Cu. We process locally mineral concentrates at Cu 99.999%, avoiding transporting unusable elements. It is in a TRL8-9 development state and has produced more than 70 Tons of copper cathodes.

With the development of clean energy and the decrease in energy costs, the OPEX of Biocobre Technology is competitive with current national and international smelters and refineries.