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| The Nichromet system is an environmentally friendly process as it is a closed loop system using a salt solution. Therefore, the tailings will be devoid of any significant content of base metals which can generate toxic lixiviates. | The Company is currently building a 24 ton a day oxide plant in order to establish the viability processing of the Thetford Mines tailings and bulk samples from laterite deposits in Cuba, Guatemala and elsewhere. | Metals recovery from serpentine ores. Method for recovering nickel and cobalt from laterite ores. Gold and silver recovery from polymetallic sulfides by treatment with halogens. Base metals extraction process. |