Mintek's Extractive Metallurgy Cluster has established a reputation for its extensive expertise locally and abroad. The Cluster comprises three divisions, each with a unique focus that enables clients to benefit from a range of solutions tailored to their specific needs, resulting in more efficient and sustainable operations.
The Hydrometallurgy Division utilises aqueous chemistry to extract metals from various sources, including ores, concentrates, and recycled materials. The Biometallurgy Division exploits the interactions between microorganisms and metal-bearing minerals to extract and recover metals from mineral ores, concentrates, and waste materials. This Division employs biotechnology to create a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to extractive metallurgy. Our Pyrometallurgy Division specialises in high-temperature processes to extract and purify metals from ores and concentrates.
Mintek’s approach to metallurgy means that clients can benefit from a range of solutions tailored to their specific needs, resulting in more efficient and sustainable operations.
Biometallurgy is a branch of extractive metallurgy that describes biotechnological processes that involve interactions between microorganisms and metal-bearing minerals to recover metals from mineral ores, concentrates, and a range of waste materials.…
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Hydrometallurgy is a field of extractive metallurgy involving aqueous chemistry for the recovery and purification of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials. The Hydrometallurgy Division has extensive chemistry and process engineering…
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Pyrometallurgy is a branch of extractive metallurgy that involves high-temperature processes to extract and purify metals from ores and concentrates. Pyrometallurgical processes are often complicated, high-risk and generally energy-intensive as the operating…
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