Biocopper® Technology
Using Biocopper® Technology we process sulfide mineral concentrates (Cu, Ni, Zn, Co), in Heap reactors, and electro-refine the charged solutions generated by SX-EW.
Biocopper® Technology:
Clean Refining of Metals
Biocopper® Technology:
Leaching of mineral concentrates.
- Leaching technology for sulfur mineral concentrates in Heap-type reactors, developed and marketed by LIAP.
- It uses a plastic matrix as an agglomeration core, allowing the hydrometallurgical recovery of the contained values.
- Feasibility of using idle Lix-SX-EW plant capabilities.
- Feasible to be applied by various biological and/or chemical oxidizing agents .
- It allows the use of discarded plastics and the re-circularization of plastic waste from mining sites and other industries.
- Triple impact , economic, social, and environmental benefits versus smelters.
Integration of the Primary Mining industry, with secondary processing of own and third-party waste.
Integration with the product life cycle.
- Extension of the useful life of SX-EW plants.
- Application of Biocopper® Technology to process mining waste: fresh tailings and powders, other metals Co, Ni, Zn.
- Integration with secondary products and recycling.
- Reuse of plastic waste (PP, PET, HDPE) from the mining industry (folders, pipes, containers, sacks) and other industries. (Fishing nets, sacks of cement, agro-industry)
- 60T of waste plastic reused in Biocopper® Technology to date.
Circular Economy
Regenerative Management Model
Biocopper® Technology presents an opportunity to apply a production model based on Circular Economy from its design.
- Competitive OPEX v/s Smelters US¢20 to US¢30 /TCuf.
- Allows local refining of concentrates in situ.
- Enables complex concentrate processing.
- Enables processing of complex concentrates.
- Clean process, low emissions, based on circular economy.
