Pilot Partnerships
Find out what your tailings are actually worth.
ZalvaTech works with mining operators to assess whether metals stranded in tailings, low-grade ore, or mine-impacted water can be selectively recovered, and what that's worth against your closure and water-treatment obligations.
Start with a no-cost technical screen. No samples, no site identification required.
What You Get
01. A recovery estimate for your actual chemistry
Not a generic capability claim. What's recoverable from your stream, at what selectivity, under your pH and competing-ion profile.
02. A closure and liability read
What improved water quality and reduced dissolved metals mean for your closure plan, monitoring obligations, and long-term treatment costs.
03. A costed pathway
What a pilot would involve, what it would cost, and what the site economics look like at your grade and throughput.
How a Partnership Works
01. Technical screen
We review your site chemistry against our recovery models and tell you whether there's something worth pursuing. No cost. No obligation. No site identification required.
02. Feasibility study
Site-specific optimization through AnkiBind, laboratory validation against your samples, and a technical report covering recovery potential, selectivity, and projected site economics. A scoped, fixed-fee study.
03. Mine-site pilot
Field validation under real operating conditions, integrated with your existing treatment or recovery train. Scoped pilot and engineering engagement.
04. Commercial deployment
A ZalvaTech-owned modular system on your site, with ongoing biomaterial supply and service. Commercial terms set case by case.
What We Need to Start
To run an initial screen, two things.
01. Water chemistry or assay data
Major and minor ions, pH, target and competing metals.
02. Your target metals and approximate flow ranges
Why Operators Are Engaging With Us
>99%
Gold recovery in under 15 minutes, from an AnkiBind-guided formulation.
180+
Mining discovery conversations shaping our approach.
2
BC legacy gold sites already sharing data.
CAD $520K
Secured, with Mitacs, Lab2Market and Verschuren Centre / Invest Nova Scotia support.
Lab results: synthetic gold solution representing tailings leachate, controlled conditions, 3 runs × 3 replicates. Real-tailings validation is underway.
Have a stream with recoverable metals?
We'll tell you whether it's worth pursuing, starting with a conversation, not a data request.
Confidential by default. We work with the minimum technical information needed to assess fit, under NDA, and initial screening does not require your site to be identified.