Copper's Position
Copper, The Irreplaceable Metal.
Copper is the most efficient and versatile metal conductor. A electric vehicle requires 2.5 times more copper than conventional internal combustion engine vehicles, while 5.5 tons of copper per megawatt are consumed in solar powered systems everyday. Copper demand stood at 28MTpa in 2022, and will increase to 70MTpa by 2050.
A Critical Mineral
100% EV →
10x Cu Demand
Copper’s demand is set to treble in the energy transition. But the costs of copper production depend heavily on ore grade. Currently, copper ore grades have depreciated by 50% and is set to increase marginal costs by around 10% and CO2 intensity by 10%.
Conventional Production
Acid Leaching VS. Hylomatter-Catalysts
4 T/T minimum copper grade | 1 T/T minimum copper grade |
200+ Days | 1 Week |
100+ Acres | 10 Acres |
A New Process
Unparalleled Performance
Hylomatter has developed and patented a new high performance catalyst exchange technology to extract copper from low-grade sulfides i.e. chalcopyrite. Hylomatter’s technology, core innovation enabled by materials science, has an ultra-low acid usage, completely eliminates the need for leaching pads, and has a high tolerance for impurities. We plan to produce its beads and deliver to copper projects worldwide. The beads are loaded into vessels, sulfide ore is flowed through the vessels, and as the sulfide percolates through the beads, the beads reduce impurities, allowing the resulting intermediate concentrate to be readily soluble. We are actively accepting mining partners seeking ore analysis & interest in field pilots.
Team
Our People
Alia Abbas
Chief Executive OfficerMichael Taylor
Operations LeadContact
Contact Us
Email:
contact@hylomatter.com