Technologies
Mine Tailings
RZOLV™ turns mining waste into new gold. By unlocking hidden value in tailings and concentrate residues, our clean, non-cyanide reagent transforms what was once considered a liability into a powerful revenue stream.
Treatment of Mine Waste Streams
Gold mining has historically left behind large volumes of tailings and waste material, often containing significant residual gold values that were unrecoverable using traditional cyanide or gravity methods. These materials, which are commonly stockpiled or impounded, represent both an environmental liability and a lost economic opportunity for operators. With the tightening of environmental regulations and the growing demand for sustainable resource recovery, the ability to reprocess tailings in a safe and cost-effective manner is becoming increasingly important.
RZOLV™, Innovation Mining’s proprietary non-cyanide lixiviant, is specifically engineered to extract gold from complex waste streams where cyanide is either ineffective, uneconomic, or prohibited. Operating at low pH and moderate oxidation-reduction potentials, RZOLV™ can break down passivating mineral coatings, liberate entrained gold particles, and form stable soluble complexes that enable efficient downstream recovery. This capability allows miners to target residual gold in tailings ponds, flotation residues, and even artisanal mine wastes that have historically been written off as unrecoverable.
The economic impact of reprocessing these “waste” streams with RZOLV™ is substantial. By recovering gold from tailings, operators can generate new revenue streams without the need for additional mining or milling. In many cases, the reagent can be regenerated electrochemically, lowering consumption rates and operating costs while ensuring a sustainable closed-loop process. Beyond gold recovery, reprocessing with RZOLV™ can also reduce the environmental footprint of legacy tailings facilities by stabilizing toxic elements, lowering acid-generating potential, and decreasing the volume of material requiring long-term storage.
In this way, RZOLV™ transforms tailings from a perpetual liability into a strategic asset. By unlocking hidden gold values and delivering a cleaner, safer treatment pathway, RZOLV™ positions mining companies to improve profitability, strengthen ESG performance, and advance circular resource recovery across the industry.
