2nd METALLICO Review Meeting in Seville

4 February, 2026

On January 19  - 20, 2026, the second METALLICO review meeting took place in Seville, Spain. It was organized by IDENER and Cobre Las Cruces. 

Next to presenting and discussing the work done so far in the project with the project officer and the reviewer, we got the opportunity to visit the facilities of Cobre Las Cruces. This visit included the hydrometallurgical plant, the open pit mine, the laboratories, and, as a special highlight, the TAILCO pilot plant.

We would like to thank our project officer Sylvia Jacobs and the reviewer Laurent Cassayre for their valuable comments and questions and for the interesting discussions with the whole consortium. A special thank you goes to our partners from Cobre Las Cruces for having us!

METALLICO Webinar Series: How Reactors for Leaching and Bioleaching are working - Insights from research to practice

13 January, 2026

What makes leaching and bioleaching truly work? The answer lies in reactor design. This webinar dives into the science behind mixing, mass transfer, and (bio)reactor performance – revealing how smart design decisions can boost extraction efficiency and sustainability. Drawing on insights from Horizon Europe projects, the webinar will discuss current research and emerging strategies addressing these reactor design challenges.

The next part of the METALLICO Webinar Series will take place on 9 March, from 13:30 - 15:30 CET.

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PURGES: Starting the commissioning phase

11 December, 2025

The construction phase of the METALLICO PURGES Process is finalised! This week, the pilot of the PURGES Process arrived at facilities of our partner Cetaqua - Water Technology Centre to start with the commissioning phase. The pilot will recover cobalt from the purges generated in polymetallurgical refining processes. The capacity of the pilot is 150 L/h.

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