What BIO-MINE Ltd. does

BIO-MINE Ltd. is a privately held Canadian cleantech company, founded in 2015 and headquartered at 100 Pacific Avenue in Sudbury, Ontario, that develops and tests biological and chemical processes for mining applications including ore pre-treatment, metal recovery, and tailings remediation. The company operates from a 7,000–7,500 sq ft laboratory facility in Sudbury where it conducts bottle roll, aerated mixing tank, and pilot-scale test work for mining operators.

Its core technology platform combines proprietary 'extreme adaptive bio-communities' — engineered mixtures of eukaryote and prokaryote species selected via DNA/RNA genomic sequencing — with a Clean In-situ REDOX chemistry that produces Super Oxygen radicals to oxidize cyanide to cyanate with water and dissolved oxygen as the only byproducts. Building on these foundations, BIO-MINE has developed product lines spanning custom bio-communities for low-grade heap leaching recovery, an Advanced Oxidation pre-treatment for sulfide oxidation and refractory ores such as Chalcopyrite, a Mobile Autonomous Tailings Treatment (M.A.T.T) prototype for remote legacy tailings ponds, and remediation technologies using organics, zeolites, and biopolymers. Following a 2019 mandate shift, the company is positioning its portfolio around 'True 0-Footprint — Eliminate the Surface,' emphasizing underground processing to eliminate surface tailings impact.

BIO-MINE monetizes through three streams: environmental consulting, paid test work and pilot campaigns at its Sudbury lab, and a cleantech incubation program that licenses or resells third-party innovations through its operator partner network. Customers are mining operators segmented from juniors to majors, with named (though undisclosed) senior and intermediate producer engagements anchored on co-developed pilots such as cyanide detox and remote legacy tailings treatment. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, public revenue, headcount, or patent portfolio; it is led by Chief Science Officer Dr. Vasu Appanna and has earned industry visibility via a Top 5 finish in the 2017 Goldcorp Disrupt Mining Challenge.

Name

BIO-MINE Ltd.

Legal name

Bio-Mine Ltd.

Website

https://biomine.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BIO-MINE Ltd. is a privately held Canadian cleantech company that develops bio-engineered microbial communities and proprietary REDOX chemistry for mining operators, serving junior, intermediate, and major producers with consulting, lab test work, and cleantech incubation for tailings remediation and metal recovery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Cleantech and Bioprocessing Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Remediation Services (562910), Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230), Other Metal Ore Mining (21229)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000), Miscellaneous Metal Ores (1090)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Water & Effluent Treatment (Water Recycle, AMD Treatment, Neutralization) (IMAKALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mining & Heavy Metals Remediation (Acid Mine Drainage, tailings-impacted sites) (BPALAKAK), Mine Reclamation & Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Remediation (EUAIALAJ), Mining & Metals Process & Water Chemicals (IMAEAJAJ), Bioremediation & Phytoremediation (Enhanced Bioremediation, Natural Attenuation) (EUAIALAF)

Keywords

• Biomining services
• Mine tailings remediation
• Cyanide detoxification
• Bioleaching technology
• Cleantech mining solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Sudbury

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Specialized consulting services to mining companies focused on eliminating environmental footprint. Includes project development with footprint prioritization, collaboration with network partners worldwide, and custom solution design for pre-treatment, recovery, and remediation.
2. Test Work Services: Testing services using 7000 sq ft lab facility in Sudbury Ontario. Operators send tailings or raw ore for testing in bottle rolls, aerated mixing tanks, and a prototype cleantech plant. Detailed data reports provided for informed decision-making on cleantech implementation.
3. Cleantech Incubation: Incubator model that brings external cleantech innovations to market through BIO-MINE's network. Evaluates external technologies including organics, zeolites, biopolymers, polymers, and lixiviants for incorporation into 0-footprint designs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BIO-MINE Ltd. develops and deploys proprietary bio-engineered microbial communities and Clean In-situ REDOX chemistry for mining operators. The company provides custom flowsheets for ore pre-treatment, metal recovery from low-grade ores and legacy tailings, cyanide detoxification replacing the INCO SO2 process, and mobile autonomous tailings pond treatment. Services are delivered through a 7,000 sq ft laboratory in Sudbury, Ontario and supported by a cleantech incubation program.

