Critical Minerals

Amidst a radical shift in the global energy sector, the demand for battery and tech metals continues to rise. We are committed to forging sustainable supply chains to drive this essential transition to help build a more resourceful world.

We believe that building sustainable supply chains means not only embracing innovation and advanced technologies but also exercising utmost precision and safety in every step of the process. As we delve into the realm of battery minerals, we bring with us over a decade of experience. We have continuously refined our expertise and invested in latest technologies, positioning ourselves at the forefront of this transformative industry.

What sets us apart is our unrivalled mastery of downstream processing. From lithium to cobalt, nickel to graphite, we meticulously optimise our processes to ensure the highest quality, efficiency, and sustainability. We understand that excellence in commercial engineering translates into seamless integration across the entire value chain, from sourcing to processing and distribution.

Cobalt

Copper

Graphite

Lithium

Manganese

Nickel

PGM

Rare Earths

Vanadium

Cobalt

Cobalt is an essential mineral for the stability of the lithium-ion battery, but one that comes with a challenging supply chain.

Wave’s key personnel have extensive hydrometallurgical experience and have been actively involved in the research and development of alternative processing technologies with potential application to the extraction of cobalt.

Copper

Copper mines can range from customized heap-leaching to both small and large-scale electrowinning and electrorefining facilities. Wave International have a highly experienced team of engineers to take projects from Feasibility into full scale production.

Wave has a track record in developing Copper projects for its domestic and International clients. Our mining and processing experts can take Copper/Cobalt, VMS type massive mineralisation, Porphyry Copper/Gold and pure play Copper projects from the mine into saleable copper concentrate world-wide.

Graphite

Graphite is a traditional industrial mineral with a diverse range of traditional uses. Its application in the lithium-ion battery requires a new level of investment in not only flake supply but also downstream value-added products.

Wave’s activity in this sector is both in the development of traditional graphite projects and value-added downstream products for the battery sector.

Our traditional study, engineering and project delivery expertise is applied to this sector internationally.

Lithium

Lithium is an essential mineral for the stability of the lithium-ion battery, but one that comes with a challenging supply chain.

Wave have been active in the lithium market since the mid-2000s. As a provider of engineering services to the Greenbushes mine for many years, Wave (its partners and key personnel) studied, engineered, delivered and commissioned into production spodumene concentration capacity.

Manganese

At Wave, our longstanding engagement with the manganese market has positioned us as a frontrunner in the provision of comprehensive engineering consultancy services, from the initial stages of process and engineering studies, through to mining efficiency assessments, productivity improvements, project management, and beyond.

Our involvement spans the spectrum: from the genesis of concept studies to the realization of feasibility studies, ensuring that every project we undertake is optimized for efficiency, sustainability, and profitability.

Nickel

Wave specialises in advancing the nickel sector, a vital resource for the booming battery and stainless steel industries. Our services are designed to navigate the complexities of nickel mining operations, from the ground up:

Process and Engineering Studies (from concept to feasibility)
Mining Efficiency and Methodology Assessments
Productivity Improvement & Project Management

PGM

The platinum group metals (PGM) sector, plays a crucial role in various industries, including automotive, electronics, and jewelry. Our comprehensive consultancy services harness the unique properties of PGMs to meet the growing demands of these diverse markets:

Advanced Process and Engineering Studies (from concept to feasibility)
Cutting-edge Mining Efficiency and Methodology Assessments
Strategic Productivity Improvement & Project Management

Rare Earths

The unique properties of rare earths elements are critical to modern and future technologies and help power economic growth.

This space has seen an exponential growth in demand for rare earths elements, which are critical in the fields of clean renewable energy such as wind turbines, electric/hybrid vehicles, health care, digital devices, consumer electronics, aerospace and defence.

Vanadium

Vanadium’s traditional market in steel making has recently experienced a structural change from both supply and demand – in addition, the advent of the vanadium redox flow battery for grid storage has required a new supply-side response.

Wave identified the future need for new vanadium supply some years ago, and has engaged with key strategic projects which can support this market need in a sustainable fashion.