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Ionic MT Appoints Troy Colwill as Head of Hydrometallurgy
PROVO, Utah, September 30, 2025--Ionic MT today announced the appointment of Troy Colwill as Head of Hydrometallurgy. In this role, Troy will lead Ionic MT’s hydrometallurgical engineering functions and oversee the transition of technologies from pilot facilities into full-scale industrial production.
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