In 2016, Core Resources celebrated ten years of operating its metallurgical laboratory in Brisbane. The facility has played a key role in supporting our clients with high-quality metallurgical testwork across a wide range of mineral commodities and processing routes.

This follows on from the 25 years MIM/Glencore operated the facility as HRL (Hydrometallurgy Research Laboratories).

Over the last decade, Core has built on this foundation establishing a strong track record in delivering metallurgical testwork programs for projects around the world. Our laboratory has supported a range of projects, from conceptual studies through to pilot-scale demonstration and plant design.

Core has continued to advance innovative technologies, including the development and commercialisation of the Toowong Process™. This proprietary arsenic removal technology was developed and piloted at the Brisbane laboratory, with support from industry collaborators and government grant funding. The Toowong Process™ offers a sustainable solution to a growing challenge in base and precious metal projects globally, dealing with high levels of arsenic and other deleterious elements.

Throughout this time, we’ve continued to collaborate closely with Glencore Technology, contributing to ongoing testing and refinement of the Albion Process™ and applying it to new ore types and project requirements. Our work in flowsheet development, impurity management and hydrometallurgy continues to be underpinned by this experience.

We’re proud of the team of skilled metallurgists, engineers, and technicians who have contributed to the success of the lab over the past ten years, and of the role it plays in enabling innovative, practical processing solutions for complex ore bodies.

We look forward to continuing to grow and evolve our metallurgical testwork services to support the next generation of resource projects.