4BeBeryllium
EU criticalUS critical
Beryl · Beryllium
Source of beryllium, the light and stiff metal used in copper-beryllium alloys, aerospace and defense structures, X-ray windows and BeO ceramics.
Aerospace · Defense · ElectronicsBorborema Pegmatite Province · Brazil
We mine, beneficiate and purify the minerals behind the energy transition, aerospace and advanced electronics — with traceable origin in the geological heart of northeastern Brazil.
In strategic partnership with
age of the Borborema pegmatites (U-Pb on columbite-tantalite)
of the world's niobium comes from Brazil (USGS, 2026)
lines of critical, industrial and agro minerals
integrated links: mining, beneficiation, hydrometallurgy
Strategic partnership
ION-E
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Borborema geology meets 70 years of alkali-metal chemistry.
CMP — JSC Chemical Metallurgical Plant, Krasnoyarsk — has been Russia's leading manufacturer of lithium products since 1956. It began by producing lithium hydroxide from spodumene concentrates and developed its own schemes to extract lithium, caesium and rubidium.
Together, ION-E and CMP are developing the hydrometallurgical purification pilot plant in the Seridó: ION-E brings the territory, the ore and the mining and beneficiation operation; CMP brings industrial know-how in extracting and purifying alkali metals and high-purity compounds.
Visit CMP ↗CMP founded in Krasnoyarsk
battery, technical and high-purity grades
high-purity alkali metals
years of industrial lithium chemistry
The company
ION-E Mining & Chemical Industry was founded in 2018 in Pedra Lavrada, Paraíba, on one of the richest pegmatite provinces on Earth. We operate across the whole chain: geological exploration, mining, physical beneficiation and — now — hydrometallurgical purification.
Our purpose is to turn ore into high-value feedstock: concentrates with controlled specifications, traceable origin and full technical documentation for domestic and international industry.
Portfolio
Minerals listed as critical by the European Union and the United States, high-purity industrial minerals and inputs for Brazilian agriculture.
Source of beryllium, the light and stiff metal used in copper-beryllium alloys, aerospace and defense structures, X-ray windows and BeO ceramics.
Aerospace · Defense · Electronics
Tantalum ore, essential for electrolytic capacitors, nickel superalloys for turbines, chemical process equipment and medical implants.
Capacitors · Superalloys · Medical
Niobium for high-strength micro-alloyed steels, superconducting magnets (MRI, particle accelerators) and superalloys. Brazil supplies about 93% of world output.
HSLA steel · Superconductors
Massive quartz cores from the pegmatites, selected and processed for demanding industrial uses — from the silicon value chain to optics.
Silicon · Solar · Optics
Sodium and potassium feldspars for ceramics, porcelain tiles, glass and glazes, with controlled iron content and particle size.
Ceramics · Glass · Glazes
Gold associated with the mineralized systems of the Seridó, mined and processed with controlled origin.
Store of value · Industry
Rock dust and soil remineralizers (Brazilian Law 12,890/2013) made from mining co-products — mineral-based fertility and less dependence on imports.
Remineralizers · Agriculture
The territory
In the Seridó region of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte, zoned pegmatite bodies formed about 510 million years ago, at the end of the Brasiliano orogeny. Their cores host massive quartz, feldspars, beryl, columbite-tantalite, micas and gemstones.
The region supplied the world with tantalum and beryllium during World War II and has been mined for some 80 years. ION-E brings method, engineering and modern chemistry to this geological heritage.
Value chain
Pegmatite mapping, systematic sampling and mineralogical characterization.
Selective mining separating cores, intermediate zones and co-products.
Crushing, screening, gravity and magnetic concentration, hand sorting and drying.
Digestion, solvent extraction, purification and precipitation of high-value compounds.
Certified lots, technical packaging and export with complete documentation.
Pilot plant
We are building a hydrometallurgical purification and processing pilot plant in partnership with CMP Lithium — Chemical Metallurgical Plant, a reference in alkali-metal chemistry and high-purity lithium.
The goal is to move from selling concentrate to delivering purified tantalum, niobium and beryllium compounds, adding value within the territory itself.
Technology partnerChemical Metallurgical Plant · Krasnoyarsk
HF/H₂SO₄ digestion, MIBK solvent extraction and selective Nb/Ta stripping to Nb₂O₅ and Ta₂O₅.
Beryl opening via sulfate or fluoride process, Al and Fe removal, and recovery of Be(OH)₂/BeO.
Designed with containment, exhaust and occupational monitoring — the standard required by fluorinated reagents and beryllium compounds.
In motion
Quality
Every lot is sampled, analysed and documented. The specification agreed with the customer follows the product from the mining face to delivery.
ESG
Reuse circuits and water management designed for the semi-arid climate.
Progressive rehabilitation with native Caatinga species.
Waste becomes input: rock dust for soil remineralization.
Jobs, training and local suppliers in the Seridó.
Applications
Contact
Buyers, industrial partners and investors: send us your requirements and we will reply with specification, availability and logistics.