MTI is a spin-off company from the Utah Comminution Center at the University of Utah from which the technology is licensed. MTI is still collaborating with the Utah Comminution Center which insures that the latest technical developments are available to the public. This also allows MTI to tackle new applications and make the necessary developments for successful results.
Liberation is the physical release of valuable minerals from their waste gangue.
Only volumetric information is useful in quantitatively characterizing a process and MTI can generate this quickly and reliably. Furthermore, data interpretation and modeling is of the utmost importance if one wants to make use of the measurements and MTI's personnel has proven extensive experience in this domain. Liberation studies on drill core sections should be performed on a routine basis to test for ore variability, identify different ore types and assess needed flowsheet modifications to accommodate the ore change. Performed early during the mine planning stages, mineral liberation study will give invaluable information to assess the viability of an ore body. Liberation analysis on particulate plant samples will allow the complete characterization of the processing circuit and reveal mineral losses, bottlenecks, high recirculating loads and other problems in the current design.