{kanada_flagge}There is new hope for the Cerro de Pasco scandal mine in Peru. If Canadian remediation specialist Cerro de Pasco Resources (CSE: CDPR, FRA: N8HP) has its way, the negative icon, synonymous with environmental damage caused by raw material extraction and toxic mine residues, is to become a showcase project for the production of green hydrogen. Because for the first time anywhere in the world, the pyrite contained in the huge tailings is to be used as a catalyst for this purpose!
H2-Sphere GmbH, the German subsidiary of Cerro de Pasco, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have now signed an exclusive agreement for this joint purpose. H2-SPHERE GmbH had been founded in December 2021 in partnership with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Dold, an internationally recognized specialist, to jointly develop processes to convert mining waste into green hydrogen and other by-products.
In the first phase (six months) of the collaboration, the DLR will prepare a research report and in the second phase, the company will conduct laboratory tests that will result in a template for industrial production.
DLR is the Federal Republic of Germany’s research center for aerospace. It conducts research and development work in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security and digitization. DLR uses the expertise of its 55 research institutes and facilities to develop solutions. The center’s stated mission, with its 10,000 employees, is to explore Earth and space and develop technologies for a sustainable future. DLR is considered a global technology leader.
The H2-SPHERE research is being conducted by the Institute for Future Fuels, Department of Solar Chemical Process Development, which was recently established by DLR to prioritize the development of chemical storage systems (fuels, i.e., green hydrogen). Ongoing research priorities are highly compatible with CDPR’s mineral waste resource.
Twice green hydrogen
H2-SPHERE and DLR’s core innovation will include two complementary techniques for converting polluting mine waste into green hydrogen and other commercial by products. The new techniques will enable Cerro de Pasco to permanently remove highly polluting elements that are the main cause of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD, acid mine drainage) from mineral wastes. By simultaneously achieving two environmental goals, the elimination of AMD on the one hand and the production of green hydrogen on the other, the hydrogen produced by CDPR can be described as “twice-green”.
Guy Goulet, CEO of Cerro de Pasco explained, “The Cerro de Pasco team is very pleased to collaborate with DLR and H2-SPHERE on this project. Prof. Dr. Bernhard Dold has been very active in supporting governments in the management of mining waste in South America for many years and we believe that the innovations he and DLR are driving could be a breakthrough development for our company. Green hydrogen will clearly play an important role in combating climate change and will likely become the primary fuel for mining operations in Peru and elsewhere.”
It is possible that techniques currently under development under the DLR-H2-SPHERE agreement could recycle up to half of the Quiulacocha tailings and the Excelsior stockpile at Cerro de Pasco, together about 180 million tons. In addition to CDPR, the Cerro de Pasco mining cluster offers several other potential uses. These resources alone provide the opportunity to build a world-class, sustainable clean energy company.
Green Wave
The H2-SPHERE initiative coincides with the upcoming start of exploration drilling at Cerro de Pasco’s El Metalurgista concession, with a focus on the Quiulacocha tailings. It also coincides with the first major global step towards H2, with important initiatives being developed at the national level in Peru, Chile and Colombia.
Cerro de Pasco is financially supporting H2-SPHERE GmbH, founded in Germany in December 2021 in partnership with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Dold, to develop techniques to convert mineral waste into green hydrogen and other by-products, with the common goal of eliminating the source of acid mine drainage (AMD), as well as initiating the development of new economic activities in the region and a substantial increase in the future profitability of the El Metalurgista concession and other nearby mining waste reprocessing projects.
Conclusion: The story of Cerro de Pasco brings to mind the mythological phoenix rising from its ashes. As yet, the transformation of toxic tailings into green energy is not much more than a scientific idea. Large-scale implementation requires precise planning and industrial know-how. Cerro de Pasco could hardly have found a partner that better represents access to the necessary resources in research and industry. It can only be hoped, for the sake of the Cerro de Pasco project and the inhabitants of the town of the same name that the efforts of the two partners will be crowned with success.
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