# Designed for the mine of the future: Why South32 selected the Jameson Concentrator for Hermosa

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/designed-for-the-mine-of-the-future-why-south32-selected-the-jameson-concentrato--6f283b70-af75-4260-bb1f-c477ea1abeb8

Original source: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/13082026/designed-for-the-mine-of-the-future-why-south32-selected-the-jameson-concentrator-for-hermosa/

Publisher: globalminingreview

Original announcement: 2026-08-13T15:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: South32

- Ticker: Unavailable

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Arizona, USA

- Primary commodity: Zinc

- Secondary commodities: Manganese, Silver

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 17:39:43 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

South32 has selected Glencore Technology's Jameson Concentrator for its Hermosa project in Arizona. The technology is expected to reduce the flotation circuit footprint by 40% and provide approximately 30% energy savings while supporting remote, automated operations.

Reasoning: The document discusses the selection of specific metallurgical equipment \(Jameson Concentrator\) for the Hermosa project, highlighting efficiency and automation benefits rather than reporting new assay or recovery results.

- Positive factor: Selection of advanced flotation technology \(Jameson Concentrator\)

- Positive factor: Significant footprint reduction \(40% less space\)

- Positive factor: Projected 30% energy savings

- Positive factor: Enhanced automation and remote operation capabilities

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The document describes the selection of a flotation concentrator for the processing plant.

Evidence · text

> reduced the flotation circuit from an alternative of approximately 22 conventional flotation cells to just 11 Jameson Cells

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### flotation

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/designed-for-the-mine-of-the-future-why-south32-selected-the-jameson-concentrato--6f283b70-af75-4260-bb1f-c477ea1abeb8#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

zinc

#### Identity

- Commodity: zinc

#### Test Work

- Program Status: optimization
- Test Type: flotation
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: Hermosa project processing operation

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The project is implementing Jameson Cells to optimize the flotation circuit for zinc production.

- Positive factor: Compact footprint

- Positive factor: Energy efficiency

- Positive factor: Automation readiness

Evidence · text

> Hermosa is a critical minerals project designed to supply zinc, manganese, silver, and other metals

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.