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BluCore Minerals

From left, Raymond Moorehead and Jacob Estrada at the Randall W. Lewis Center for Entrepreneurship Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards.
May 13, 2026
CSUSB entrepreneurship students gain momentum with BluCore Minerals startup

What began as a classroom commercialization project at CSUSB has evolved into a growing startup gaining national recognition. MSEI students Raymond Moorehead Jr. and Jacob Estrada are advancing BluCore Minerals’ technology to extract lithium and other valuable minerals from wastewater streams while securing funding, accelerator opportunities and industry connections.