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April 21, 2026

$15M Opportunity Uncovered in a Large Gold Mining Operation

A closer look at how a mining operation identified untapped throughput in the comminution circuit and captured it without additional capex.
Aerial view of a construction site with excavators, dump trucks, and a conveyor system moving gravel and sand across a dirt landscape.

A leading gold mining operation was hitting its throughput targets in the comminution circuit, but performance wasn’t holding consistently as conditions changed.

 

As ore characteristics shifted, the relationship between throughput, recovery, and cyanide consumption moved with it — but the circuit continued to run the same way.

 

At times, more reagent was being used without improving recovery. At others, throughput could have been increased without impacting downstream performance.

 

By continuously adjusting how the circuit was run as conditions changed — using Braincube’s Real-Time Process Optimization — the operation increased tonnage and improved margin within the existing process.

Unlocking throughput that was already there.

+1.5% Throughput
+47 TPH Identified
$15M in Site Gains
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