RZOLV Technologies and Novamera Partner to Advance a New Mine-to-Metal Pathway to Unlock Domestic Mineral Supply
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RZOLV Technologies (TSXV: RZL, OTCQB: RZOLF) signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Novamera, effective August 10, 2026, to evaluate integrating Novamera’s Surgical Mining™ platform with RZOLV’s proprietary, water-based, non-cyanide hydrometallurgical technology. The collaboration will study a selective, modular mine-to-metal pathway for narrow-vein, high-grade and brownfield deposits.
The parties plan a joint technical evaluation protocol covering candidate screening, geological and metallurgical characterization, leach optimization, downstream metal recovery, environmental validation and commercial decision gates. The MOU excludes broad exclusivity and does not guarantee technical success, commercial agreements or revenue without future definitive contracts.
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Collaboration will evaluate how Surgical Mining(TM) and modular non-cyanide processing can create a faster, more flexible pathway from domestic mineral resources to recovered metal.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 12, 2026) - RZOLV Technologies Inc. (TSXV: RZL) (OTCQB: RZOLF) (FSE: S711) ("RZOLV" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding effective August 10th, 2026 (the "MOU") with Novamera Inc. ("Novamera") to evaluate the integration of Novamera's Surgical Mining™ platform with RZOLV's proprietary, water-based, non-cyanide hydrometallurgical technology.
The collaboration will explore a new mine-to-metal development pathway designed to quickly access mineralization, preserve grade and process material through potentially smaller, modular infrastructure — creating a potential route to unlock new metal production for narrow-vein, high-grade, brownfield and other deposits that may be difficult or uneconomic to advance through the conventional mine-and-mill model.
Novamera's Surgical Mining™ platform is designed to selectively extract mineralized material using precision drilling and subsurface guidance, with the objective of reducing dilution, waste movement, surface disturbance and capital intensity. RZOLV™ can dissolve and recover precious and critical metals under controlled aqueous conditions without the use of cyanide during the leaching stage. Together, the technologies may provide a complementary extraction-and-recovery platform capable of treating smaller, higher-grade and lower-dilution feedstocks through modular processing infrastructure.
The strategic premise is to connect two traditionally separate stages of the mining value chain. If successfully integrated, the combined approach could provide a more direct mine-to-metal pathway: precisely target mineralization, selectively extract the material, process it through modular infrastructure, and recover a saleable or refinery-ready metal product.
"We believe many mineral deposits may remain undeveloped or stranded not because the target metal is absent, but because conventional mining methods can introduce excessive dilution, waste movement, capital requirements or permitting complexity," said Duane Nelson, President and CEO of RZOLV Technologies. "Novamera is developing a selective approach to the extraction side of that challenge, while RZOLV may provide a complementary downstream pathway through modular, non-cyanide mineral processing. This MOU provides a disciplined framework for our teams to conduct the testing and evaluation required to determine whether the two platforms can be successfully integrated and deliver measurable technical, environmental and economic benefits."
"Mining has traditionally been designed around scale — large mines feeding large, centralized processing infrastructure. Surgical Mining™ is creating another option: selectively access the mineralization you want while leaving significantly more waste behind," said Theresa Quick, CRO of Novamera. "By connecting targeted extraction with modular downstream recovery, we have an opportunity to evaluate a much more direct mine-to-metal pathway. The goal is to determine whether we can unlock deposits faster, with less infrastructure and capital, while producing a material or metal product that can move directly into the downstream supply chain."
Proposed Scope of the Collaboration
The first formal deliverable contemplated by the MOU is a Joint Technical Evaluation Protocol. The protocol is expected to establish candidate-selection criteria, sample requirements, baseline geological and metallurgical characterization, testing procedures, decision gates and disclosure discipline. The contemplated workstreams include:
- Desktop screening - identify candidate deposits and operator opportunities where selective extraction and RZOLV chemistry may each provide a meaningful contribution.
- Baseline characterization - evaluate deposit geometry, grade distribution, expected dilution, mineralogy, gold and silver deportment, base and trace metals, sulphide content, particle-size expectations, acid/base behaviour, water chemistry and environmental baseline data.
- Selective feed generation - evaluate whether Surgical Mining™ can generate a sufficiently high-grade, low-dilution and process-compatible material stream through extraction, pilot extraction, bulk sampling or simulated feed generation.
- RZOLV leach optimization - measure pH and ORP requirements, reagent dose, oxidant requirements, leach kinetics, precious-metal extraction, reagent consumption, impurity dissolution and solution quality.
- Downstream recovery - evaluate activated carbon, ion exchange resin, electrowinning or other recovery routes using actual RZOLV pregnant leach solution.
- Recycle and environmental validation - assess water management, solution recycle, residue washing, neutralization, leachability, toxicity and related environmental endpoints.
- Commercial gate review - determine whether the combined pathway can produce a saleable or refinery-ready product within a technically, economically and environmentally defensible system.
A Stage-Gated Development Approach
The parties intend to apply defined technical and commercial decision gates before advancing any project. These gates are expected to include deposit suitability, extraction selectivity, feed quality, mineralogical accessibility, RZOLV leach performance, downstream metal recovery, solution recycle, residue and water validation, permitting considerations and comparative project economics.
