TECHNOLOGY

PROCESSING CHALLENGES

  • REE mineralogy is unique, multi-varied, and highly intricate.
  • Exceedingly complex and sophisticated processing techniques are needed to extract, separate, and purify REEs.
  • Traditional unit operations include caustic cracking, acid baking, agitated leaching, solvent extraction, pyrometallurgy and intensive heat treatment.
  • Processing operations represent the most environmentally impactful, technically challenging, and highest risk components of most REE projects.

Source: A Review of Hydrometallurgical Flowsheets for REE Projects, BC Geologic Survey Paper, 2015

The development of novel and eco-driven REE processing techniques are critical catalysts needed to optimize project value for all stakeholders.

Historically the world’s largest REE supplier, China is now a becoming net importer, simultaneously reducing global supply and increasing global demand. This is in part due to production quotas and environmental controls put in place by the Chinese government.

Many countries around the world are now realizing the importance of sourcing non-China supplies of these crucial materials and many countries, the US in particular, are placing a huge focus on shoring up domestic (or at the very lest more local) supplies. This, of course, relies not only on the discovery of the REE’s themselves but also the reliable, punctual, and cost-effective means of their subsequent extraction and processing.

TACTICAL METALLURGY:

A Disciplined Approach to Process Development

Technological solutions have been identified that directly target cost-effective production solutions specific to individual minerals. Tactical Resources aims to advance processing technologies targeting specific metallurgical chemistry to develop a model best suited for future commercial production.

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SAMPLE SELECTION

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METALLURGICAL TEST WORK

DATA REVIEW & STUDIES

PRELIMINARY FLOWSHEET

TACTICAL METALLURGY:

A Disciplined Approach to Process Development

Technological solutions have been identified that directly target cost-effective production solutions specific to individual minerals. Tactical Resources aims to advance processing technologies targeting specific metallurgical chemistry to develop a model best suited for future commercial production.

TACTICAL METALLURGY:

A Disciplined Approach to Process Development

Technological solutions have been identified that directly target cost-effective production solutions specific to individual minerals. Tactical Resources aims to advance processing technologies targeting specific metallurgical chemistry to develop a model best suited for future commercial production.

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Steve Vanry

Advisor

Mr. Vanry is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) and is a member of the CFA Institute as well as the Vancouver Society of Financial Analysts. He brings over 25-years of professional experience in senior management positions with public and private companies, providing expertise in capital markets, strategic planning, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, accounting, and financial reporting. He is well regarded for his leadership, creativity, and ability to foster collaborative environments for team driven projects. His breadth of experience spans various industries, including mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, high-technology, and manufacturing.

Mark Mukhija

Director

Mr. Mukhija brings over 15 years of experience in the mining industry including roles with global mining companies such as Teck Resources, Barrick, BHP Billiton, and TransAlta. Since 2018, Mark has been the General Manager (Australia) for Motion Metrics, an industrial artificial intelligence and machine learning company catering to the mining industry with a specific focus on safety and productivity. Mr. Mukhija is responsible for the P&L, business development, project management, and logistics of the Motion Metrics (Australia) operations. With BHP Billiton, Mark was responsible for life of mine planning and asset value optimization.  At TransAlta, Mr. Mukhija began as the Engineering Team Leader at the Sunhills Mine with 14 direct reports and then moved into a capital planning supervisory role where he was responsible for a $60mm annual capital expenditure budget for the operation. Mr. Mukhija is a Professional Engineer and graduate from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering (2003).

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