Business Insights: Critical Mineral Developers Speak out


Voices shaping the future of resource sustainability

“We are focused on producing nickel through our flagship Piauí nickel project. We will be the first to apply the heap leaching process on a commercial scale for nickel.”

Mark Travers, CEO, Brazilian Nickel

“The Mangueiros nickel project is a magmatic nickel, copper and cobalt sulfide deposit associated with ultramafic rocks, not a laterite deposit. The geometry is unique; it is boat-shaped, horizontal and close to the surface.”

Elton Pereira, Country Manager, Bahia Nickel

“We recently delivered a positive feasibility study for the Jaguar project development, which confirmed very promising economics and a clear pathway for the development of Jaguar as a sustainable, long-life and low-cost nickel project.”

Bruno Scarpelli, Country Manager, Centaurus Metals

“Our primary focus is the Colossus REE project in Minas Gerais. Metallurgical tests have shown we can leach the material with cheap solvents, providing a low-CapEx, low-OpEx opportunity to develop a strong business model.”

Rafael Moreno, CEO, Viridis Mining and Minerals

“Bluebush was too good to be overlooked. It is adjacent to Serra Verde, the only ionic clay project outside China that is in production. We aim to publish a resource and continue metallurgy and planning through towards a scoping study.”

Rob Smakman, CEO, Alvo Minerals

Background image courtesy of Centaurus Metals

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