EnviroLeach Technologies Inc has secured its first contract with Ocean Partners USA Inc, an affiliate of Ocean Partners Holdings Ltd. In accordance with the contract, EnviroLeach will use its patented and ec friendly hydrometallurgical metal extraction process to extract gold from gold mine byproduct materials. The initial materials to be processed under the contract will be a small shipment of concentrated gold mine byproducts with estimated gold grades of up to 40,000 g per tonne.

All materials will be processed at EnviroLeach’s plant located in Vancouver, Canada. Ocean Partners is a UK–based metal, mineral ore, and concentrate trading company which trades over 2 Mt of materials valued at approximately $3 billion annually for a large international base of clients including precious and base metal miners, smelters, refiners, and others.

Duane Nelson, EnviroLeach President, and CEO commented: “I am very pleased that we are finally able to provide our unique gold extraction services to such a prestigious, and highly regarded metals trading company. We are confident this contract will further validate the applicability of our unique process and lead to additional opportunities with Ocean Partners. We look forward to building a long–term, mutually beneficial relationship.”

Jay Hemenway, Senior Trader, By–Products, Precious and Minor Metals, for Ocean Partners, commented: “We are always looking for innovative new technologies for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and process byproducts. The EnviroLeach contract is compelling as it potentially offers an environmentally friendly, sustainable, and economic alternative to conventional smelting and refining.”