Depósito de relaves mineros — el problema que Kuvee Mining resuelve

Chile · Latin America · Verifiable Impact

Mining liabilities
are not the end.

They are the beginning of a new value cycle.

Kuvee Mining transforms mining waste into commercial assets or eliminates it with certified technical rigour. Proprietary patented processes. International closure and remediation standards.

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Market context — verified sources

+700

registered tailings deposits in Chile. Most without active management or a current closure plan.

Sernageomin · Catálogo Nacional de Depósitos de Relaves 2023

USD 10B

projected annual global mining remediation market by 2030, per ICMM.

ICMM · Mining and Tailings Facility: State of Play

3× – 7×

additional cost of reactive closure versus planned active remediation.

World Bank · A Guide to Tailings Management 2020

The problem

Hundreds of millions of tonnes. Most with no decision made.

The global mining industry generates waste that is confined, sealed and ignored. Not because no solution exists — but because until now there was no specialised operator with the technical capability and economic model to convert that situation into value.

The regulatory and economic context has never been more favourable for changing that equation. Kuvee Mining exists at that intersection.

MAC
2019

Mining Closure Regulatory Framework — Chile

Requires an approved closure plan and financial guarantee before operations begin. Immobilised capital that Kuvee Mining can release.

Sernageomin / Ministry of Mining of Chile

+30%

Critical metals price increase 2020–2024

Copper, zinc and molybdenum have redefined the profitability threshold of historical tailings previously considered unrecoverable.

LME / Cochilco 2024

Tightened regulatory frameworks since 2012

Chile, Peru, Argentina and Mexico. The regulatory trend toward stricter closure requirements will not reverse.

Comparative regional regulatory analysis

The Kuvee Mining model

Dual assessment. Always the same result.

Every liability that enters our portfolio is assessed technically and economically to determine the highest-impact pathway. There is no single solution — there is the right solution for each material and each context.

Path A — Commercial valorisation

Value recovery

When analysis reveals recoverable metal content with demonstrable profitability, we execute secondary beneficiation processes using proprietary technology.

Geotechnical and geochemical characterisation of the material
Determination of recoverable metal content
Application of proprietary patented processes
Result: saleable concentrate, refined metal or base material

Invariable result A liability that enters Kuvee Mining ceases to be a liability. Always.

Technical expertise

Four categories. One specialised operator.

01 / 04

Tailings

Fine solid post-concentration residues. May contain significant residual concentrations depending on the historical efficiency of the original process.

CuAu AgMo

02 / 04

Metallurgical slags

Smelting by-product. Rich in iron oxides and silica, with recoverable base and precious metal content depending on the original process.

FeCu Au

03 / 04

Smelter dusts

Particulate material from emissions control systems. High concentration of volatile metals with specialised recovery potential.

ZnPb AsSe

04 / 04

Discard electrolytes

Spent electrolytic process solutions with dissolved metals and impurities that, without treatment, constitute highly complex chemical liabilities.

CuNi As

For mining companies

Your liability has a cost. We turn it into a decision.

Every unmanaged facility represents capital tied up in guarantees, financial contingency risk and growing regulatory exposure. Kuvee Mining assesses, determines the highest-impact pathway and executes.

Reduction of financial liability on balance sheet
Release of immobilised closure guarantees
Elimination of regulatory contingency risk
Closure certification in compliance with current regulations
Income generation potential from liabilities with recoverable value

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For investors

An investment thesis independent of the mining cycle.

Low acquisition cost assets. Cash flows with upside linked to critical metals. Verifiable ESG in the only segment where impact is directly measurable: real remediation with technical evidence.

Underlying assets at low acquisition cost
Upside linked to copper, zinc and molybdenum prices
Verifiable ESG — no greenwashing, certified remediation
Competitive advantage protected by registered patents
Structurally growing market driven by regulatory pressure

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About us

A company built on technical evidence and real purpose.

Kuvee Mining was born from the conviction that mining liabilities are a management problem, not a destiny. We combine applied engineering, proprietary processes and commercial vision to convert what the industry discards into measurable, verifiable value.

Vision

To be the global benchmark in transforming mining liabilities into sustainable industrial value.

Mission

To convert mining liabilities into commercial assets through sustainable technological processes, creating measurable economic, environmental and social value.

Corporate values

Technical rigour

"We operate on evidence, not assumptions."

Effective circularity

"Waste without a destination is an uncapitalised opportunity."

ESG integrity

"What is measured, is delivered. What is delivered, is published."

Applied innovation

"We innovate to solve, not to impress."

Territorial responsibility

"The environment in which we operate is not an external factor; it is part of the contract."

Commercial reliability

"We deliver what we sign, no asterisks."

The team

—

Ernesto Beas Bustos - Founder & CEO Kuvee Mining Co.

Metallurgical Civil Engineer, University of Concepción, Chile

- Risk Prevention Expert, SS and Sernageomin (R907 SS and 19).

- Postgraduate Diploma in Hydrometallurgy, University of Concepción.

- Former Plant Manager, Codelco División El Teniente.

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Raúl Silva Berrios - Co-founder & Business Development Manager, Kuvee Mining Co.

Auditor, specialising in Business and Finance

- Extensive experience as a senior executive in export companies and financial institutions.

Proprietary technology

Proprietary process. Defendable advantage.

Kuvee Mining operates with valorisation and remediation methodologies developed in-house and protected by patents registered in Chile. Full technical traceability from initial characterisation to certified closure.

Technical information available under NDA

Process details are available to qualified counterparties under a confidentiality agreement. If you are evaluating a transaction or investment, we will arrange a formal technical meeting.

Rigorous characterisation

Geotechnical, geochemical and economic analysis of each liability before determining the course of action.

Differentiated process

Proprietary patented methodologies adapted to each material category and metallurgical profile.

Let's work together

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Tell us about your situation.

For mining companies

Technical liability assessment

Describe your situation and we will arrange a no-commitment preliminary assessment to determine viability and course of action.

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