Model cOre Biomining -Extracting Metals
Natural resources power the world we live in and our hopes for a cleaner, brighter future. By applying principles from engineering, chemistry, and biology, we can harness nature’s existing processes to extract the essential minerals and metals that power our everyday lives and ease the journey to renewable energy. We make biolixiviants tailored to extract target metals from your ore body or waste.
From rechargeable lithium batteries and conductive copper to wind-powered turbines and solar panels, the renewable energy industry relies on specific metals to power their progress. As the transition to clean energy becomes more urgent, so does the need for mining practices that have a lower chemical, physical and environmental footprint. Our cOre™ solutions minimize tailings, use natural chemicals and consume less energy. We harness nature to extract metals in a low impact way.
A brighter future requires big thinking. But sometimes the seed of the solution is so small that it can’t be seen by the naked eye. By harnessing living microorganisms to bioleach both sulfide and non-sulfide minerals from ore, we can help companies reimagine their current processes and unearth new, cost-effective methods. Working with mining companies on the journey to lower the environmental impact of mining, our technology offers an accessible, lower-impact path to the energy transition.
Our first cOre solutions are used to extract the Lithium and Copper the world needs for our energy transition.