While the manufacturing industry struggles with regulatory-driven decision making in the vast arena of environmental sustainability, Magnetation, Inc. is already there in ecological revitalization.
Before Magnetation even tested any of their vast iron ore holdings in northern Minnesota, one of the corporate goals was, and is today: Wasteland to Wetland. It is one of the many reasons Magnetation is a forerunner in reaching beyond the objectives of government standards.
The Magnetation Process™ and Rev3™ Separator, developed by Magnetation, obviates the most depreciative effects of iron mining on the ecosystem. Because our operations require a small footprint, they can function within and around old hematite tailings basins, lean ore stockpiles, and lean ore fines stockpiles. Moreover, Magnetation does not need to drill, blast, or transport the reclaimed ore body any significant distance. Additionally, the Magnetation Process™ and Rev3™ Separator do not have any emissions, discharges and do not use any chemicals (toxic or otherwise) to reclaim the “legacy iron”. By reclaiming previously abandoned iron units where energy and the carbon footprint have already largely been incurred a vital ingredient for modern society; iron is responsibly obtained with a minimum of disruption to nature while simultaneously turning disturbed mining lands into functioning ecological land forms such as wetlands. Recovery and Revitalization comprise the two integral parts of Magnetation’s path in converting the mining scars of the past into ecologically functioning wetlands.
Mineral Recovery:
Magnetation’s tailings basins are mined and processed. During the mining process the bulk of the “left behind” hematite tailings are removed for reprocessing to recover the iron oxide and re-deposting final tailings consisting primarily of benign silica (sand) and other inert minerals, like alumina and silicates. The Magnetation Process ™ extracts up to 90% of the iron from the basin, leaving behind the final tailings laid in such a manner so as to facilitate wetland construction and maximum value re-vegetation. The reclamation process physically extracts up to 50% of the volume of the basin creating a basin where groundwater, rainwater and organics can collect to start the process of developing life-sustaining soil and nutrients, flora and ecosystems.
Ecological Revitalization:
Once the iron has been reclaimed and water and nutrients introduced, the tailings basin can recover to a life-sustaining wetland. Although Magnetation has not yet exhausted the iron resources at its current basin, MC3 (south of Keewatin, Minnesota), Magnetation intends to invest in the earth and preparatory work required to facilitate this transformation. Once this process is complete, Magnetation will have created valuable wetland credits as well as a home for diverse plant and wildlife. |
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