Molycop recently delivered specialised flotation training to Peñoles and Fresnillo teams, strengthening technical collaboration and supporting improved recovery and operational performance across their mineral processing operations.
Key Facts
- Molycop delivered a specialised training session, “Pulp Chemistry in Mineral Flotation,” to Peñoles Industries and Fresnillo PLC, with participation from sub‑directors, plant managers, metallurgists, researchers, and the Minera Capela team.
- The session, led by Molycop R&D Support Engineer Rocio Santos, focused on the critical role of pulp chemistry in flotation efficiency, recovery stability, and overall circuit performance.
- This training forms part of Molycop’s long‑term technical collaboration with Peñoles and Fresnillo, strengthening knowledge exchange to address complex ore characteristics and enhance metallurgical outcomes.
Advancing flotation performance through technical collaboration
Strong technical partnerships are built on continuous learning, collaboration and the practical exchange of expertise. As part of our ongoing technical engagement with Peñoles Industries and Fresnillo PLC, Molycop recently delivered a specialised training session titled “Pulp Chemistry in Mineral Flotation” at the CIDT facilities of Industrias Peñoles.The session brought together sub-directors, plant managers, metallurgical specialists and research personnel, with additional remote participation from the Minera Capela team. This broad participation enabled meaningful technical discussion that connected theoretical understanding with real operational challenges.
Focus on a critical flotation variable
The training was led by Rocio Santos, Support Engineer in Research and Development at Molycop, whose work focuses on applying metallurgical research to practical customer outcomes. Her presentation highlighted pulp chemistry as a key variable influencing flotation efficiency — affecting reagent performance, mineral selectivity, recovery stability and overall circuit performance.Exploring the electrochemical environment within flotation systems provided attendees with practical insights into how monitoring, interpretation of plant data and operational adjustments can improve consistency and metallurgical outcomes.
Integral to long-term collaboration
These training sessions form an important part of our ongoing technical relationship with Peñoles Industries and Fresnillo PLC. Structured knowledge exchange supports alignment between operational teams, research specialists and technical partners, helping address increasingly complex ore characteristics and evolving performance expectations.We would like to thank the team in Mexico for their strong support and organisation of the session, and extend our appreciation to Peñoles for their hospitality in hosting the training.
Through continued collaboration, applied research and open technical dialogue, partnerships like these help deliver measurable improvements in recovery, efficiency and operational stability across mineral processing operations.
