LIG Assets, Inc. has executed a second Letter of Intent for mining expansion while advancing proprietary environmental technologies that management believes could disrupt traditional land and water reclamation methods. The non-binding LOI through affiliate Gold Run, Inc. covers approximately 41 acres adjacent to the Brooks Quarry property in Marianna, Florida, expanding the company's potential mining and processing facility footprint.
The company's strategic pivot into mining follows years of investment in sustainable environmental technologies designed to address persistent problems facing agriculture, municipalities, and mining operators worldwide. After development and field testing, LIG has advanced three complementary technologies that form an integrated remediation platform with potential applications for contaminated mining slurry pits, oilfield wastewater environments, heavy-metal impacted sites, agricultural waste lagoons, and polluted lakes and rivers.
The first technology involves rapid water clarification without chemical additives. In controlled testing environments, the company reports contaminated ponds and slurry pits can be significantly clarified within approximately 28 to 35 days. For mine operators facing environmental violations, suspended operations, or mounting remediation costs, accelerated clarity and detoxification timelines could represent meaningful operational and regulatory advantages.
The second technology increases dissolved oxygen and hydrogen levels in water systems. In testing environments, certain oxidation reactions have been observed, including conversion of arsenic to arsenate. In oilfield-related wastewater applications, preliminary testing indicates potential recovery of up to approximately 12% of hydrocarbons present in certain waste streams, depending on site-specific variables. Management believes this dual impact of environmental remediation combined with potential hydrocarbon recovery could materially improve the economics of oilfield and mining wastewater management.
The third technology involves an advanced filtration system that, in certain test environments, has demonstrated removal rates of up to approximately 93% of specific heavy metals from contaminated water streams. Heavy metal contamination remains one of the most expensive and complex regulatory challenges in mining operations, and scalable implementation of this filtration technology could significantly reduce remediation timelines and associated compliance exposure.
Mining companies across the United States and internationally face escalating environmental regulations, millions of dollars in potential fines, long-term reclamation liabilities, and increasing pressure from regulators, investors, and ESG-focused stakeholders. LIG's integrated technology platform offers alignment of cleaner water, detoxified land, reduced environmental exposure, potential incremental revenue from resource recovery, and improved public and regulatory positioning.
Because of these multi-year testing efforts, the company reports that slurry pit operators from agricultural producers to mining and oilfield operators have initiated discussions regarding pilot programs and potential remediation partnerships. In certain discussions, operators have explored not only remediation services but also potential joint venture or equity participation models tied to site development and resource processing.
The company acknowledges that prior public disclosures have been measured and limited, stating this discretion has been intentional as LIG has been actively negotiating mining transactions and evaluating long-term structural partnerships. Management expects to provide a comprehensive strategic update in March outlining its broader mining acquisition and development roadmap, progress on both LOIs and other deals in the works, potential operational buildout plans, and introduction of an experienced mining executive management team.
Management believes the convergence of strategic mining asset acquisitions, proprietary environmental remediation technologies, potential resource recovery enhancements, and growing regulatory pressure on operators creates a significant opportunity for LIG Assets, Inc. and its shareholders. While substantial work remains, including definitive agreements, regulatory approvals, financing, engineering validation, and commercial scaling, management believes the foundation now in place positions the company for a transformative phase of growth.
