Maximizing Recovery and De-Risking Your Process
Effective metallurgical process design is the engine of a successful mining operation. Metallurgical Testing & Optimization provides the essential data needed to design, validate, and improve the processing plant flowsheet. This ensures that you can economically extract the maximum amount of valuable metal or mineral from your ore.
BQCIS provides a comprehensive suite of metallurgical testing services, from early-stage bench-scale tests on drill core samples to more advanced pilot-scale testing to confirm flowsheet viability. Our services cover all aspects of mineral processing, including comminution (crushing/grinding), flotation, leaching (cyanidation, acid leaching), and solid-liquid separation.
Our experienced metallurgists and engineers not only conduct the tests but also provide expert process validation and optimization advice. We help you de-risk your project by confirming recovery rates, identifying potential processing challenges, and optimizing reagent schemes — ultimately maximizing your project's net present value (NPV).
Key Metallurgical Activities
Key Benefits of Metallurgical Optimization
Enhanced Recovery Efficiency
Improve metal or mineral yield by optimizing grind size, reagent schemes, and process conditions through evidence-based testing.
De-Risk Project Development
Generate reliable data for feasibility studies, reducing technical and financial uncertainties before plant construction.
Lower Operational Costs
Identify inefficiencies in existing circuits and implement targeted optimizations that reduce energy, reagent, and maintenance costs.
Validated Process Design
Translate laboratory findings into pilot-scale confirmation to ensure your final flowsheet is technically and economically proven.
Success Story
Metallurgical Testing Unlocks Value in Complex Ore
A mining company's pre-feasibility study stalled due to refractory ore with low recoveries under conventional processing.
BQCIS conducted advanced bench-scale testing, including diagnostic leaching and pressure oxidation (POX) experiments, identifying a flowsheet that transformed recovery potential.
The optimized POX-cyanidation process improved gold recovery from 35% to over 92%, turning a marginal project into a viable, financeable operation.