Eriez has shared insights into changing mineral processing challenges and emerging solutions during an industry podcast recorded at SME MINEXCHANGE in Salt Lake City.

During the discussion, Eriez technical and executive leaders explained how mining companies are under increasing pressure to improve recovery and throughput while managing tighter limits around energy, water and capital efficiency.

Jaisen Kohmuench, President and CEO of Eriez, said:

“We have new technologies that we’ve been working on for a long time that are now starting to hit their strides… we believe we have some step change technology.”

The conversation highlighted the industry’s growing need to move beyond small incremental improvements and adopt more transformative approaches to flowsheet design and equipment selection.

Speakers explained that, while innovation is essential, long-term success depends on integrating technologies across the full process rather than relying on individual solutions in isolation.

Todd Burchett, Head of Mining and Minerals at Eriez, said:

“These step change technologies are now just defining what the future flowsheets will look like.”

The podcast also explored ongoing recovery challenges across coarse, fine and ultrafine particle ranges, particularly as ore bodies become more complex and head grades continue to decline.

Topics included coarse particle flotation and its impact on grind size, energy consumption and tailings management, as well as technologies designed to improve selectivity and address circuit bottlenecks.

These capabilities were discussed in relation to Eriez technologies, including HydroFloat® coarse particle flotation and StackCell® systems, which support improved recovery across a wide range of particle sizes.

Alongside flotation developments, the discussion also covered advances in magnetic technologies and their operational benefits, including improved throughput and cost efficiencies.

In one case study, a mining operation achieved a significant improvement in mill performance, increasing throughput from approximately 560 tons per hour to almost 640 tons per hour, representing a 14% gain.

Speakers emphasised that successful innovation must remain closely connected to real-world challenges and measurable outcomes.

Jaisen Kohmuench added:

“We can create a great product, but if we don’t have a market for it, or if we’re not providing a solution to a known issue, what’s the point?”

Throughout the discussion, Eriez stressed the importance of collaboration between operators, engineering firms, academia and technology providers.

This collaborative approach is seen as essential for accelerating the adoption of new solutions and improving industry performance.

The SME MINEXCHANGE setting provided an opportunity to share both technological developments and practical lessons from field applications and global partnerships.

The full podcast is available through Eriez for anyone wanting to learn more about the technologies and applications discussed.