XPS–Glencore Technology Jameson Cell test work: design and scale‑up notes for concentrator engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on International Mining – News
30 Second Briefing
Glencore Technology has partnered with XPS in Falconbridge, Ontario, to expand Jameson Cell flotation test work coverage across North America, using XPS’s piloting facilities and state-of-the-art mineral processing laboratories. The multidisciplinary XPS team will run laboratory and pilot-scale campaigns for operations and projects, integrating metallurgical test work with consulting and flowsheet development. For concentrator engineers, this should simplify scale-up of Jameson Cell applications in brownfield and greenfield plants, potentially shortening test programmes and de-risking circuit design changes.
Technical Brief
- Jameson Cell campaigns at XPS can include both laboratory batch tests and continuous pilot circuits.
- Integrated test work at Falconbridge allows locked-cycle flotation, variability testing and reagent optimisation in one facility.
- XPS’s piloting capability enables testing of rougher, cleaner and scavenger duty configurations for Jameson Cell circuits.
- Combined operations and projects teams at XPS support flowsheet selection, debottlenecking and retrofit concepts alongside test work.
- Mineralogical characterisation and flotation tests can be run sequentially, tightening feedback between ore texture and cell performance.
- Brownfield concentrators gain access to off-site pilot rigs, avoiding production disruption during circuit change evaluations.
- For greenfield projects, early-stage Jameson Cell piloting can refine design criteria before committing to full-scale equipment.
Our Take
Among the 424 tag-matched Projects/Product pieces in our database, relatively few focus on test work service expansions in North America, so XPS’s role here signals that OEM-linked labs are becoming more important in early flowsheet selection rather than just equipment supply.
With the activity centred out of Falconbridge in Ontario, this move effectively positions Canada as a regional hub for Jameson-related flotation test work, which can shorten iteration cycles for US and Mexican projects that would otherwise rely on offshore laboratories.
For Glencore Technology, embedding Jameson test capability within XPS in Canada helps lock in process design influence at the study stage, which typically gives the technology provider a stronger hand when projects move into detailed engineering and equipment tendering.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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