Pros
Excellent learning environment for mining professionals. The laboratory is located within the vicinity of the offices and employees are encouraged to spend time in the labs. The Torbed reactor is a great tool to be used to eliminate waste and get more ore out of a piece of rock. In the cycle of commercialization: Pilot to Bench to Demonstration to Commercialization ~ Ortech provides services in "pilot" and "bench" scale initiatives. Other initiatives are in the Water, and Recycling areas. There target markets are Canadian mining companies and because of the ethnicity of the founders, India. At present several demonstration projects are underway in India with water companies.
Cons
Too technical ~ Average mine manager is more of a business person than a technical resource. Equipment needs to be cleaned and upgraded and additional plant tours need to be arranged.