# Testes de separação por transmissão de raios X com IA da Brazil Potash mostram potencial para aumenta a produção e estender a vida útil da mina

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/testes-de-separac-a-o-por-transmissa-o-de-raios-x-com-ia-da-brazil-potash-mostra--9b9b4853-f5ab-49d4-b478-b9ac3e5af3c1

Original source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/13/3379488/0/pt/testes-de-separa%C3%A7%C3%A3o-por-transmiss%C3%A3o-de-raios-x-com-ia-da-brazil-potash-mostram-potencial-para-aumenta-a-produ%C3%A7%C3%A3o-e-estender-a-vida-%C3%BAtil-da-mina.html

Publisher: globenewswire

Original announcement: 2026-10-13T10:45:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-13T13:11:27.101Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-13T13:11:27.101Z

- Company: Brazil Potash Corp.

- Ticker: GRO

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Amazonas, Brasil

- Primary commodity: Potash

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-10-13 13:11:27 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Brazil Potash Corp. reported positive initial results from AI-powered X-ray Transmission \(XRT\) sorting tests at the Autazes Project. The tests successfully enriched potash \(KCl\) from approximately 13% to 27% and demonstrated the ability to reject 20% of low-grade material, potentially improving mine economics.

Reasoning: Initial XRT sorting tests show significant potential for pre-concentration and waste rejection, though scale-up risk remains high due to sample size.

- Positive factor: Successful enrichment of KCl from 13% to 27%

- Positive factor: Ability to reject 20% of low-grade material before processing

- Positive factor: Potential to extend mine life and increase production capacity

- Negative factor: Small sample size makes results indicative rather than representative

- Negative factor: Technology implementation is subject to future large-scale testing

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Bench Scale Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.

Why it applies: The company explicitly states that due to the small sample size, results are indicative and not yet representative of full-scale production.

Evidence · text

> Devido ao pequeno tamanho da amostra testada, os resultados são indicativos e ainda não podem ser considerados representativos da produção da mina em escala plena.

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The technology is intended to pre-concentrate material before it reaches the processing plant \(lixiviação a quente\).

Evidence · text

> pré-concentrar o material e, em seguida, processá-lo por lixiviação a quente

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: 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)

### XRT sorting

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/testes-de-separac-a-o-por-transmissa-o-de-raios-x-com-ia-da-brazil-potash-mostra--9b9b4853-f5ab-49d4-b478-b9ac3e5af3c1#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Autazes Project · potash

#### Identity

- Project: Autazes Project
- Commodity: potash
- Region: amazonas, brasil
- Reported Region: Amazonas, Brasil
- Ticker: GRO

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: XRT sorting
- Processing Route: XRT sorting
- Sample: initial program test sample

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 13
- Head Grade Unit: % KCl
- Conc. Grade: 27
- Conc. Grade Unit: % KCl
- Tailings Grade: 1.5
- Tailings Grade Unit: % KCl

#### Lab

- Consultant: ERCOSPLAN

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The test demonstrated successful separation of high-grade mineralization from waste.

- Positive factor: Significant grade enrichment from 13% to 27% KCl

- Negative factor: Results are based on a small sample size and are indicative

Evidence · text

> uma amostra contendo aproximadamente 13% de KCl foi enriquecida para aproximadamente 27% de KCl, enquanto a fração rejeitada continha aproximadamente 1% a 2% de KCl

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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