Axyde Analytics

Overview

Axyde Analytics is assembling a U.S.-eligible team for USTDA Global Critical Minerals Project Scoping Services. This is a contingent, project-based consulting opportunity with an anticipated 24-month assignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead rapid technical screens of ore-to-product pathways, recovery assumptions, process maturity, scale-up risk and infrastructure dependencies.
• Evaluate comminution, flotation, gravity/magnetic separation, leaching, solvent extraction, precipitation, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and refining routes as applicable.
• Review metallurgical testwork, mass balances, recoveries, reagent/water/energy demand, residues, emissions, product specifications and marketability.
• Develop or review scopes, schedules and budgets for test programs, pilot plants, feasibility studies and technical assistance.
• Contribute defensible findings, risk registers, cost assumptions and implementation recommendations to concise USTDA deliverables.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of directly relevant metallurgy, mineral-processing or refining experience; critical-minerals experience strongly preferred.
• B.S. or higher in metallurgical, mineral-processing, chemical, mining or closely related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated work on scoping, prefeasibility/feasibility, pilot, due-diligence or operating-improvement assignments.
• Ability to distinguish conventional, emerging and unproven process technologies and explain scale-up and integration risks to decision-makers.

Additional Information

• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident; able to certify eligibility before proposal use or engagement.
• Available for short-turn remote assignments, on-call work during an anticipated 24-month period, and international travel when requested.
• Able to sign confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, commitment/consent and other required representations.