ALTi Minerals

Introduction

Ash from various coal fired power stations in South Africa and other parts of the world contain certain minerals which can be extracted very successfully using various processes

The problem, however, has been that the various known extraction processes of such minerals has always been sub-economic, in that the minerals extraction was never financially viable.

The result has been the status quo where fly ash from coal-fired power stations has been neglected as a source of rich minerals and has been largely left as

Dr Hendryk Fidos (a professor and researcher), John Marshall and Don Mindham, had worked on a project for a period of 15 years from 1985 to 2000 to successfully engineer a solution and a viable process to economically extract the minerals (the “Extraction Process”)

this Extraction Process not only opens an economic source of minerals, but also turns a waste product of Eskom’s pulverized coal-fired power stations (or any other coal-fired power station with suitable fly ash) into an environmentally-friendly and sustainable building material

Unfortunately, both Dr Hendryk Fidos and Don Mindham passed away soon after pioneering the Extraction Process, and the project was left “on hold” up to 2011

Mr. John Marshall, through his company Alti Minerals (Proprietary) Limited (“Alti”), has since resurrected his and his partners’ work.

Alti Minerals is actively seeking an investor to assist with the commercializing of the Extraction Process.

An extraction process has been pioneered which not only provides an economic source of minerals, but also provides an environmental solution for fly ash…

…the pioneer of the technology requires an investment partner in order to commercialize the Extraction Process…

Mineral extraction

The South African electricity producer, Eskom, generated 36.01 million tonnes of coal-combustion fly ash in 2010

Approximately 5.6% was reused for the production of cement

The remaining 33.89 million tonnes were safely disposed of and managed on Eskom ash dumps and dams which are located adjacent to its corresponding power stations

Through the Extraction Process developed by Alti, there is potential to access the following tonnages of minerals which are currently being treated as waste product

Tonnes of minerals potentially available in South Africa (millions)

Further, in the combustion process, Eskom is a major carbon dioxide (CO2) emitter, with emissions approximating 225 million tons.

an added benefit of the Extraction Process is that the waste can be used for cement and cement product production

each tonne of fly ash used in cementitious products saves approximately one tonne of CO2 emissions, helping save our environment

There is potential to extract approximately 20 million tonnes per annum of minerals from Eskom’s annual fly ash production…

… this is let alone what may be extracted from the fly ash dumps and dams…

…while at the same time helping to recycle and save our environment through CO2 emission reduction…

…alumina is the primary mineral produced from the Extraction Process…

Contact

We are currently in Research and Development Stage

No soliciting. Only viable industry related enquiries.

Our Head Office is in the Vaal Triangle:
1 Mitco Industrial Park, Duncanville, Vereeniging
Gauteng, South Africa