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Roadmap

A stage-gate path from bench to commercial scale.

Each stage has a clear objective and explicit go / no-go metrics. Capital is committed only when the prior gate is cleared, phasing protects credibility and runway.

  1. 0

    Stage 0, Strategy lock

    Choose initial product and feedstock shortlist.

    Go / no-go

    Written scope: oxide vs metal/alloy vs magnet; 2–3 feedstocks identified.

  2. 1

    Stage 1, Assay & desktop TEA

    Screen feedstock economics.

    Go / no-go

    TREO distribution, NdPr/Dy/Tb value, NORM risk, delivered cost.

  3. 2

    Stage 2, Bench chemistry

    Prove recovery and purity direction.

    Go / no-go

    Recovery %, D values, β, impurity reduction, reagent intensity.

  4. 3

    Stage 3, Kinetic intensification

    Test the continuous-processing thesis.

    Go / no-go

    Time-to-equilibrium reduction, kWh/kg, kg/hr, no purity regression.

  5. 4

    Stage 4, Pilot

    Demonstrate integrated continuous operation.

    Go / no-go

    Sustained recovery & purity at pilot scale, OPEX/kg envelope.

  6. 5

    Stage 5, Demonstration & commercial

    Scale to qualified commercial output.

    Go / no-go

    Offtake coverage, customer qualification, financeable TEA.

Development framework

How we are building the venture.

The dimensions that shape the platform, where each one stands today, and the work in progress to advance it.

Market need
Validated demand
Prioritising a first customer segment across defence, EV traction motors, industrial motors, wind, and magnet recycling.
Feedstock
Securing Western supply
Qualifying non-Chinese sources by chemistry, rare-earth oxide distribution, handling profile, pricing, and logistics.
Process route
Continuous sonochemical beneficiation
Quantifying recovery uplift, residence time, purity, and reagent intensity from sonochemical plus microwave intensification against matched controls.
Proprietary system
Staged sonochemical architecture
Engineering the cavitation field, not simply adding ultrasound, to improve kinetics continuously across a staged, bulk-flow process.
Manufacturing scope
Phased pathway
Sequencing from separated oxides toward metal, alloy, finished-magnet, and recycling capability.
Financing
Stage-gated funding
Aligning each raise to phase-specific milestones and a clear use of funds.