PRECIOUS METALS

Critical minerals in a flash

At least that is what MTM Critical Metals thinks a technology it has the licence for could do

An image of the flash Joule heating reactor in action. Photo: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

An image of the flash Joule heating reactor in action. Photo: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University | Credits: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

Pulling critical minerals from the ores that hold them in just a flash? The technology is not here yet, but MTM Critical Metals thinks it might not be too far away. The flash Joule heating technology...

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