Product overview

BIO-MINE Ltd. is a cleantech solutions provider for the mining industry offering a suite of integrated products and services focused on eliminating the environmental footprint of mine processing and remediation. The core offerings include the M.A.T.T (Mobile Autonomous Tailings Treatment) system for remote tailings pond treatment; Custom Bio-Communities engineered through DNA/RNA sequencing for sulfide oxidation and metal recovery; Clean In-situ REDOX chemistry for cyanide detox replacing the INCO SO2 process; and Advanced Oxidation Pre-Treatment using natural REDOX and bio-tech communities. Supporting these products are a 7000 sq ft testing laboratory in Sudbury, Ontario providing pilot-scale testing services, environmental consulting for mine operators, and a cleantech incubation program that evaluates and brings partner innovations to market. The company operates under a corporate mandate of achieving true '0-Footprint' mining through underground processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M.A.T.T (Mobile Autonomous Tailings Treatment) A mobile, autonomous prototype system for treating legacy tailings ponds with minimal human resources and capital expenditure. Designed for remote locations where conventional treatment is too expensive, and used by mining operators for cleanup of unstable legacy ponds.
• Custom Bio-Communities Engineered communities of fungi and bacteria, custom-designed through DNA/RNA genomic sequencing for specific mineralogies or tailings compositions. Used for sulfide oxidation, metal solubilization, and recovery from low-grade ores in heap leaching scenarios.
• Clean In-situ REDOX (Cyanide Detox) A proprietary chemistry system that produces a highly reactive Super Oxygen radical to oxidize cyanide to cyanate, with water and dissolved oxygen as the only byproducts. Designed to replace the INCO SO2 process for cleaner cyanide detoxification in mining tailings ponds.
• Advanced Oxidation Pre-Treatment Natural, safe REDOX-based pre-treatment technologies using advanced extreme bio-communities for sulfide oxidation, organic carbon removal, and unlocking difficult ores such as Chalcopyrite prior to recovery in gold and base metals slurries.
• Custom Lixiviants for Recovery Safe REDOX chemistry-based lixiviants designed to enhance or replace toxic processes such as cyanide for metal recovery from gold and base metals slurries.
• Organics/Zeolites/Biopolymers (Detox/Remediation) Incubated cleantech technologies for safely treating mine water, including organics, zeolites, and biopolymers for removing cyanate, heavy metals, ammonia, and total suspended solids (TSS).
• Test Work and Pilot Testing Services 7,000 sq ft laboratory facility in Sudbury, Ontario providing bottle roll testing, aerated mixing tank testing, heap leach testing at various particle sizes, and pilot-scale demonstration of leaching and detox/remediation processes.
• Environmental Consulting Services Specialized consulting for mining companies focused on eliminating footprint through clean chemistry, bio-tech, REDOX-based pre-treatment, recovery enhancement, and remediation design.
• Cleantech Incubation Services Incubator program providing a 7,000 sq ft mining lab facility, access to top science minds, and pathways to market for clean technologies from strategic innovators, with evaluation of polymers, lixiviants, organics, zeolites, and biopolymers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete elimination of cyanide family compounds from tailings ponds through REDOX + biotech treatment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mine Operator Partners (Worldwide)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015BIO-MINE partners with mining operators from junior to intermediate to major producers worldwide. Operators support rapid early-stage research and provide ore/tailings samples for testing. The partnership model enables co-development of custom solutions and brings cleantech innovations to market through the operator network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Metso: Metso (formed from Metso Outotec) is a major incumbent supplier of mining processing equipment, including mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, and tailings management solutions. Comparable because BIO-MINE's processing and remediation products could be integrated into or compete with Metso's flowsheet offerings.
• FLSmidth: FLSmidth is a global incumbent supplier of mining and mineral processing equipment, including cyanide detoxification systems (e.g., air/ SO2 processes) and tailings management. Overlaps with BIO-MINE's REDOX cyanide detox and tailings remediation product lines.
• CyPlus (Evonik Industries): CyPlus is the cyanide chemicals business of Evonik, supplying sodium cyanide and related technologies to global mining operators. Comparable because BIO-MINE's Clean REDOX chemistry is positioned as a replacement for incumbent cyanide management processes (including INCO SO2).

Emerging players

• Jetti Resources: Jetti has developed a proprietary catalyst chemistry to extract copper from low-grade chalcopyrite ores — a refractory-ore problem BIO-MINE also targets with its advanced oxidation pre-treatment. Highly relevant emerging competitor in the same niche.

Direct peers

• Dundee Sustainable Technologies: Dundee Sustainable Technologies (TSX:DST) develops clean technologies for the mining industry, including mercury remediation and alternative metal recovery processes. Directly comparable as a Canadian-listed cleantech-for-mining peer targeting similar environmental compliance pain points.
• BacTech Environmental Corporation: BacTech is a Canadian bioremediation company that uses bacteria-based processes to treat mining waste, tailings, and cyanide-laden effluents. Closely comparable to BIO-MINE's bio-community and cyanide detox offerings for the same mining customer base.
• Mineworx Technologies: Mineworx develops cleantech mineral processing solutions including its PMR (Pneumatic Mineral Reduction) and gravity-based gold recovery systems. Comparable as a publicly listed small-cap focused on cleaner mining processing technologies.
• Clean TeQ Holdings: Clean TeQ provides water purification and metal recovery technologies (including its Syerston scandium/nickel project) targeted at mining and industrial customers. Overlaps with BIO-MINE on process water treatment and low-grade ore recovery.

Others

• Kappes, Cassiday & Associates: KCA is a metallurgical consulting and testing laboratory focused on precious metals (gold/silver) heap leach and cyanide process design. Comparable on the test-work and consulting service model BIO-MINE uses to acquire and qualify mining customers.
• SGS Mining: SGS provides independent metallurgical testing, pilot plant, and commercial services for global mining operators. Relevant as an adjacent testing-services peer that competes for the same ore/tailings characterization budgets BIO-MINE targets with its Sudbury lab.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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