Glencore Technology is pushing its Jameson Cell from traditional cleaner/scavenger roles into primary rougher flotation duties to lift recovery and cut energy use in constrained concentrators. Recent installations, including at Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte plant in Ecuador, use the cell’s downcomer-based, high-intensity aeration and small footprint to debottleneck existing rougher banks without major civil works. For plant designers, this signals growing interest in retrofitting compact, low-maintenance flotation units to handle higher throughputs within fixed grinding and tailings capacities.

Silver Crown Royalties has partnered with Emergency Material Services to expand a US-focused silver royalty platform using structured, non-dilutive financing instead of direct mine ownership. Capital will be deployed via net smelter return royalties, gross revenue royalties and silver streaming agreements across mining, recycling, smelting and refining, giving Silver Crown exposure to production and price upside while avoiding cost overruns and technical risk. For operators, the model provides upfront funding without issuing equity, which could be attractive for brownfield expansions and mid-tier producers needing balance-sheet flexibility.

Gold prices stabilised on Wednesday, with spot gold briefly up 1.1% before settling just above $4,700/oz after US President Donald Trump announced an extended ceasefire with Iran, easing fears of further disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Bullion is still down more than 10% since the war began nearly two months ago, but remains 8.5% higher year-to-date and about 60% above 2025 levels. DWS Group’s Darwei Kung reports “cleaner” positioning and an overweight stance in gold, while BMO notes three weeks of consistent ETF inflows but selling pressure in Asia around $4,850/oz.