The Big Idea
Geo40 came from a big idea that Mike O’Sullivan, Geo40’s General Manager Development came up with in 2010; the concept that valuable minerals present in geothermal fluids could be sustainably recovered. The logic was sound; in traditional mining, getting minerals out of the ground and the valuable elements into solution is the hardest part. In geothermal reservoirs, this work has already been done by nature.
Mineral Technologies
Today, Geo40 is a diverse collection of industry professionals, with proven expertise in the development of new and innovative mineral recovery technologies, covering silica, lithium and in the near future boron. Technologies to recover caesium and antimony are at an early stage of development.
Current target minerals
Future target minerals
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GeoBoron
Process Route Developed
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GeoCaesium
In R&D
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GeoAntimony
In R&D
Scaling up
Great technology is one thing; being able to scale it up is quite another. Geo40 now has a demonstrated track record in the design, staged build and operation of sustainable, mineral-recovery plants.
Geo40 Containerized Silica Pilot Plants – NZ (4 Sites) & Japan
Geo40 Demonstration Silica Plant, New Zealand
Geo40 Commercial Silica Plant, New Zealand
How we do it
We’re the first company in the world to sustainably recover high-quality, low-carbon, nano-particle colloidal silica from geothermal fluid, at large scale.
It’s not an easy thing to do, but it is the product of a diverse collection of experts working collaboratively towards an important goal. The journey starts in the laboratory and is then scaled up progressively in a staged development process which reduces technical and financial risk.
Intellectual Property
We hold a wide suite of pending and granted patents across relevant countries.
We also manage key trade secrets, and above all else, we specialise in being and remaining at the forefront of developing and commercialising innovative technologies for the recovery of valuable minerals from geothermal fluid.