The MOU does not establish that the combined platform will be technically or commercially successful on any particular deposit. Performance will depend on deposit geometry, mineralogy, grade, liberation, impurity load, extraction selectivity, reagent consumption, downstream recovery and site-specific operating and regulatory conditions. Representative testwork and project-level engineering will be required before any development or commercial decision is made. Environmental or permitting claims must be supported by measured, project-specific data.
Potential Strategic Benefits
If validated, the integrated platform could establish a differentiated mine-to-metal development pathway built around selective extraction, modular processing and faster conversion of in-ground mineralization into usable metal. Potential benefits may include:
- unlocking stranded resources — creating a development option for smaller, high-grade, narrow-vein, brownfield, satellite and other deposits that may not support conventional mine-and-mill economics;
- preserving grade from mine to process — selectively extracting mineralization with less dilution and waste movement, potentially creating a smaller-volume, higher-value feed stream;
- smaller, modular infrastructure — matching processing capacity to selective production rather than requiring large, centralized facilities, including a non-cyanide leaching pathway during the RZOLV recovery stage;
- a more direct path to metal — integrating extraction and recovery with the objective of producing a saleable or refinery-ready product closer to the source and potentially reducing dependence on toll mills, concentrate transport or external smelters in selected applications;
- lower upfront development requirements — potentially reducing the infrastructure and capital required to begin extracting and validating mineral resources; and
- progressive development — supporting bulk sampling, early production, commercial validation and potentially scalable deployment as resource confidence grows.
The collaboration is consistent with RZOLV's partner-led commercialization strategy, under which the Company seeks to integrate its chemistry with complementary mining, processing, recovery and equipment platforms. Potential commercial structures may include paid testwork, reagent supply, technical services, project-specific licensing, royalties, processing fees or other arrangements negotiated separately for qualifying projects. There can be no assurance that the collaboration will result in any testing program, commercial arrangement or revenue.
MOU Terms. The MOU is non-binding except for specified provisions concerning confidentiality, intellectual property, reverse engineering and non-use, opportunity protection, approved cost obligations, public disclosure, governing law, dispute resolution and termination. Each party will bear its own internal costs for preliminary discussions and desktop review. Laboratory, field, pilot or other external work requires a written budget and work plan approved by both parties. The MOU does not create broad exclusivity; any exclusivity must be limited to a specific project, operator or opportunity accepted in writing and tied to agreed activity, milestones, funding and technical progress. No joint venture, license, reagent-supply obligation or commercial transaction will arise unless documented in a definitive written agreement.
About Novamera Inc.
Novamera Inc. is a Canadian mining-technology company developing and commercializing Surgical Mining™, a precision mining platform designed to unlock mineral resources faster through targeted extraction, advanced orebody intelligence and dynamic mine planning. Surgical Mining™ selectively accesses mineralization while reducing dilution, waste movement, surface disturbance and infrastructure requirements, creating a potential alternative development pathway for narrow-vein, high-grade, steeply dipping, brownfield, crown-pillar, pit-extension, satellite, bulk-sample and other deposits that may not fit the conventional mine-and-mill model. For more information, please visit www.novamera.com.
About RZOLV Technologies Inc.
RZOLV Technologies Inc. is a Canadian clean-technology company advancing a proprietary hydrometallurgical chemistry platform for the recovery of precious and critical metals from ores, concentrates, tailings and selected secondary feedstocks.
The Company's flagship technology, RZOLV™, is a proprietary, water-based, non-cyanide dissolution system designed to support metal recovery in applications where conventional cyanide-based methods may be constrained by metallurgy, permitting, toxicity, environmental management or operating cost. RZOLV™ is being developed as a controlled aqueous redox-complexation platform intended to provide mining and resource-recovery operators with an alternative recovery pathway for selected feed materials. For more information, please visit www.rzolv.com.
For Further Information
Duane Nelson
President & CEO
RZOLV Technologies Inc.
Tel: +1-604-332-2662
Email: duane@rzolv.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the scope, objectives and expected activities under the MOU; the potential integration of Novamera's Surgical Mining™ platform with RZOLV™; candidate-project identification; metallurgical testing; downstream recovery, recycle, environmental and economic evaluation; potential pilot programs and commercial demonstrations; possible technical, environmental, permitting and economic benefits; and potential commercial arrangements, including paid testwork, reagent supply, technical services, licensing, royalties and processing fees.
Forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "expect," "potential," "proposed," "target," "advance," "support" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations, estimates, assumptions and beliefs as of the date of this news release, including assumptions regarding continued cooperation between the parties; access to suitable projects, samples, technical information and funding; the ability to complete planned testing; the representativeness of test materials; and the ability to negotiate definitive agreements where warranted.
Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied. These include risks relating to early-stage technology development; metallurgical and mineralogical variability; selective extraction performance; grade and dilution control; reagent consumption; downstream metal recovery; solution recycle; residue and water management; scale-up; intellectual-property protection; availability of funding, personnel, equipment and suitable projects; permitting and regulatory requirements; strategic-partner engagement; negotiation of definitive agreements; market conditions; commodity prices; and general economic and industry conditions.
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