The Technology
Introducing Hydro-Jex®
From optimizing secondary metal recovery globally to JEX addresses a $100 billion untapped global market
What is Hydro-Jex®?
Hydro-Jex® is a 3-D leach technology invented to recover the stranded metal inventory from the pad while reducing the heap rinse time and changing the chemistry of targeted zones. The patented technology radically improves secondary mining recovery for gold, silver and copper. There is nothing else like it on the market today.
The technology is based on ten years of development and advanced geophysical engineering expertise. It uses horizontal injections—analogous to “micro-fracking” methods used in the oil & gas industry—to stimulate the release of trapped metals that are left behind in the heap during standard leaching.
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Roughly 100 billion tons of copper ore are under leach globally, and nearly as much gold ore. Heap leaching is used to extract valuable metals from low-grade ores, maximizing recovery of resources.
However, much of the metal in low-grade ore heaps is considered unrecoverable with traditional heap leach technologies. Current recovery methods miss a considerable percentage of recoverable metal even after the final rinse operation. This metal is usually written off as lost and unrecoverable.
Hydro-Jex® recovers the previously unrecoverable with a groundbreaking technology that enhances the efficacy of heap leaching.
Greater metal recovery
Significantly lower cost per ounce
Dramatically reduced marginal environmental footprint
Works for copper, gold and silver
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Hydro-Jex® enables mine operators to recover more metal from mature leach heaps at a faster rate, enhancing both economics and environmental impact. At the same time, the technology reduces cost. Here’s what that means for the mining industry.
Metals recovered by the technology are otherwise deemed economically unrecoverable. Each pound or ounce recovered improves the overall profitability of the operation, which alone is a sufficient benefit for industry adoption.
Additionally, the metal recovered through the use of the Hydro-Jex® technology is recovered at a fraction of the cost, significantly increasing the overall profitability of the heap leach operation.
Combined, these benefits make the Hydro-Jex® technology compelling.
Hydro-Jex® is seamlessly introduced to a pad with minimal disruption of customer operations.
More metal recovered from existing mines means less metal needed from new mines.
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