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RZOLV Technologies Signs Operating Agreement with Environmental Research and Development to Advance Agitated Tank Leach Demonstration Facility in Arizona
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 22, 2026) - RZOLV Technologies Inc. (TSX...
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[{"type":"text","content":"RZOLV Technologies Signs Operating Agreement with Environmental Research and Development to Advance Agitated Tank Leach Demonstration Facility in ArizonaVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 22, 2026) - RZOLV Technologies Inc. (TSXV: RZL) (FSE: S711), (\"RZOLV\" or the \"Company\"), a clean-technology company developing non-cyanide hydrometallurgical solutions for gold recovery, today announced that it has entered into an operating agreement with Environmental Research and Development (\"ERD\") to process mineralized material at ERD's patented mine site in Arizona.Under the terms of the agreement, RZOLV will deploy its proprietary, non-cyanide technology in an agitated tank leach configuration to process mineralized fine material supplied by ERD. Initial operations are expected to be conducted at a nominal throughput of 50 tonnes per day of pre-screened material (minus 2mm). Subject to successful operation and performance validation, the parties intend to increase throughput to approximately 100 tonnes per day.The primary objective of the operating agreement is to demonstrate the applicability of RZOLV's technology on low-grade material using an agitated tank leach process under representative, on-site operating conditions. The program is designed to evaluate leach behavior, solution management, and operational performance at scale, building on prior laboratory-scale and bulk-scale test work completed by the Company.Prior Test WorkExtensive laboratory and bulk-scale metallurgical test work conducted on material from the target project has demonstrated that RZOLV™ exhibits gold dissolution kinetics and recovery behavior comparable to conventional cyanide-based systems. Under certain controlled test conditions, RZOLV™ achieved higher dissolved gold concentrations than sodium cyanide when evaluated under identical laboratory parameters.The past test programs included a 100-tonne bulk sample and lab-scale tests which utilized multiple split samples of oxidized, low-grade material prepared to a particle size of 100% passing 2 mm. Bottle-roll leach tests were conducted under controlled laboratory conditions to directly compare the performance of RZOLV™ against a sodium cyanide reference solution.The objective of the test work was to assess the relative technical performance of RZOLV™ on thi...