{"id":289115,"date":"2025-08-17T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=289115"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:03:12","slug":"allonnia-and-eagle-mine-test-d-solve-to-increase-nickel-purity","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/allonnia-and-eagle-mine-test-d-solve-to-increase-nickel-purity\/","title":{"rendered":"Allonnia and Eagle Mine test D-Solve to increase nickel purity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to mining industry analysts, rarely has there been such a clear combination of biotech innovation and market need as with the partnership between Allonnia and Eagle Mine. The companies have decided to test the D-Solve technology<\/strong> in a real-world production scenario, with the goal of improving nickel nickel recovery<\/a><\/strong> and optimize the treatment of concentrates. <\/p>\n\n

Can D-Solve technology optimize nickel?<\/h2>\n\n

At the Eagle Mine operation, magnesium in the concentrate generates smelter penalties and causes the loss of valuable nickel in the tailings. <\/p>\n\n

D-Solve<\/a><\/strong>a bioengineered solution, employs microbes to selectively dissolve gangue minerals, reducing impurities and increasing concentrate grade. concentrate grade<\/a><\/strong>. This pilot will continuously process 1 to 2 tons per day, which will allow evaluation of the system’s performance and scalability. <\/p>\n\n

Global challenges and the need for innovation<\/h2>\n\n

Global nickel demand projected to rise with the energy transition energy transition<\/a><\/strong>as ore grades continue to decline and processing costs increase. In this scenario, solutions capable of extracting more metal from existing material, with less environmental impact, will be critical. <\/p>\n\n

Allonnia plans that D-Solve can be applied not only to nickel, but also to other critical minerals. critical minerals<\/a><\/strong> such as copper, molybdenum and lithium.<\/p>\n\n

Pre-testing and expectations<\/h2>\n\n

In a 2024 test at SGS Lakefield, D-Solve reduced magnesium by 40% and increased nickel grade by 18%<\/strong>, while maintaining stable recovery. These results motivated Eagle Mine to become the first operation to test the technology in real-world conditions, with the expectation of improving efficiency and extending mine life. <\/p>\n\n

If the pilot confirms projections, D-Solve could establish itself as a standard<\/strong> for producers facing the dual pressures of increasing metal recovery and meeting sustainability goals. <\/p>\n\n

This collaboration exemplifies how the convergence of biotechnology and mining can open up more efficient ways to manage critical resources.<\/p>\n\n

Source and photo: Allonnia via BusinessWire<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

D-Solve technology reduced magnesium by 40 % and increased nickel purity by 18 %.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":288799,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13060],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-289115","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-mining"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/289115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/289115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=289115"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=289115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}