FYVE STAR™
Strategic Mineral Recovery Systems
Evaluate. Liberate. Concentrate. Recover.
FYVE STAR works with intellectual property owners and commercialization partners focused on advanced material liberation technologies designed to improve the recovery of valuable resources from complex material streams.
These technologies support recovery opportunities involving precious metals, rare earth elements, strategic minerals, industrial byproducts, metallurgical residues, slag materials, legacy stockpiles, and resource-bearing waste streams.
Unlike traditional crushing and grinding systems, advanced liberation technologies focus on separating materials along natural fracture boundaries to improve downstream recovery opportunities.
Why Strategic Mineral Recovery Matters
National Security
Strengthens domestic supply and reduces foreign dependence.
Domestic Supply Chain
Supports U.S. industry, manufacturing and critical infrastructure.
Critical Minerals
Unlocks essential minerals needed for advanced technologies.
Rare Earth Elements
Supports defense, energy, aerospace and high-tech applications.
Precious Metals
Recovers gold, silver, platinum and other high-value metals.
Resource Independence
Promotes sustainabilty and long-term economic resilience.
Materials We Evaluate
Mining Slag
Mine tailings
Smelter residues
Concentrates
Legacy stockpiles
Foundry and industrial by-products
Rare earth materials
Critical-mineral feedstocks
The FYVE STAR Process
Material Identification
Feedstock Preparation
Advanced Material Liberation
Concentration & Separation
Laboratory Analysis
Recovery & Refining
Commercial Development
What Makes This Technology Different?
Traditional Comminution (Size Reduction)
Conventional systems rely primarily on impact, abrasion and compression to make particles smaller. Although essential for feed preparation, valuable minerals can remain locked within the surrounding host material.
Typical Equipment Used
Jaw Crushers
Cone Crushers
Ball Mills
Hammer Mills
Roller Mills
Impact Grinding
Current Challanges
High energy use
Over-grinding
Particle smearing
Excessive ultra-fines
Additional downstream processing
Reduced liberation efficiency
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Advanced Resonance-Based Material Liberation
Advanced liberation technology applies controlled resonance energy, stress-wave propagation and shear forces to prepared feedstock. Because different material components possess different elastic, structural and fracture characteristics, they respond differently to the applied energy. This differential response can help separate valuable mineral-bearing components along natural internal boundaries instead of relying solely on brute-force impact and grinding.
Technical Mechanism
Key Benefits
The goal is not simply smaller particles. The goal is greater material liberation.
Different Materials Respond Differently
Density, elasticity, structural composition, fracture behavior and resonance response vary between materials. Under controlled processing conditions, those differences can allow valuable fractions to separate from surrounding matrices more effectively than through conventional size reduction alone.
Different Materials Respond Differently
Resource Recovery
Initial Crushing (to Required Feed Size)
Resonance-Based Liberation
Liberated Mineral Fractions
Concentration
Downstream Processor or Refiner
Valuable Products
Conventional systems focus on reducing particle size. Advanced material liberation focuses on releasing the valuable components contained within the particle.
Strategic Mineral Applications
Precious Metals
Rare Earth Elements
Critical Minerals
Industrial Minerals
Slag Recovery and Industrial Byproducts
Steel slag and metallurgical byproducts may retain precious metals, strategic minerals, rare earth elements and valuable industrial materials. Materials once stockpiled or discarded because of processing limitations may now present new evaluation and recovery opportunities.
What was once considered waste may represent a significant resource opportunity.
Pilot Studies & Material Evaluation
Technology Integration
Collaboration & Partnerships
Commercial Development
FYVE STAR's Role
Commercialization, Integration and Deployment
FYVE STAR serves as a commercialization, integration, and deployment partner supporting advanced resource recovery technologies.
Our role is to connect innovative processing capabilities with real-world mining, industrial, environmental, and resource recovery challenges.
We work directly with intellectual property owners and technology developers to identify opportunities where advanced material liberation systems may provide measurable operational and economic value.
Capabilities include:
- Technology assessment
- Pilot project support
- Commercialization assistance
- Strategic partnerships
- Market development
- Deployment planning
- Government engagement
Let’s Explore the Opportunity
Have a mineral-bearing material, slag source, tailings stream, strategic-mineral project or pilot opportunity requiring evaluation?
