A new dawn of precious metals
Pioneering the clean and sustainable extraction of precious metals from geothermal systems
Explore Our technologyOur Mission
Aurogenic is a deep tech startup that is dedicated to revolutionising the precious metals industry with our groundbreaking new technology. By employing innovative and eco-friendly technologies, we efficiently produce precious metals that also meet the highest ethical standards.
Our mission is to create a lasting positive impact on the planet while delivering outstanding value to our stakeholders.
Our Technology
Overview
What we do
Aurogenic has developed world-leading technology to efficiently recover precious metals from waste geothermal power station brine.
Our technology is designed to seamlessly integrate into new and existing geothermal energy power projects, working synergistically with existing infrastructure and process conditions.
Aurogenic's technology can add significant additional revenue while leveraging existing geothermal power generation assets, with modest additional capex.
How we do it
Our technology is inspired by nature, utilising precisely controlled process conditions.
The Aurogenic metal recovery process operates continuously and autonomously, and requires only minimal inputs. Altogether, these features result in an efficient and very low-waste process, which also only requires a relatively minor operational footprint.
Advantages
Efficient
Aurogenic will be a highly competitive primary producer of gold and other precious metals.
Our technology also leverages substantial existing infrastructure, significantly reducing upfront capital costs.
Scalable
The core of our technology consists of mobile modular units, which will allow for rapid and cost-efficient field deployment, and increasing economies of scale as we grow.
Our high capital efficiency will enable strong and low-risk growth.
Sustainable
Our technology is incredibly clean and sustainable, with zero emissions and 100% environmentally-friendly processes.
Our technology also improves the economics of geothermal power plants, promoting the expansion of this highly reliable and cost-effective renewable energy source.
Our Services
Aurogenic has developed rigorous field tested methodologies to reliably identify and quantify geothermal precious metal resources.
- Using our specialised knowledge, sampling equipment, and analytical techniques, Aurogenic provides a precious metal and critical element resource delineation service to geothermal operators and academia.
- This service consists of a preliminary desktop assessment using existing data to screen potential geothermal precious metal resources, followed by field sampling of geothermal pipelines by our personnel.
Our Partners
Tauhara North No.2 Trust
Tauhara are an Iwi organisation with a forward-looking vision for their geothermal resources. They have been instrumental in the advancement of our technology. They are our key strategic partner and have agreed to host our first pilot and commercial plants on their land.
JRG Energy
JRG Energy is an established group of consultants, engineers, and technicians servicing the entire energy sector. They are our strategic partner in the well-side geothermal engineering and also in proving out new geothermal resources.
Solenis NZ
Solenis NZ is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, biorefining, power and municipal markets. They are our strategic partner for the supply of reagents.
NZ Gold Merchants
NZ Gold Merchants is a family-owned business that buys, sells and refines gold, silver, and platinum. They are our strategic partner for the refininng and distribution of our precious metals.
Our Team
Claire Newton
Co-founder
Claire has a life-long passion for geology, particularly in igneous petrology, geothermal geology, and geochemistry, which she pursued academically after a decade in the refrigeration and HVAC industry. Her technical experience as a senior refrigeration engineer with an EST A&B electrical practicing license provided her with expertise in diagnosing electro-mechanical systems and thermodynamics. This blend of skills has led her to the geothermal energy and mineral resource industries, where she combines her knowledge of geology, geochemistry, and engineering systems.
Claire has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from University of Otago and a Master of Science in Geochemistry from University of Auckaldnd.
Chris Jenks CA
Co-founder
Chris is multi-talented business professional with rich experience in professional services. Most notably, he has experience providing deal advisory services for large clients in major projects and deals, covering data science/analytics, financial- and commercial due diligence, turnaround, restructuring, strategy, and value creation. Prior to his time in professional services, Chris worked in commercial and industrial electrical and refrigeration, gaining highly valuable practical engineering skills. Chris is also skilled in a broad range of analytical, coding and programming languages.
Chris has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from University of Otago, a Professionals Masters in Accounting from University of Canterbury, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Investors
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