BASF and hydroGEOPHYSICS Consulting Announce Partnership

Global chemical company BASF and hydroGEOPHYSICS Inc. (HGI) have announced an exclusive partnership aimed at combining expertise in mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, and deep well injection.

The collaboration aims to optimize copper extraction in the mining industry by utilizing HGI’s geophysical techniques to identify areas within the heap that currently offer poor recovery and will involve the design and implementation of a deep well injection program, incorporating BASF’s LixTRA leach aid to facilitate a significant uplift in copper extraction.

“Technological advancements are essential if the industry is to meet the projected copper demand going forward. Using HGI’s expertise to identify areas of poor heap leach performance and then targeting these areas through deep well technology and BASF’s LixTRA reagent is a great example of how partnerships can drive sustainable process improvements in the mining industry,” said Caren Hoffman, Vice President Mining Solutions at BASF.

For more information: https://energy-resources.basf.com/global/en/mining_solutions.html