Monument Commissions Intec Pilot Plant at Selinsing
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Monument Mining Limited
- Ticker
- MMY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Malaysia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-16 11:17:37 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Monument Mining has completed construction and commenced commissioning of the Intec Pilot Plant at the Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia. The pilot plant aims to demonstrate the scalability of Intec's sulphide dissolution and gold recovery technology, with independent oversight provided by Orway Mineral Consultants.
Reasoning: The announcement marks a significant technical milestone in testing a new metallurgical process (Intec) to unlock sulphide gold at an existing mine, though actual recovery results are pending.
Positive factors
- Pilot plant commissioning marks transition from bench-scale to continuous flow testing
- Engagement of independent consultant Orway Mineral Consultants for QA/QC oversight
- Potential to extend mine life by processing sulphide ore using existing infrastructure
Negative factors
- Results are not yet available; current status is commissioning only
- Success is contingent on scaling up bench-scale results to a continuous process
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The document notes that previous successful results were only demonstrated on a bench scale, and the pilot plant is intended to test scale-up.
Evidence · text
“successfully demonstrated the technical ability of the Intec technology to dissolve sulphides and recover gold from the sulphide material on a bench scale test work program”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The pilot plant is being integrated with the existing Selinsing Gold Processing Plant.
Evidence · text
“using the existing Selinsing Gold Processing Plant”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
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Identity
- Project
- Selinsing
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- malaysia
- Reported Region
- Malaysia
- Ticker
- MMY
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- pilot plant
- Processing Route
- Intec sulphide dissolution and gold recovery
- Sample
- sulphide feed stock materials
Lab
- Consultant
- DCS Technical Services Pty. Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The fact describes the commencement of a pilot plant program to test gold recovery from sulphides.
Positive factors
- Transitioning from bench-scale to pilot-scale testing
Negative factors
- No recovery results reported yet
Evidence · text
“completed construction of the Intec Pilot Plant and placed it into commissioning at the Selinsing gold mine site in Malaysia”
Tags used in scoring
Pilot Scale Completepositive
Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation.
Why it applies: test_type names pilot-scale work
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.