Jameson Cell Innovation opens new opportunities for recovery of coarse material from tailings share
Original announcement by globalminingreview on
- Company
- Glencore Technology
- Ticker
- Unavailable
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Peru
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-10-06 12:45:00 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Glencore Technology has demonstrated a new application for the Jameson Cell at the Tintaya Concentrator in Peru, targeting the recovery of coarse copper-bearing particles from flotation tailings. The pilot programme recovered an average of 24.7% of coarse particles (>150 µm) and suggests the potential to increase overall copper recovery by 2-6% with minimal plant redesign.
Reasoning: The document reports successful pilot testwork for a new scavenger application of the Jameson Cell, demonstrating meaningful recovery of coarse copper particles from tailings.
Positive factors
- Successful pilot demonstration of coarse particle recovery
- Potential to increase overall copper recovery by 2-6%
- Low CAPEX requirement due to minor modifications to existing circuit
Negative factors
- Requires further validation across different ore types
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: The pilot demonstrated meaningful recovery of coarse particles that were previously lost.
Evidence · text
“delivered meaningful recovery while retaining the simplicity of the standard Jameson Cell platform”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: While described as a pilot, the specific scale (tonnes processed) is not detailed, though it is a step above bench-scale.
Evidence · text
“The pilot programme recovered an average of 24.7%”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a mill_cil route ("concentrator")
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
pilot plantTintaya Concentrator · copperRecovery: 24.7 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tintaya Concentrator
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- peru
- Reported Region
- Peru
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Processing Route
- scavenger application using modified Jameson Cell on flotation tailings
- Sample
- coarse copper-bearing particles larger than 150 µm from flotation tailings
Recovery
- Recovery
- 24.7 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Consultant
- Glencore Technology
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Pilot test achieved 24.7% recovery of the targeted coarse copper-bearing particles.
Positive factors
- Successful recovery of coarse fraction
Evidence · text
“The pilot programme recovered an average of 24.7% of copper-bearing particles larger than 150 µm”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
Pilot Scale Completepositive
Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation.
Why it applies: test_type names pilot-scale work
Low Recoverynegative
Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 24.7% is below the weak band (80%)
How Atlas produces this analysis
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