Category: Rare Earth Elements
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The Universal Metal Factory: How UHTP™ Transforms Any Feedstock Into Pure Metals
The history of metallurgy is a history of specialisation. Copper smelting requires one set of furnaces, chemistry, and expertise. Lead smelting requires another. Rare earth refining requires yet another — and it’s so complex that China controls 70% of global capacity. Lithium extraction demands sulphuric acid and massive water consumption. Recycling electronics requires a different process…
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Mining Tailings Monetisation and Critical Metals Recovery – Unlocking Value with Advanced UHTP™ Pyrometallurgical Technology
Author Jeremiah Josey, founder and chairman of IPRI At IPRI.Tech, innovation meets real-world mining challenges through our proprietary Ultra High Temperature Pyrometallurgical™ (UHTP™) technology. Our latest report reveals how this transformative approach unlocks immense, previously inaccessible value hidden in mining tailings—materials traditionally regarded as waste. Utilising advanced mineral characterisation techniques (DETECT) and pilot-scale UHTP™ treatments…
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Investing into Rare Earths: How Terbium, Holmium, and Dysprosium Drive the Future of Critical Mineral Investment
Investment in rare earth mining and production is critical to addressing the inherent mismatch between demand ratios for key elements (holmium (Ho), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr)) and their actual supply ratios in nature. This report outlines the fundamental challenge and why focused investment is essential. The Supply-Demand Ratio Discrepancy and Its…
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Plasma Treatment Assisted Digestion of Rare Earth Elements (REE)
By Jeremiah E. Josey, founder of IPRI.Tech 29 November 2024 Introduction IPRI.Tech has developed a plasma-based pre-treatment process for REE bearing particulate ores that promotes REE recovery and improves the control of radioactive components (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORMs)). The IPRI process utilises high temperature (~10,000ºC) plasma to dissociate REE bearing minerals into their most…
