Mining Overview

Mineral Processing Reagents That Improve Recovery From Complex Ore

Improve recovery and selectivity with advanced flotation reagents

The LOCUS ADVANTAGE

Increase recovery from complex and lower-grade ores

Improve selectivity to separate value from gangue

Enhance performance without major process changes

Mineral processing reagents play a critical role as ore grades decline and processing systems are pushed to deliver more with less. Locus Mining develops biosurfactant-based flotation reagents that improve recovery and selectivity through structured testing and measurable performance across mineral processing systems.

The state of modern mineral processing

Mineral processing performance is increasingly dependent on flotation reagents as ore grades decline, impurity levels rise, and separation becomes more complex. Incremental improvements are harder to achieve, while variability across ore bodies continues to limit recovery and selectivity.

  • Declining ore grades and rising complexity
  • Increased reliance on flotation and multi-stage processing
  • Water balance and entrainment affecting concentrate quality
  • Limited innovation from legacy reagent chemistries

A structured, chemistry-first approach to flotation performance

Locus Mining improves mineral processing performance through targeted flotation reagents designed to increase recovery and selectivity, controlling entrainment and separation behavior directly, rather than relying on mechanical adjustments. Reagents are designed for real-world conditions and integrated into structured, evaluation-driven test programs.

  • Improve recovery and selectivity together
  • Reduce entrainment through chemistry, not mechanical fixes
  • Enable low-risk evaluation through defined test programs

How our flotation reagents improve mineral processing performance

Performance is constrained by circuit limitations. Locus Mining addresses these constraints through structured evaluation, application-specific chemistry, and measurable validation.

New chemistry platform
Biosurfactant-based flotation reagents for mineral processing systems
Recovery and selectivity
Improve flotation recovery without sacrificing concentrate grade
Entrainment reduction
Reduce water recovery and improve concentrate quality
Drop-in
compatibility
Integrates with existing flotation reagent programs
Data before claims
Validated through lab and pilot-scale testing

Built for evaluation across the processing circuit

Locus Mining flotation reagents are evaluated across the full mineral processing circuit of the mineral processing circuit. See where biosurfactant-enhanced chemistry can influence performance.

Flotation Optimization

Improve mineral recovery and selectivity

Heap Leach Performance

Enhance metal recovery and leach efficiency

Tailings & Dewatering

Enhances particle settling and leach efficiency

Filtration Performance

Improve downstream filtration stability

Evaluate flotation reagents in your processing circuit

Start a structured evaluation to test flotation reagents and improve recovery, selectivity, and overall mineral processing performance.