Maximize the Value
of Copper Resources

Accelerate mineral breakdown, remove the passivation layer, and enable higher recovery for more profitable copper processing.

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Meeting the Industry’s Most Pressing Challenges.

Global copper demand is projected to rise steadily through 2035, but supply is struggling to keep pace. As high-grade oxide reserves are depleted and new projects face increasingly long and complex development cycles, producers are under pressure to extract more from existing assets. Yet sulfide ores like chalcopyrite remain underutilized due to passivation and poor performance with conventional acid leaching, and significant volumes of copper remain stranded in tailings and slag. 

LithX™ is designed to meet this challenge. Using a low-impact chemistry that operates at ambient temperature, our breakthrough lixiviant unlocks copper from low-grade, refractory, and waste materials without added acid or high heat.  The novel lixiviant enables heap leaching and tailings recovery with no major infrastructure upgrades, giving producers new flexibility – and profitability.
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Target Chalcopyrite, transition ores, and more. 

LithX enhances copper dissolution by disrupting passivation layers that limit recovery from chalcopyrite and other sulfide ores. The technology also improves performance on transition ores with mixed oxide-sulfide mineralogy and requires less acid than conventional leaching methods, enabling higher recovery from challenging resources with a lower chemical burden.

Ambient Temperature
Processing

No need for high-
temperature pretreatment
or thermal reactors.

Reduce
Acid use

Improve environmental
performance by avoiding added acid consumption.

increase Copper
Recovery

Improve copper recovery by unlocking low-grade and complex resources.

SX-EW
Compatibile

Seamless integration with heap leaching, SX-EW, and existing
infrastructure.

Smarter Chemistry for a
Changing Industry.

Conventional technologies are falling short in addressing today’s complex copper challenges.
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LithX was engineered to address those limitations.
Overcomes the passivation layer in chalcopyrite for efficient copper release
Improves leach solution purity by minimizing iron and contamination
Higher extraction rates for improved profitability
Boosts throughput and efficiency with faster dissolution and shorter cycle times
Extends SX-EW life by making lower-grade resources viable again
No major CAPEX needed – deploys within your existing flowsheet
No added acids, improving safety and environmental profiles

Maximize Value Across the Mine.

LithX provides a powerful solution to extract significantly more copper from ore and waste materials at ambient temperature, with no added acid, making recovery more profitable and environmentally responsible than conventional methods.

HEAP LEACHING

Enable heap leaching from chalcopyrite and transition ores.

SX-EW

Improve cathode quality and downstream processing efficiency with a clean leach solution.

SLAG

Transform slag into high-value feedstock with byproducts such as molybdenum, gold, and silver.

Break through the copper recovery ceiling.

Whether you're managing heap leach pads or evaluating waste streams for copper potential, we can help. Our team works directly with operators to assess site conditions, validate performance, and seamlessly integrate LithX into mining operations – delivering meaningful gains without major disruption.
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Unlock more metal. Improve profitability.
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