A processing route designed around the feedstock, rather than a standard flowsheet.
Fodere is developing a critical minerals processing technology aimed at one of the hardest problems in the sector: how to economically and responsibly treat complex mineral bearing materials that do not fit neatly into conventional flowsheets.
Many valuable materials sit in streams that are difficult to process. These can include concentrates, whole ores, slags, tailings, stockpiles, lower-grade ores, mixed mineral systems and industrial byproducts. In many cases, the issue is not whether the material contains value. It is whether there is a treatment route that can recover that value in a way that is technically stable, operationally manageable and commercially credible.
Fodere's proprietary process chemistry is being developed for selected ores, slags, tailings and industrial residues. The development focus includes titanium, vanadium and iron, together with aluminium recovery from suitable feedstocks, with niobium and rare earths as feedstock-specific development opportunities.
Final product form, specification and suitability for an end market depend on feedstock-specific testwork and product qualification. Development is carried out with attention to safety, water and reagent efficiency, environmental compliance, and scalability from pilot to commercial deployment.
Rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach, the Fodere model begins with feedstock understanding. Mineralogy, impurity profile, particle size distribution, phase association and downstream product requirements all influence the processing route.
That matters because complex feedstocks often fail in conventional circuits precisely because the process was not designed around the material.
Fodere is moving from technology development and pilot-scale validation towards a planned Mississippi prototype plant, with a design capacity of 7 tons per day.
The prototype plant is intended to support process validation, product assessment and future scale-up decisions. Development remains subject to funding, engineering, permitting and execution.
Critical minerals are increasingly central to industrial policy, energy transition planning and supply-chain resilience. Yet many known resources remain underdeveloped because the processing route is too complex, too expensive or too uncertain. Technology that can expand the range of treatable feedstocks may therefore unlock both new supply and new forms of resource recovery.
For mining companies, industrial operators, OEMs and public-sector stakeholders, the opportunity is not only greater recovery. It is access to a more flexible and circular processing route that can convert difficult material into strategic value.
At a high level, the Fodere process combines feed preparation, controlled treatment stages, selective separation, and product upgrading. The route is shaped by detailed feedstock characterisation, allowing mineralogy, impurity profile, and downstream product requirements to determine the optimum treatment pathway rather than imposing a standard flowsheet on complex material.
Characterising mineralogy & impurities
Selective chemical activation
Targeted metal recovery
Meeting downstream requirements
Designed for concentrates, whole ores, slags, tailings and other complex mineral-bearing materials
Development focus on titanium, vanadium, iron and aluminium, with niobium and rare earths as feedstock-specific opportunities
Developed with a strong focus on safety, compliance, circularity and industrial practicality
Structured for phased scale-up from pilot validation to the planned prototype plant and potential future commercial deployment
Potential to improve resource efficiency while reducing reliance on conventional single-stream flowsheets
Routes defined through feedstock-specific testwork rather than a single standard flowsheet
Each processing route starts with feedstock characterisation. Product form and specification depend on feedstock-specific testwork.
The development focus includes titanium, vanadium and iron, together with aluminium recovery from suitable feedstocks.
Aims to make better use of existing residues and secondary materials, with attention to water, reagent and residue management.
The innovation lies in the process chemistry rather than new hardware. The process is designed around standard industrial equipment.
Common definitions and capabilities regarding our proprietary processes.
The platform is being developed for complex mineral-bearing materials, including concentrates, whole ores, slags, tailings, stockpiles and selected industrial byproducts. Final suitability depends on mineralogy, chemistry and commercial objectives.
No. One of the main opportunities is in secondary resources and legacy materials where valuable minerals remain unrecovered. Suitability must still be confirmed through testwork and commercial review.
The focus is on process design for complex and variable feedstocks. Rather than assuming standard treatment routes will work, the route is tailored around feed behaviour, recovery requirements and operational practicality.
Fodere is moving from technology development and pilot-scale validation towards a planned prototype plant in Mississippi, with a design capacity of 7 tons per day. The prototype plant is intended to support process validation, product assessment and future scale-up decisions. Development remains subject to funding, engineering, permitting and execution.
Potential benefits may include improved recovery from existing materials, reduced waste volumes, better use of legacy resources and opportunities for water or reagent recycling. Any quantified benefits will be published only once supported by evidence.
Companies can engage by submitting a feedstock enquiry, requesting a technical review, discussing pilot work or exploring strategic partnership and deployment options.
