EnviroLeach Technologies (ETI-Cse) Ships First Load of E-Waste Concentrate to Glencore
Jan 23, '19 - NR
EnviroLeach Technologies is pleased to announce that it has shipped its first load of 47,000 lbs. (21.3 tonnes) of gold/copper concentrate to Glencore’s Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.
This first shipment of concentrate was recovered from 215,000 lbs (97.6 tonnes) of low-grade printed circuit boards and IT components in December 2018. This represents a 78% mass reduction to concentrate which validates the results of previous pilot-scale testing. This gold/copper concentrate was produced as part of the commissioning of equipment for the pre-leach segregation of the feed material.
This process also produced 59.4 tonnes of organic/light fraction, which the Company anticipates will be processed when the Surrey facility wet line is complete. The aluminum and steel fractions weigh 5.8 tonnes and 11.1 tonnes respectively. The table below outlines the fractional distribution of the EnviroLeach concentrate process.
| Product Fraction | Weight (Tonnes) | Weight (lbs) | Distribution | | Au/Cu Concentrate (Heavy) | 21.3 | 46,945 | 21.8% | | Organic (Light) | 59.4 | 130,918 | 60.9% | | Aluminum | 5.8 | 12,783 | 5.9% | | Steel | 11.1 | 24,464 | 11.4% | | Total | 97.6 | 215,110 | 100.0% |
These printed circuit boards were selected for this initial production run due to the low-cost nature of the materials.
Further details on grades and payable metal values of the concentrate will be reported when received from Glencore. The aluminum and steel fractions will be sold locally.
About Glencore
Glencore is one of the world’s largest globally diversified natural resource companies and the largest commodities trading company in the world with annual revenues of $221 Billion and employ over 146,000 people around the world. Their operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities.
About EnviroLeach Technologies Inc.
EnviroLeach Technologies is a technology company that is engaged in the development and commercialization of environmentally-friendly formulas and technologies for the treatment of materials in the mining and E-Waste sectors. Using its proprietary non-cyanide, water-based, near neutral pH treatment process, EnviroLeach extracts precious metals from ores, concentrates, and E-Waste using only FDA approved additives and ambient temperature water.
Backed by the momentum of a first-class staff of scientists and engineers, tens of thousands individual assays, independent validations and strategic partners, EnviroLeach’s technology will become the standard for the provision of eco-friendly methods for the hydrometallurgical extraction of precious metals in both the conventional mining and E-Waste sectors. Further information is available on the EnviroLeach web site: https://enviroleach.com
Contact Information:
Todd Beavis
info@EnviroLeach.com |
