Monument Commissions Intec Pilot Plant at Selinsing
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Monument Mining Limited
- Ticker
- MMY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Malaysia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-23 22:56:17 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Monument Mining has completed construction and commenced commissioning of the Intec Pilot Plant at the Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia. The pilot program aims to demonstrate the scalability of Intec's sulphide dissolution and gold recovery technology in a continuous flow process.
Reasoning: The company has moved from bench-scale success to pilot-scale commissioning of a new technology (Intec) to process sulphides, which is a significant technical de-risking step for the Selinsing mine.
Positive factors
- Pilot plant commissioning represents a key scale-up milestone
- Use of third-party consultant (Orway Mineral Consultants) for QA/QC oversight
- Potential to extend mine life by processing sulphides
Negative factors
- Results are not yet available; current status is commissioning/testing
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The pilot plant is being integrated with the existing Selinsing Gold Processing Plant.
Evidence · text
“using the existing Selinsing Gold Processing Plant”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release mentions Orway Mineral Consultants will oversee operation to satisfy independence and QA/QC aspects.
Evidence · text
“In order to satisfy both the independence and technical QA/QC aspects of the results, Orway Mineral Consultants (WA) Pty Ltd... have been engaged”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
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Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- MMY
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Processing Route
- Intec sulphide dissolution and gold recovery technology
- Sample
- Intec Pilot Plant trial testing (continuous flow)
Lab
- Consultant
- DCS Technical Services Pty. Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The plant is in the commissioning phase; technical success is being tested to duplicate bench-scale results.
Positive factors
- Transition from bench-scale to continuous pilot scale
Negative factors
- Actual recovery percentages not yet reported
Evidence · text
“completed construction of the Intec Pilot Plant and placed it into commissioning”
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.