Urban Mining Reimagined: Building a Traceable and Circular Metal Recovery Ecosystem Through Biotechnology, Proximity Processing for Upstream Value Creation and Local Impact
iUMiX recovers traceable critical and precious metals from electronic, industrial, and urban waste — through processes chosen for their environmental performance, deployed close to the source, and coordinated within an ecosystem that redistributes value across the chain.
• Urban mining has no shortage of actors. Collectors, refineries, technology developers, buyers - they all exist. What is missing is the connective tissue: the operator who sources upstream, qualifies rigorously, processes responsibly, delivers traceable metals downstream, and redistributes value along the way. That is the gap iUMiX occupies.
• IUMiX offers four services, one integrated model: 1. Sourcing & Qualification; 2. Industrial Scale-up; 3. Traceable Metal Supply; 4. Ecosystem Coordination
• iUMiX operates as a metal streaming and technology company. Rather than shipping waste to distant refineries, we deploy proximity processing - bringing our technology directly to where deposits exist. Lower transport, lower emissions, higher traceability from the very first step.
• Bioleaching is our technology direction. We combine bioleaching with proven chemical processes where industrial maturity requires - with each process choice made deliberately toward a lower-impact target. Bioleaching is our technology direction. Bioleaching is an approach in which microorganisms progressively replace harsher chemical processes, with the potential for lower energy consumption, fewer reagents, and higher selectivity on complex waste streams.
• iUMiX was born from six years of applied R&D in urban mining, conducted within PX Precinox, a leading precious metals refinery in Switzerland. A dedicated spin-off was the natural next step: leaner, more agile, and entirely focused on capturing the full opportunity of urban mining. A leading initiative in responsible ASM sourcing demonstrated that transforming an informal, extractive supply chain into a transparent, value-sharing ecosystem is commercially viable, socially impactful, and replicable. iUMiX applies the same logic to urban mining.