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Mount Ridley process recovers 96% of vanadium from titanomagnetite
Mount Ridley Mines tested its Selectro process on a third-party sample of titanomagnetite, a mineral that contains vanadium, titanium and iron.
The two-stage test recovered 95.5% of the sample’s vanadium, 48.6% of its titanium and 77.6% of its iron.
The company says Selectro did this without the high-temperature roasting commonly used to extract vanadium from titanomagnetite.
Conventional processing often focuses on vanadium, while titanium and iron largely remain in the residue.
Recovering several metals could make the material more valuable and may reduce processing costs and complexity, though the company has not established that outcome for a project.
This was the third distinct feed type tested successfully with Selectro, and Mount Ridley says it plans to pursue licensing the process to other project owners.
Mount Ridley Mines says its Selectro process recovered 95.5% of vanadium from a titanomagnetite sample in a two-stage leaching test.
The test also recovered 48.6% of the sample’s titanium and 77.6% of its iron.
The process achieved these recoveries without the high-temperature salt roasting typically used in conventional titanomagnetite processing.
The test is Selectro’s third successful trial on a distinct mineral feed, following tests on Grass Patch clay and Darling Range bauxite.
Mount Ridley says the results support its plans to develop Selectro as a multi-commodity processing platform and pursue licensing opportunities.
- Who
- Mount Ridley Mines, which owns the Selectro process, conducted the test.
- What
- A two-stage leaching test recovered vanadium, titanium and iron from a titanomagnetite sample.
- When
- The article was published on November 2, 2026. The test date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Mount Ridley says the results show Selectro’s potential to recover multiple metals and support licensing opportunities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Selectro achieved recoveries of 94.9% gallium, 91.9% aluminium and 96.7% iron from a Darling Range bauxite sample.
A two-stage leaching test on a third-party titanomagnetite sample achieved recoveries of 95.5% vanadium, 48.6% titanium and 77.6% iron.
Stockhead published its report on Mount Ridley’s latest Selectro results.
- Vanadium recovery
- 95.5%
- Titanium recovery
- 48.6%
- Iron recovery
- 77.6%
- Sample head grade
- 1.30% vanadium pentoxide, 14.2% titanium dioxide and 52.3% iron
- Selectro feed types tested
- Grass Patch clay, Darling Range bauxite and titanomagnetite
What people are saying
Building on the strong results achieved from bauxite, this result is further evidence that Selectro is a processing platform with application well beyond Grass Patch
Titanomagnetite is the world’s primary source of vanadium but it has historically been processed for vanadium alone.