# Tungsten West advances Hemerdon restart with TOMRA Mining sorting technology a key component of the redesigned plant Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/tungsten-west-advances-hemerdon-restart-with-tomra-mining-sorting-technology-a-k--ace9bac9-2dad-4207-8b69-e2d04c0a14ab Original source: https://www.globalminingreview.com/mining/15092026/tungsten-west-advances-hemerdon-restart-with-tomra-mining-sorting-technology-a-key-component-of-the-redesigned-plant/ Publisher: globalminingreview Original announcement: 2026-09-15T15:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Tungsten West - Ticker: Unavailable - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Devon, England - Primary commodity: Tungsten - Secondary commodities: Tin - Document categories: Metallurgy, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-15 15:48:10 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Tungsten West is implementing TOMRA Mining's XRT sorting technology, featuring OBTAIN Deep Learning, at its Hemerdon tungsten mine in England. The redesigned plant aims to ramp up to full production in early 2027 by using sorting to reject 70% of material as aggregate, thereby concentrating the mineralised fraction for downstream processing. Reasoning: The announcement details a significant technological upgrade to the Hemerdon processing plant to facilitate a restart, which is a material development for the company's production timeline. - Positive factor: Integration of advanced XRT sorting technology to improve feed grade - Positive factor: Redesigned plant aims to reduce downstream processing volume by 70% - Positive factor: Strategic positioning as a non-China tungsten source - Positive factor: Use of AI/Deep Learning \(OBTAIN\) to increase sorter capacity Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: The plant redesign involves crushing, screening, sorting, pressure jigging, and dense media separation. Evidence · text > new primary crushing, screening, and a dedicated new sorting house, feeding into a system that also incorporates inline pressure jigs \(IPJs\) downstream **Gravity Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet. Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route \("dense media separation"\) **Single Domain Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established. Why it applies: only one composite was tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### bulk test work [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/tungsten-west-advances-hemerdon-restart-with-tomra-mining-sorting-technology-a-k--ace9bac9-2dad-4207-8b69-e2d04c0a14ab#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Hemerdon · tungsten #### Identity - Project: Hemerdon - Commodity: tungsten - Region: devon, england - Reported Region: Devon, England #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: bulk test work - Processing Route: XRT ore sorting, pressure jigging, and dense media separation - Sample: 10-80 mm fraction from primary and secondary crushing circuit #### Lab - Consultant: TOMRA Mining #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The text describes the implementation of a specific sorting technology based on prior bulk test work. - Positive factor: Bulk test work conducted to ensure performance parameters Evidence · text > Following significant bulk test work conducted with TOMRA Mining to ensure that sorter performance parameters reflect future plant feed #### Tags used in scoring **Gravity Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet. Why it applies: processing\_route matches the gravity signal **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit ### bulk test work [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/tungsten-west-advances-hemerdon-restart-with-tomra-mining-sorting-technology-a-k--ace9bac9-2dad-4207-8b69-e2d04c0a14ab#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Hemerdon · tin #### Identity - Project: Hemerdon - Commodity: tin - Region: devon, england - Reported Region: Devon, England #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: bulk test work - Processing Route: XRT ore sorting, pressure jigging, and dense media separation - Sample: 10-80 mm fraction from primary and secondary crushing circuit #### Lab - Consultant: TOMRA Mining #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Tin is mentioned as a secondary recovery target in the downstream concentrator. Evidence · text > direct the approximately 30% of incoming material – the mineralised fraction – to the downstream concentrator for tungsten and tin recovery #### Tags used in scoring **Gravity Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet. Why it applies: processing\_route matches the gravity signal **Byproduct Commodity** Polarity: neutral Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit ## 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. 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