Revenue from Remediation
Nord generates income from environmental cleanup. Tailings processing removes century-old deposits. Underground backfill stabilizes workings. Every tonne processed improves the site while recovering metals.
We're demonstrating that environmental remediation can be profitable. The metals we recover from tailings more than pay for the cleanup. This model could transform how the industry approaches legacy sites globally.
Frank Basa
CEO, P. ENG.
COMPLETED WORK
Voluntary Remediation Since 2012
Before any regulatory requirement, Nord began addressing hazards at the historic Castle Mine. Open shafts posed risks to workers and recreational users. We systematically secured the site.
2012
Capped 47
openings
2013
15,000 tonnes
waste screened
2014
3 shafts
secured
TAILINGS RECOVERY
Miller Creek and Beaver Programs
Sonic drilling confirmed high silver grades in historic tailings. Miller Creek samples range from 49-370 g/t silver with average 282 g/t in calculated heads. Beaver tailings grade up to 314 g/t. Our gravity circuits recover silver that century-old stamp mills missed.
RE-2OX TECHNOLOGY
Solving the Arsenic Problem
Our hydrometallurgical process handles concentrates that smelters reject. Operating at atmospheric pressure with 80% less energy than pyrometallurgy, Re-2Ox converts penalty elements to stable, saleable forms.
