About Us

RTEK accelerates the success of businesses engaged in battery metals resource exploration and production. Partnering with owners to form Owner Support Groups, we drive innovation and industry-leading best practices, while ensuring corporate social responsibility through integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues investment decisions.

Our highly motivated and experienced team of world-class experts are passionate about innovation, technical expertise, and professionalism. A flexible, can-do attitude enables the RTEK team to accommodate client needs and seamlessly integrate their expertise into any organisation.

The results include reduced development times, fast-tracked launches, shortened cash cycles and successful, profitable operations for new and existing projects.

Core Competencies

Field Development
- Exploration
- Project Due Diligence
- Target Generation
- Planning & Implementation
- Resource Definition
- 3D Geological Modelling
- Detailed Drill Planning
- Project Feasibility
- Preliminary Mine & Plant Design
- FEED Studies
- Development of Project Technical Specifications & Scopes of Work
Construction & Commissioning
- Project Management Services
- Recruitment of Project Personnel
- Development of Assessment Management Frameworks & Work Break Down Structures (WBS)
- Technical Procedure Writing
- Creation of Maintenance Procedures
- Reliability Engineering
- Managing Commissioning Activities
Operational Support
- Technical, Operational & Supervisory Training
- Independent Process Reviews
- Process Optimisation
- Production Yield & Capacity Optimisation
- Asset Life Extension
- Preventative & Predictive Maintenance
- Logistics support
Business Development
- Cashflow forecasting & Optimisation
- Offtake negotiation and support
- Client and market engagement
- Contract negotiations
- Business case development
- Marketing strategy and development

Experience

Grota Do Cirilo Project

Sigma’s Grota do Cirilo project is the largest lithium hardrock deposit in the Americas, where the company has been producing environmentally sustainable battery-grade lithium concentrate at industrial scale since 2023. RTEK provided owner’s team and drove the implementation of the project up to its operational phase on time and on budget. R-Tek also supported Sigma on the closing of offtake agreements.

Bikita Minerals

Bikita Minerals, located in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe, is a prominent mining company with a rich history spanning over a century. The company operates the Bikita mine, recognized as the largest lithium mine in Zimbabwe. RTEK International DMCC has played a significant role in enhancing operations at Bikita Minerals.

Bandeira Project

Lithium Ionic is a near-term lithium producer, on track to become Brazil’s next major supplier of high-quality lithium concentrate from its flagship Bandeira project. RTEK has been engaged as a strategic advisor to fast-track the development of the Bandeira project, aiming at accelerating its timelines, reducing capital intensity, and fostering Ionic’s outreach in global lithium market.

Kenticha

The Kenticha Project has a lithium resource of 67.4 million tonnes at 0.73% lithium oxide, making it comparable in size to several global emerging lithium projects. The Kenticha Project has the potential to be a world-class battery metals project

Allkem Limited

Allkem is a leading producer and developer of lithium with an impressive and diversified asset portfolio including an operational hard rock mine and concentrator in Western Australia, a tier 1 brine development project in Argentina and a strategic, hard rock spodumene project in Canada

Operations and Management

Commissioning and operation of Mt Cattlin
Resource development and feasibility study
Developed a process for battery-grade lithium production

Geology

Expanded Mt Cattlins Resource
Developed James Bay
Conducted numerous due dilligences on other WA hard rock LCT’s

Neves Project

Neves project is located in Brazil’s Lithium Valley, a premier lithium jurisdiction with high quality spodumene deposits, and it is planned to produce 150,000 tonnes per year of spodumene concentrate in its Phase 1. RTEK provided Atlas with owner’s team and R-TEK’s IP solutions to design Atlas’ spodumene concentrate processing plant. R-TEK led the fundraising of approximately US$95 million to Neves project through equity, debt and prepayment for offtake of lithium concentrate, RTEK also advised Atlas in entering into long-term offtake agreements with Chinese customers.

Highbury Project

The Highbury project is combines a relevant lithium hardrock deposit with a high-end spodumene concentrate production facility located in South Africa, leading to a unique cost-effective structure to supply clients worldwide. RTEK provided owner’s team to complete the construction and commissioning of the plant and drive the operational phase of the project. R-TEK has also been conducting the sales and logistics efforts of the project.

Value we create for our clients

Faster, easier access to project funding due to greater project certainty.
Increased levels of project investment through providing high-quality resource definition data.
Shortened negative project cash flow through expedited development cycles.
Guaranteed future revenue through facilitated pre-sale of products.
Increased project ROI through lower exploration cost, increased technical success, and greater safety through bespoke programs designed by industry-leading experts.

Reduced project risk through improved understanding of the resource.
Higher project revenue through extended life of mine through design optimisation.
Greater profit through increased production yields and capacity optimisation.
Industry leading growth and operational effectiveness through highly experienced, seasoned leadership that delivers the right set of competencies.

Client Locations

Our team has over 80 years of experience in geology, chemical / metallurgical operations, process development and project execution globally.