GEOMETALLURGY INSIGHTS

The energy and industrial transition is driving a sustained period of elevated metal prices and global growth in minerals production. This has exacerbated structural scarcities in critical inputs, such as experienced and skilled labour, placing persistent upward pressure on costs across the minerals industry.

In metallurgical testing, the notion of a “representative sample” is often taken to mean that a single, well-chosen sample can fully encapsulate the behaviour of an entire ore deposit. This underlying assumption suggests that if the processing plant is designed and tested using this sample.

Visualizing multiple variables in a complex dataset can be overwhelming, especially in geometallurgy, where orebody characteristics drive processing outcomes.

Direct from our Mines & Money 2021 booth, AMC hosted a livestream discussion on geometallurgy featuring Tungsten West’s Technical & Operations Director, James McFarlane, and two of AMC’s experts on the topic, Ian Lipton and Michelle Helm. The conversation took place was live streamed live on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube and at our booth.

Modern day sorting and pre-concentration techniques are used to improve profitability of mining projects. Learn more about the 4 basic approaches here.

Geometallurgy may be defined as the integration of geological, geotechnical, mining, metallurgical, environmental, and economic information to provide a platform to increase the net present value of a deposit.

AMC identified applicable open-pit and underground mining methods for the San Sebastian operation in Mexico that best aligned with the client’s goals.