Metso says it’s reinforcing its mineralogy capabilities at its Analysis Middle in Pori, Finland, with a brand new funding designed to assist clients transfer quicker and make higher knowledgeable choices throughout the complete lifecycle of their minerals processing tasks from early section undertaking design by to operational optimisation.
The improved capabilities strengthen Metso’s potential to ship high-quality mineralogical information extra quickly, enabling quicker execution and higher knowledgeable flowsheet growth, the OEM says.
The funding contains the set up of a TESCAN TIMA™ automated mineralogy analyser. This superior tools integrates high-resolution discipline emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) imaging with multi-detector elemental evaluation right into a single, totally automated system. The brand new tools enhances Metso’s long-established experience in mineralogical evaluation and considerably will increase evaluation pace whereas enabling larger pattern capability. This allows Metso’s specialists to generate quantitative information on ore traits, mineral associations and metallurgical behaviour throughout a better quantity of samples.
Tero Kravtsov, Senior Mineralogist at Metso, stated: “In minerals processing and metals refining, the mineralogy of the feed materials dictates the end result of your entire course of. By making use of detailed mineralogical evaluation to feed, concentrates, tailings and different course of merchandise throughout mineral processing, hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy, the muse for choosing the suitable metallurgical route at an early stage might be supplied.”
“This funding strengthens the mineralogy experience we now have utilized for many years,” Matthew Hicks, Director, Minerals Processing at Metso, added. “By increasing our analytical capability and shortening turnaround occasions, the consultants on the Pori Analysis Middle can ship clear, actionable mineralogical information for a higher variety of circumstances. Such readability straight reduces undertaking danger and improves useful resource effectivity throughout your entire course of.”
Metso’s capabilities, spanning superior mineralogy, laboratory testing, pilot work and flowsheet growth, enable mining clients to enhance recoveries, optimise useful resource effectivity and develop extra strong and sustainable processing routes throughout the complete lifecycle of operations.
The Metso Analysis Middle in Pori is one in every of Metso’s hubs for analysis and product growth and is targeted on mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, battery materials course of options and smelting applied sciences.
Rodrigo Grau, Vice President, Minerals Processing Options at Metso, concluded: “Strengthening our mineralogy capabilities in Pori additional enhances our potential to help early engagement with clients and enhance effectivity. That is key to selling built-in Metso flowsheets constructed round our core merchandise and applied sciences. Mineralogical characterisation is important in defining the optimum metallurgical route.”
