Ingenious Extraction Challenge

OZ Minerals is seeking novel solutions, methods and processes that can assist us to produce metal products on site in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.

Early Submission Deadline: 12 March 2021
Final Submission Deadline: 9 April 2021

Ingenious Extraction is our very first ‘Think & Act Differently’ incubator challenge. This is a challenge focused on finding new ways to extract metals like copper, gold, silver and cobalt from our concentrates.

We have an aspiration to produce products with a very small environmental footprint and to create as much value as we can for all of our stakeholders.

This means eliminating carbon emissions along the entire value chain, reducing water consumption and minimising the waste that we produce. So, we are exploring alternative ways for producing metal products directly from copper concentrate onsite at our operations.

Early stage and novel concepts are encouraged as are commercially ready solutions.

To find out more, visit the challenge platform.

You can also watch the Ingenious Extraction introductory video.