removing pain points from sample input to result output
The Metals Hub alleviates needless delayed assays, inconsistent lab methods, lack of proper process protocol, limited comparability and impracticality of converting results into a viable pathway to production.
single entry point into multiple accredited labs
With curated test menu, method selection support: advisory on appropriate process route for specific alloys, metals, commodities, and decision‑contexts (R&D, QA/QC, due diligence, off‑take testing).
Proprietary data generation: tier1 cross‑lab compatability
Mining and exploration: head grade and concentrate testing, metallurgy programs, technical audits, independent check assays. optional interpretation notes and visualizations for technical and non‑technical audiences.
SPECIALISATION
Testing, Process Design and Fabrication seamlessly integrated to drive efficiency
QA/QC of incoming materials, leach kinetics and reagent qualification, failure hazop and defect risk-of-ruin investigations, project feasibility viability, economics, pro forma, lifecycle assessment/ scaling evaluations.
A few things we’re great at
The Metals Testing Hub excels in coordination, innovation, testing and design, and manufacturing support for metals and critical minerals production, delivering end-to-end reliability from lab bench tests to piloting to modular units to market commissioning and launch.
Breakthrough Innovation
Integrates process forensics, failure diagnostics, and performance simulations to iterate designs, optimize flow sheets, and validate prototypes, bridging technical gaps with data-driven insights for robust performance oriented workflows.
Seamless Coordination
One gateway to accredited labs worldwide handles logistics, custom method matching, and unified reporting, eliminating silos for faster, comparable results in assays from routine QA to complex multi-stage programs.
Precision Design
Ensures production excellence through NDT, corrosion profiling, compliance audits, and real-time QA, safeguarding alloy integrity, weld quality, and supply chain trust for high-volume fabrication and commercialization
Notable owners of projects delivered by the team behind The Metals Hub include:
A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF BUILDING WORLD CLASS COMMERCIAL PROCESSING PLANTS
Project Portfolio
Showcasing transformative projects in critical metals processing, from feasibility studies to pilot-scale to modular and full commercial extraction plant commissioning. These initiatives highlight expertise in rare earth elements, advanced metallurgical technologies, and sustainable supply chain optimization for key anchoring flagship metals & mining ventures.
Team
“I noticed that the dynamic range between what an average person could accomplish and what the best person could accomplish was 50 or 100 to 1. Given that, you’re well advised to go after the cream of the cream…
A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.” ~ Steve Jobs
Devin Stephenson
Plant Operations
Director of Plant Operations with over 15 years of hands-on highly specialised technical skillsets at hydrometallurgical design build operate levels.
Ed Desjardin
Project Admin
Senior leadership in management and operations at top tier mining companies including Trevali, AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick, and Newmont.
Jonathan Peck PhD
Process Automation
Expertise in process control, automation systems, cross-functional multi element extraction, with particular specialty in modular refining units.
Bryn Harris PhD
Tech
Unparalleled expert in the treatment of metalliferous ores, metals refining and materials processing in the mining and refining industries.
Carl W. White
Tech
Widely acknowledged as a world leader in quantitative extractive metallurgy developing novel disruptive process pathways.
Mike J. Dry PhD
Tech
Preeminent metallurgical process expert in the world today specializing in mass energy balance and use of quantitative data reconciliation,
Rob Ramsay PhD
Tech
Pedigreed career spanning 40 years in commodities at majors BHP, Rio Tinto, Speewah, and Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Evgeny Bareev GM
Quant
World renowned International Grandmaster and acknowledged expert in behavioral heuristics and decision making under risk.
Benjamin Warr PhD
Quant
Renowned social entrepreneur, sustainability analyst and strategist, specialist in biophysical dimensions of economics, ecological economics.
Chris Beaumont-Smith PhD
Quant
Specialist on structural analysis and controls on mineral deposits, gold mineral deposit geology and regional tectonics.
Shilpa Karumanchi PhD
Quant
Expert in commodity metals data, predictive modeling, BI strategic decision-making, analyzing relevant attributes within a boundary set.
J Bruce Sifton
Board
Seasoned CEO, pedigreed Chemical Engineer with over 15 years in capital markets specializing in mine finance and strategic planning.
Jon Park
Board
Playmaker at nexus of intellectual capital, behavioral economics, versed in disruptive game theory constructs and asynchronous monetization.
Steve Baker
Board
Decades experience in technology commercialisation at scale. in demand as troubleshooter highly skilled at M&A, value generation.
Marc Perreault
Board
Veteran negotiator with extensive transactional skillsets honed during 15-year sojourn at MDA, Canadian space payload specialist.