Jacqueline G Jones – Founder
Serial Entrepreneur
20 years of experience in energy
End-of-life EV batteries are the inevitable consequence of electric vehicle adoption. By 2040, more than nine billion pounds of end-of-life battery material will be generated each year. Today, more than 90% go to landfills as hazardous waste.
Carmine Minerals turns that challenge into a domestic supply of critical minerals.
Technology
Our technology offers a new approach to extracting valuable metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries through novel solvent remediation and magnetic separation processes. Unlike traditional methods, it does not require the use of hazardous chemicals, making it cost effective, energy efficient, and environmentally safer.
Value Proposition
Our advanced chemical-separation systems allow recyclers to extract lithium, nickel, and cobalt from battery waste more economically than traditional methods because there’s fewer hazardous chemicals. Less hazardous waste disposal = lower operating costs!
Impact
The mining of critical minerals is environmentally destructive: It’s both energy and water intensive. Mine development can take up to twenty years from discovery to production.
Battery recycling can bring cobalt, nickel, and lithium to market in months, not decades.
Our Mission
Carmine Minerals’ mission is to accelerate the clean-energy transition by enabling a circular-economy approach to the recovery of high-purity critical minerals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. We maximize value from resources that would otherwise be discarded, reducing environmental harm from mining and landfilling and strengthening supply-chain resilience.
Our Partners
Who We Are
Founded in 2024, our diverse team comprises over 80 years of collective experience in energy-sector leadership, deep tech commercialization, and scalable engineering – the exact mix required to bring this advanced recycling technology to market.
Jocelyn Graf – Founder
Serial Entrepreneur
15 years of experience as deep tech advisor
Chia Tan – Founder
Mechanical Engineer
20 years of experience in scalable engineering solutions
Kimberly Penn – Strategic Advisor
Multi-Entrepreneur
32 years of experience as President of Webtropolis