# Glencore Technology to install Albion Process at Rox Resources’ Youanmi Gold Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/glencore-technology-to-install-albion-process-at-rox-resources-youanmi-gold-proj--9b721200-1feb-4802-a9db-0deeb343f81b

Original source: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/07082026/glencore-technology-to-install-albion-process-at-rox-resources-youanmi-gold-project/

Publisher: globalminingreview

Original announcement: 2026-08-07T12:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Rox Resources

- Ticker: Unavailable

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Western Australia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 18:27:02 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Rox Resources has selected Glencore Technology's Albion Process and IsaMill combination to treat refractory and semi-refractory gold ores at the Youanmi Gold Project in Western Australia. The technology is intended to provide a lower-capital alternative to pressure oxidation while managing orebody variability.

Reasoning: The announcement details the selection of a specific oxidative leaching technology \(Albion Process\) to address metallurgical complexities at the Youanmi Gold Project.

- Positive factor: Selection of Albion Process technology to unlock refractory ore

- Positive factor: Lower-capital alternative to pressure oxidation

- Positive factor: Ability to manage orebody variations

- Negative factor: Presence of refractory and semi-refractory ore requires complex processing

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Refractory Ore**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.

Why it applies: The project contains significant refractory and semi-refractory gold mineralisation.

Evidence · text

> The project contains both free-milling and sulfide-hosted gold mineralisation, with a significant refractory component

**POX/BIOX Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX.

Why it applies: The Albion Process is an oxidative leaching technology used as an alternative to pressure oxidation \(POX\).

Evidence · text

> The technology provided a lower-capital, more practical alternative to pressure oxidation

## Extracted facts

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

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### metallurgical test work

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/glencore-technology-to-install-albion-process-at-rox-resources-youanmi-gold-proj--9b721200-1feb-4802-a9db-0deeb343f81b#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: metallurgical test work
- Processing Route: IsaMill ultra-fine grinding and Albion Process atmospheric oxidative leaching
- Sample: Youanmi Gold Project ore \(refractory and semi-refractory\)

#### Reagents

- Reagent Notes: Designed to treat refractory and semi-refractory ores; includes sulfide-hosted gold mineralisation

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The project requires specialized oxidative leaching due to the presence of refractory sulfide-hosted gold.

- Positive factor: Technology selected after extensive metallurgical test work

- Negative factor: Ore is refractory/semi-refractory, requiring more complex processing than standard CIL

Evidence · text

> Rox Resources selected the Albion Process and IsaMill combination as the preferred solution.

## 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.