 BioteQ presently has new projects in its development pipeline that are in various stages of design, engineering,
and construction.
Details about new projects will be released when they progress to the construction stage.
BioteQ has built components for a water treatment plant to be installed at a former refinery site in the USA. Plant commissioning is subject to further infrastructure to be provided by the site owner.
BioteQ is working with a large mining firm to jointly engineer, construct, and operate a demonstration plant for the removal of sulphate and other dissolved solids at a site in the US, using BioteQ's proprietary Sulf-IXT ion-exchange technology. The demonstration plant will enable the mining firm to evaluate BioteQ's technology for potential application at other sites.
BioteQ has initiated design and engineering work for a new water treatment plant to be located at the Yinshan Mine in China. The project is the second of six sites identified in BioteQ's joint venture with Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd. The plant will be designed to remove copper and zinc from mine drainage. The timing of the project is subject to detailed engineering and permit requirements for a planned expansion of the mine by Jiangxi Copper Company.
BioteQ signed a construction and operating agreement in February 2008 with Molibdenos y Metales S.A. (Molymet), for the development of a water treatment plant at Molymet's Nos Refinery near Santiago, Chile. This plant will apply BioteQ's new Sulf-IXT ion exchange technology for final water treatment to remove sulphate from solution, replacing an existing reverse osmosis plant. The plant will be built in three stages to allow gradual replacement of the existing reverse osmosis technology. The capital cost for all three stages is estimated to be $8 million, with a plant capacity of 700,000 cubic meters of water. The design report and engineering for the first stage, to remove calcium, is complete. Project timing is subject to Molymet's final approval.
BioteQ has a development agreement with Molibdenos y Metales S.A. (Molymet) for a second water treatment plant located at Molymet's refinery near Santiago, Chile for the recovery of copper. The project remains subject to Molymet's final approval. Further information about the project will be released when it reaches the construction stage.
BioteQ has a development agreement with Vale-Inco for a water treatment plant to be located at the North Mine near Sudbury, Ontario. The plant is to remove nickel from underground mine drainage, using BioteQ's proprietary processes. The project is subject to a final construction agreement with Vale-Inco. Further information about the project will be released when it reaches the construction stage.
BioteQ has an agreement with NWM Mining to provide water treatment and cyanide regeneration for a second site, at the La Jojoba gold mine in Sonora Mexico. BioteQ will use its existing treatment plant to remove copper from cyanide solution and recycle cyanide for use in gold extraction. The La Jojoba site is expected to go into production in 2011.
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