More rock. Lower grades.
Mining operations increasingly process greater volumes of material to produce the same quantity of metal.
Critical Minerals
Unlock more critical minerals from every tonne of rock.
CoreBurst™ uses pressurized CO₂ to fracture rock from within—creating a new pathway to improve mineral liberation, reduce the burden of grinding and strengthen secure, resilient mineral supply chains.
Patented technology · Published fracture physics · Paid industry validation
The Bottleneck
Mineral sovereignty starts with liberation.
Mineral deposits do not become strategic supply simply because they exist. Valuable minerals must first be released from surrounding rock in a form that can be economically recovered.
Valuable minerals remain locked.
Particle size alone does not determine recovery. Mineral exposure, association and separability matter downstream.
Strategic resources become waste.
When breakage fails to expose target minerals effectively, potentially valuable material can be lost to tailings.
The Technology
Break rock where it is weakest.
Conventional mills attack rock from the outside using compression, impact and abrasion. CoreBurst™ changes the direction of force.
- PenetratePressurized CO₂ enters accessible pores, cracks and grain boundaries.
- DepressurizeA rapid pressure reduction produces internal tensile stress.
- LiberateFractures can follow natural mineral boundaries, supporting more effective separation.
Early Evidence
A different breakage mechanism is producing a different particle population.
Anonymized comparative studies indicate that CoreBurst™ can improve target-mineral exposure, gangue separation and the grade–recovery relationship at useful particle sizes.
Improvement in selected mineral-liberation and selectivity metrics in a comparative ultramafic nickel ore study.
Reduction in insoluble-gangue entrainment in a selected industrial-mineral comparison.
CO₂-equivalent inventory uplift calculated from incremental carbonate-bearing phases per tonne of reactive ore.
Feedstock-specific laboratory results. Liberation indicators are not plant-recovery guarantees. Carbon values are mineralization-relevant signals and stoichiometric estimates, not certified net removal.
Target Materials
Built for the materials that matter.
Critical-mineral ores
Nickel, copper, potash and other complex mineral systems where selective liberation could unlock greater value.
Tailings and overlooked resources
Previously processed materials that can retain substantial residual mineral value.
Ultramafic materials
Magnesium-rich ores and tailings combining critical-mineral potential with carbon-mineralization chemistry.
The Vision
From resources in the ground to supply chains under our control.
The world is not short of mineral potential. It is short of economical, scalable and responsible ways to turn increasingly complex resources into recoverable supply.
The Next Step