en.Wedoany.com Reported - Metso is enhancing its mineralogical analysis capabilities by investing in automated mineralogical analysis equipment to accelerate customer project development and support process optimization decisions.
These enhanced capabilities enable Metso to generate high-quality mineralogical data more quickly, helping to expedite project execution and provide a stronger basis for process development. The investment includes the installation of a TESCAN TIMA™ automated mineralogical analyzer, which integrates high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) imaging with multi-detector elemental analysis in a fully automated system. The new equipment complements Metso's long-standing expertise in mineralogical analysis, increasing analysis speed while improving sample processing capacity. Metso experts can now generate quantitative data on ore characteristics, mineral associations, and metallurgical behavior for a larger number of samples.
Tero Kravtsov, Senior Mineralogist at Metso, stated that in mineral processing and metal refining, the mineralogical characteristics of the feed determine the outcome of the entire process. Detailed mineralogical analysis of feed, concentrates, tailings, and other process products in beneficiation, hydrometallurgy, and pyrometallurgy can lay the foundation for selecting the appropriate metallurgical route at an early stage. Matthew Hicks, Director of Mineral Processing at Metso, explained that this investment strengthens the company's decades of mineralogical expertise. By expanding analysis capacity and reducing turnaround times, experts at the Pori Research Centre can provide actionable mineralogical data for more cases, helping to reduce project risks and improve process resource efficiency.
Metso's unique capabilities encompass advanced mineralogy, laboratory testing, pilot work, and process development, helping mining customers improve recovery rates, optimize resource efficiency, and develop more robust and sustainable processing routes throughout the operational lifecycle. The Metso Research Center in Pori is one of the company's R&D hubs, focusing on mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, battery materials process solutions, and smelting technologies. Rodrigo Grau, Vice President of Mineral Processing Solutions at Metso, stated that strengthening mineralogical capabilities in Pori further enhances the ability to support early customer engagement and improve efficiency, as mineralogical characterization is critical for determining the optimal metallurgical route.
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