Critical Resource
Accelerator
Introducing the Critical Resource Accelerator (CRA) your trusted partner for consulting and testing services in mineral extraction. We specialize in analyzing and extracting minerals from tailings, waste materials, and low-grade ores, helping you meet critical mineral needs sustainably while addressing environmental impacts. Let CRA guide you to new resource opportunities with our expert solutions.
Extracting value from abundant waste feedstock
Our comprehensive process starts with assessing the tailings, followed by testing and processing them in our state-of-the-art analytical laboratory and R&D facility. We then analyze the extractable value and develop technical processes to unlock this value, ultimately scaling up to produce critical materials.
Waste Feedstock
Aluminum Tailings
Steel Waste
Iron Tailings
Coal Tailings
Sand Processing Waste
Phos Gypsum
Clays
Mineralogy Assessment & Characterization
Evaluating the chemical and physical properties of materials
Collaboration
Partnering with technical providers and equipment innovators to develop flowsheets and test new technologies
Physical and Chemical Processing
Techniques such as grinding, mixing, hydrometallurgy, and pyro-processing
Engineering
Studies
Performing desktop to scoping-level engineering studies on input streams
Economic Assessment & Process Flowsheet Design
Developing economically feasible operations to convert tailings into valuable products
We provide comprehensive analytical services, including ICP-OES for elemental analysis, XRF for detailed elemental and solid analysis, LECO for carbon and sulfur content, Microtrac for particle size distribution, XRD for mineralogical identification, TGA for thermal analysis, and sieve analysis for precise particle sizing.
Testing Capabilities
Analytical Laboratory Testing
Our bench scale facilities support a range of processes, including reactions, mixing, digestions, and precipitation with volumes from 500 mL to 20 liters. We also offer sample preparation and refinement techniques such as grinding, drying, agglomeration, and blending, along with capabilities in ion exchange, solvent extraction, high-temperature furnaces, magnetic separation, hydro-sizing, and flotation for mineral separation.
Bench Scale Testing
Pilot Scale Testing
Building on bench scale capabilities, our pilot scale testing covers general mineral processing, pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and physical separations, providing a scaled-up approach to development and optimization.