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A rgo Natural Resources ( Argo ) aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry in order to develop a viable , non-aqueous technology for mineral processing , one capable of producing metal leaching faster than conventional methods at ambient temperatures which can be applied to a diverse range of metals and minerals . Argo ’ s technology aims to offer an alternative approach to traditional smelting and refinery techniques , supporting the production of market quality metals at the mine site .
Argo ’ s CEO Samantha Hyde explains , in collaboration with the University of Leicester , the company is harnessing 20 years of academic research and laboratory testing , where researchers have already been able to demonstrate selective extraction and recovery of minerals . “ Simply put , the potential for the mining industry to benefit from DES is linked to the fact that non-toxic salts can be used to recover a variety of base and precious metals from a range of ores .”
Argo was formed in 2017 as the licensee to achieve a route to market
OCTOBER 2019