The major features of this innovative and disruptive technology are;

Low capital cost – typically less than US$ 5,000 per annual tonne of nickel produced.

Low operating cost - typically US$ 6 500 per tonne nickel metal produced or better.

Versatile Products – although a mixed hydroxide product will initially be produced, the process may be modified to produce carbonate, oxide, sulphate and sulphide products or even metals.

Versatile Markets – while the products are primarily focussed at the battery and related market, mixed hydroxide is also purchased by the ferro-alloys industry.

Rapid Deployment – Construction time for a base technology system is typically less than 6 months.

Rapid Commissioning – Project ramp up and commissioning to name plate capacity is less than 3 months.

High Factor of Safety – A high degree of mechanisation, few moving parts and low labour compliment results in a system with few health and safety risks.

Low Carbon Footprint – The low energy consumption and use of reagents and materials results in a system with a very low carbon footprint.

Zero Environmental Discharge – Processed ore is placed back in the areas from where it was originally mined. The process creates no excess solution discharge.

Sustainable Development Legacy – The processed ore is returned to the mining areas as a soil of greater fertility than that of typical laterite soils and is suitable for agriculture.

Optimum Resource Utilisation – The EML process is capable of processing the majority of lateritic nickel types unlike other processes, thus maximising the value of resources.

Optimum Metals Utilisation – Cobalt, scandium and aluminium are essentially “lost” in the ferro-nickel process, they are easily recovered as additional value add products in a leach process.

Multi-Ore Application – The EML process may be applied to other ores, such as lithium, copper and gold.