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EnviroLeach announces partnership with Jabil for e-waste processing

Mineworx Technologies Ltd., Burnaby, British Columbia, has announced EnviroLeach Technologies Inc., also based in Burnaby, has formed a global partnership with Jabil Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, to use  EnviroLeach’s patent pending formula and processes for the recovery of metals from circuit boards and electronic waste. The innovative new process will first operate at Jabil’s 650,000-square-foot-facility in Memphis, Tennessee. 

EnviroLeach’s cyanide-free and acid-free-based chemical formula operates at ambient temperature and at near neutral pH. The company says its process helps to responsibly manage electronics, the fastest growing waste stream in the world.

In addition, EnviroLeach reports that along with Jabil, the companies are developing a 5 ton per day pilot plant for processing e-waste at the Memphis facility. The plant will encompass all aspects of the recycling process, including the demanufacturing, milling and chemical extraction of metals. The plant will be built in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

Jabil and EnviroLeach will fund the development. The financial terms were not disclosed. As previously announced, EnviroLeach says it has partnered with MineWorx Technologies on the design, engineering and specifications and testing of this “revolutionary” technology. (Iberian Minerals Ltd. acquired MineWorx Technologies in mid-2017 and changed its name to reflect this acquisition.) 

“Jabil is pleased to introduce this environmentally conscious and sustainable solution into our extensive portfolio of capabilities,” says Eric Austermann, Jabil’s vice president of social and environmental responsibility. “For over 50 years Jabil has provided manufacturing and supply chain solutions to some of the world’s largest brands. The challenge of responsibly disposing of e-waste has persisted until now. With this solution, we have an opportunity to be on the forefront of sustainably, disposing of the world’s fastest growing waste stream.”

Duane Nelson, EnviroLeach CEO, says the company also is exploring the use of the chemical formula into the recovery of rare earth metals and the recycling of lithium-ion batteries with Jabil. 

Nelson says, “We are thrilled to partner with Jabil and feel honored that they chose our process as the foundation to build upon. With Jabil, we hope to expand this truly remarkable solution globally.”

Mineworx says it is positioned for growth through partnerships with advanced mining and e-waste opportunities using its licensed cyanide-free precious metals extraction formula and patent pending portable extraction technologies. 

EnviroLeach Technologies is a science and technology company engaged in the development and commercialization of environment-friendly formulas and technologies for the treatment of materials in the mining and e-waste sectors. Using its proprietary noncyanide, nonacid-based process, EnviroLeach extracts precious and base metals from ores, concentrates, e-waste and tailings.

Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive electronics design, production and product management services. The company says it is the third-largest manufacturing services provider in the world, operating more than 100 locations in 28 countries, and serving the health care, packaging, mobility and wearables, aerospace, enterprise, digital home, point-of-sale, automotive, printing and energy industries.

» Publication Date: 01/09/2017

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