# Locus Mining's FrothBoost™ Supports Mineral Recovery as Energy, Data Center and Infrastructure Growth Drives Demand for Metals Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/locus-mining-s-frothboosttm-supports-mineral-recovery-as-energy-data-center-and--65880d29-bcdb-4c7a-9524-b7351f66be5a Original source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/locus-minings-frothboost-supports-mineral-recovery-as-energy-data-center-and-infrastructure-growth-drives-demand-for-metals-302867280.html Publisher: prnewswire Original announcement: 2026-09-11T23:58:40.187Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Locus Mining - Ticker: Unavailable - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Unavailable - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Copper, Molybdenum, Iron ore - Document categories: Metallurgy, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-12 00:16:15 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Locus Mining has announced the performance results of its FrothBoost™ flotation chemistry, a biosurfactant-enhanced reagent designed to improve mineral recovery and selectivity. Laboratory testing demonstrated measurable improvements in recovery and concentrate grade across gold, copper, molybdenum, and iron ore applications. Reasoning: The announcement details successful laboratory-scale metallurgical testing of a new biosurfactant-enhanced flotation reagent \(FrothBoost™\) showing significant recovery gains in gold, copper, molybdenum, and iron. - Positive factor: measurable recovery improvements across multiple commodities - Positive factor: improved concentrate grade in gold applications - Positive factor: tested across diverse mineralogies - Negative factor: results are from laboratory testing conditions, not full-scale commercial operations Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: The product is designed for use within existing flotation circuits. Evidence · text > designed to improve mineral recovery, separation selectivity and froth quality within existing processing circuits. **Multi-Domain Tested** Polarity: positive Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed. Why it applies: 4 distinct composites were tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (4) ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/locus-mining-s-frothboosttm-supports-mineral-recovery-as-energy-data-center-and--65880d29-bcdb-4c7a-9524-b7351f66be5a#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: flotation - Processing Route: flotation - Sample: Gold flotation evaluation #### Recovery - Recovery: 88 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test - Conc. Grade: 59.7 - Conc. Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant improvement in both recovery and concentrate grade in laboratory settings. - Positive factor: recovery increased 2.3 pp - Positive factor: concentrate grade increased from 44.9% to 59.7% Evidence · text > In Gold: recovery increased 2.3 pp \(from 85.7% to 88.0%\) while also increasing concentrate grade from 44.9% to 59.7%. #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/locus-mining-s-frothboosttm-supports-mineral-recovery-as-energy-data-center-and--65880d29-bcdb-4c7a-9524-b7351f66be5a#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: flotation - Processing Route: flotation - Sample: Copper flotation evaluation #### Recovery - Recovery: 73.1 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Solid recovery improvement in laboratory testing. - Positive factor: recovery increased 6.3 pp Evidence · text > In Copper: recovery increased 6.3 pp \(from 66.8% to 73.1%\) #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal **Low Recovery** Polarity: negative Definition: Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: 73.1% is below the weak band \(80%\) ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/locus-mining-s-frothboosttm-supports-mineral-recovery-as-energy-data-center-and--65880d29-bcdb-4c7a-9524-b7351f66be5a#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) molybdenum #### Identity - Commodity: molybdenum #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: flotation - Processing Route: flotation - Sample: Molybdenum flotation evaluation #### Recovery - Recovery: 92.9 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Very strong recovery improvement for molybdenum. - Positive factor: recovery increased 12.5 pp Evidence · text > In molybdenum: recovery increased 12.5 pp \(from 80.4% to 92.9%\) #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/locus-mining-s-frothboosttm-supports-mineral-recovery-as-energy-data-center-and--65880d29-bcdb-4c7a-9524-b7351f66be5a#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) iron\_ore #### Identity - Commodity: iron\_ore #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: flotation - Processing Route: flotation - Sample: Iron ore flotation evaluation #### Recovery - Recovery: 76.6 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Improvement in both recovery and selectivity for iron ore. - Positive factor: recovery increased 5.8 pp - Positive factor: improved separation efficiency and selectivity Evidence · text > In Iron: recovery increased 5.8 pp \(from 70.8% 76.6%\) while also improving separation efficiency and selectivity. #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.