WE MOVE IONS,
NOT ROCK.
Electrokinetic In Situ Recovery (EK-ISR) creates a controlled subsurface electric field to selectively transport specific metal ions across the orebody.
SOLVING
LOW PERMEABILITY
Conventional ISR relies on fluid flow, making it ineffective in the non-permeable rock where most base metals reside.
EK-ISR is different.
EK-ISR relies on electric fields that move ions through the rock regardless of permeability. This makes extraction effective even in clays, tailings, and hard rock.
PEER-REVIEWED & PROVEN
Our technology is not theoretical.
It is grounded in over a decade of rigorous research and validated by top-tier scientific journals.
KEY PUBLICATIONS
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Martens, E., Prommer, H., Sprocati, R., Sun, J., Dai, X., Crane, R., Jamieson, J., Ortega Tong, P., Rolle, M., and Fourie, A. (2021). Toward a more sustainable mining future with electrokinetic in situ leaching. Science Advances, 7(18), [eabf9971]. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf9971
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Ortega-Tong, P., Jamieson, J., Bostick, B.C., Fourie, A., and Prommer, H. (2023). Secondary phase formation during electrokinetic in situ leaching of intact copper sulphide ore. Hydrometallurgy, 216, [105993]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2022.105993
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Martens, E., Prommer, H., Dai, X., Wu, M.Z., Sun, J., Breuer, P., and Fourie, A. (2018). Feasibility of electrokinetic in situ leaching of gold. Hydrometallurgy, 175, 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2017.10.020