ENVIRONMENT

Medallion selects Minviro for LCA

Company expects life cycle assessment to show REE extraction process is environment-friendly.

Medallion will focus its extraction process on monazite

Medallion will focus its extraction process on monazite

The LCA model will comply with the outlines of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). The Medallion Monazite Process is already realising data through an ongoing techno-economic assessment (TEA) that will be ready for review in the March quarter.

The process itself does not require additional mining for REE production, Medallion said, as it uses high-grade byproduct that usually is sent away as waste. It is scalable and transferable to both maximise profitability and minimise carbon dioxide impact.

With zero liquid waste and a high level of energy and chemical reuse and regeneration, Medallion said the process can convert greater than 95% of monazite feed to saleable REE and phosphate products.

"As REE demand grows in line with renewable energy and EV uptake, it is important that steps are taken to measure and mitigate the environmental impact of producing these essential elements," Minviro founder and director Robert Pell said.

"Delivery of an LCA is a central part of this process for the battery and EV industries as it provides customers with the necessary data to measure their impact, compare process or supplier scenarios and optimize the environmental performance of projects."

While the company did not indicate how long the LCA would take, it did say the gate-to-gate evaluation includes a life cycle inventory and impact assessment for five impact categories including carbon footprint.

 

 

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

editions

ESG Mining Company Index: Benchmarking the Future of Sustainable Mining

The ESG Mining Company Index report provides an in-depth evaluation of ESG performance of 61 of the world's largest mining companies. Using a robust framework, it assesses each company across 9 meticulously weighted indicators within 6 essential pillars.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2024 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies, highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production