Scandium International Mining Corp. filed a final patent application with the US Patent Office earlier this month, pertaining to the manufacture of high purity alumina products . The patent application outlines methods, chemistries, processes, and flowsheet design for the manufacture of an HPA product, grading 4N+ purity , from either aluminum-containing solution feedstocks, alumina powders, or alumina precursor [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. received notice of two separate patent grants from the US Patent Office in late April 2021, pertaining to work done by the Company to reserve rights in the recovery of scandium from copper raffinate solutions via ion exchange techniques, and to reserve rights in the manufacture of aluminum-scandium master alloys via these defined techniques. Both of these patent grants are directly [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. has filed a provisional patent application with the US Patent Office seeking patent rights on various applications of scandium in lithium ion batteries. The patent application covers a number of scandium enhancements, including doping potential for both anodes and cathodes, and for solid electrolytes. HIGHLIGHTS: US Patent Application filed for use of scandium in lithium ion battery [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. has received a Final Determination letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of Regional NSW, Division of Mining, Exploration and Geoscience , relating to an objection affecting the Company's Nyngan Scandium project, The findings of this Final Determination by the Department are favorable to the Company, and confirm the proposed Department findings previously advised in April. This [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. is saddened to announce the recent passing of Barry T. Davies, a member of the SCY Board of Directors since 2009. Mr. Davies died of complications from cancer, at his home in Hong Kong, at the age of 71. Barry was a mining engineer, and a long-time business associate of a number of current SCY Board Members. He enjoyed a 20+ year career in the mining business with Utah International [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that at its annual general meeting held on June 4, 2020 all resolutions put to the shareholders were passed. At the meeting, shareholders approved setting the number of directors at eight and re-electing all of management's director nominees, as listed in the management proxy circular dated April 4, 2020, to the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that it will pursue copper industry interest in SCY ion exchange technology and knowhow to recover scandium, cobalt and other critical metals from solvent extraction raffinate and other acidic waste streams in certain acid leach copper operations. Recovery metals targeted by this application include cobalt, copper, nickel, scandium, and zinc, and possibly other [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. advises that it has received a favorable ‘Notice of Proposed Decision' from the Deputy Secretary, Department of Regional NSW, Division of Mining, Exploration and Geoscience . The Notice addresses recent developments regarding resolution of a landowner objection filed in August 2016 against the grant of a mining lease relating to the Nyngan Scandium Project. The newly proposed decision [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. is pleased to announce it has signed a Program Agreement with Eck Industries located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to pursue novel alloy development of a combined cerium-scandium aluminum alloy, based on previous work done independently by the companies in this area. The companies intend to pursue alloy refinements in both wrought and cast alloy applications, specifically targeting property [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. is pleased to announce it has completed a three year, three stage program to demonstrate the capability to manufacture aluminum-scandium master alloy , from scandium oxide, using a patent pending melt process involving aluminothermic reactions. This master alloy capability will allow the Company to offer scandium product from the Nyngan Scandium Project in a form that is used directly [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. advises that it completed a NSR royalty buy-back arrangement with Osisko Mining Inc. on interests related to the Windfall Lake gold property in Quebec, Canada. The C$1,000,000 royalty buy-back amount was received by the Company, and subsequently divided amongst several unrelated entities with interests in the royalty asset. The net amount retained by Scandium International, after [...]
Scandium International Mining Corp. announced today the resignation of Andrew Greig from the Board of Directors of Scandium International Mining Corp., for personal reasons. Mr. Greig was appointed to the SCY Board as an independent Director in August of 2015, and will remain as an advisor to the Company and the Board as a member of the SCY Advisory Committee. In this advisory role, Andy remains able to support and [...]