Which minerals and processing methods does Manhattan Corporation support?

Manhattan Corporation covers most major commodity groups and a wide range of mineral processing methods, so the practical question is usually not "do they work with my mineral?" but "which of their plant types matches my ore and project stage?" Based on the company's own service description, it supports gold, copper, PGMs, lithium, chrome, coal, mineral sands, tin/tantalum/niobium, base metals and aggregates, using methods that run from crushing and screening through to dense media separation, leaching and final packaging.

Minerals covered

Manhattan lists expertise across the following commodity groups, each with specific process variants:

If your ore falls into one of these categories, it is likely within scope. If it does not appear on the list, that does not automatically rule it out, but you would need to confirm directly rather than assume coverage.

Processing methods and plant types

The company's plant portfolio spans comminution, separation, leaching and dewatering:

• Crushing and screening plants — primary size reduction and classification
• Milling and cyclone circuits — fine grinding and classification
• Scrubbing and wash plants — clay and fines removal
• Dense media separation (DMS) — gravity-based density separation
• Magnetic separation circuits — removal or concentration of magnetic minerals
• Spiral plants — gravity concentration for fine material
• Pan plants with Flowsort — alluvial and placer concentration
• Heap leach plants — solution-based extraction for suitable ores
• Agitator tank systems — agitated leaching for higher-grade or finer feeds
• Tailings dump reprocessing — recovery from historical tailings
• Overland conveyors — material transport, underground and open cast
• Water recovery, filtering and degrit circuits — process water management
• Drying and final packaging plants — product finishing

Matching a mineral to a method

The same mineral can require different flowsheets depending on ore type. Gold is the clearest example: alluvial gold suits pan plants or wash plants, free-milling gold suits standard leaching, and refractory gold needs different pretreatment before leaching. Copper splits similarly between oxide and sulphide routes. This is why the company frames its offer around testwork and design rather than a fixed product list — the flowsheet is selected after ore characterisation.

How to check whether your project fits

1. Identify your commodity and ore type (e.g. sulphide vs oxide copper, alluvial vs hard-rock gold).
2. Match it against the table above. If your commodity is listed, note which process variant applies.
3. Check your project stage. Manhattan offers laboratory test work through accredited labs, geological analysis of resource reports and feasibility studies, plant design, fabrication, equipment sales and full turnkey delivery — so it can engage at exploration, feasibility or construction stage.
4. Confirm the flowsheet. Because method selection depends on ore characteristics, the definitive answer comes from testwork and design work, not from the commodity list alone.

The company states it has over 30 years of mining and processing experience, a 240,000 m² fabrication facility, and a presence across 40 countries with solutions generated for 80 mineral types — figures worth treating as the company's own claims rather than independently verified counts.