When recovery depends on more than grade

Grade is only one part of resource evaluation. Recovery, hardness, deleterious elements and mineralogical variability can influence project economics, yet they are often harder to model because metallurgical test work is limited.


This article explains how geology-led geometallurgical modelling helps teams use sparse recovery data more effectively by first defining meaningful domains, then modelling abundant geological and mineralogical variables before estimating processing response. It outlines a practical workflow that combines geostatistics with supervised machine learning to support recovery forecasting, scheduling, blending, plant feed management and risk assessment.


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