Targeted Separation, Stronger Results: Boosting Efficiency in Precious & Base Metal Processing
Somerset International’s cutting-edge mineral classification system removes ultrafine particles like talc, enhancing sulfide flotation performance for higher-grade concentrates, improved recovery rates, and lower refining costs. Whether processing PGMs, gold, or base metal sulfides, our solution can increase flotation kinetics and shift the recovery-grade curve enabling higher concentrate grade and overall metal recovery.
Precious Metals: Unlocking Higher Yields in PGM and Gold Recovery with Advanced Particle Classification
The processing of precious metals, including Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) and Gold, faces significant hurdles due to the generation of ultrafine particles during the grinding process.
These particles increase the viscosity of the slurry, making it difficult to handle, and they coat valuable minerals with unwanted impurities (gangue slimes).
Results from pilot programs have demonstrated significant potential for increased production capacity for PGMs, higher recovery rates of these valuable metals, and higher-grade concentrate product. This lower impurity concentrate product ultimately translates to lower downstream refining costs.
Copper & Base Metals: Somerset’s Technology Solves Talc Contamination
Base metal sulfide flotation struggles with hydrophobic gangue minerals like talc, which contaminate concentrates, lower grades, and increase smelting costs. Conventional chemical depression of talc often proves ineffective and expensive. Somerset International’s mineral classification technology overcomes these challenges by removing ultrafine talc particles before flotation, leading to higher-grade concentrates, which can reduce smelting expenses, and increase throughput.
Why Choose Somerset?
Our advanced technology is designed to solve the mineral processing challenges of base metal sulfide flotation, effectively removing talc contamination and boosting concentrate grades. Whether you’re aiming to increase throughput, reduce smelting costs, or improve recovery, Somerset’s innovative solutions provide the efficiency and results your operation needs.