Resolution Minerals (ASX: RML) has appointed a critical minerals metallurgy specialist to lead the development and implementation of its antimony, tungsten, and gold strategy in the US.
Dr Adam Roper has a PhD in antimony geochemistry, as well as extensive experience in process development, piloting, flowsheet optimisation, and the design of innovative extraction solutions for complex and strategic metals.
His appointment to the role of chief metallurgist – critical metals extraction is a key element in Resolution’s plans to take advantage of the antimony and tungsten potential at its Horse Heaven project to help the US create a critical minerals supply chain.
Small-Scale Refineries
Dr Roper's background includes a decade of end-to-end process development for downstream production of base, precious, and platinum group metals, in addition to antimony, lithium, niobium, and rare earths.
He previously consulted for ANSTO Minerals to the global mining sector, and held a technical leadership position at Australia’s largest e-waste processor, delivering innovations in resource recovery, complex chemistry management, and minimising waste generation.
His role at Resolution will include investigating opportunities for co-processing and shared infrastructure, including Resolution’s potential to take advantage of Horse's Heaven's proximity to Perpetua’s advanced Stibnite operations.
Accelerated Development Path
Strategic advisor Brett Lynch called Dr Roper's expertise in critical metals processing, complex chemistries and flowsheet commercialisation a “major asset” for Resolution.
“His deep technical capability – particularly in antimony – strengthens our competitive position and accelerates our path toward establishing a North American supply solution for high-value strategic minerals.”
“RML’s Horse Heaven project represents an incredible opportunity to establish a US-based critical minerals processing facility for the production of antimony,” Dr Roper said.
“The strategic importance of antimony continues to grow, and the US has a genuine need for secure, modern processing capacity.”
The creation of the new position comes just days after the US military revealed plans for the creation of small-scale refineries to produce the critical minerals used to make bullets, armour, and other types of weaponry—key markets for tungsten and antimony.
