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title: "Brazil Potash Corp. (GRO) Reports Preliminary AI XRT Ore Upgrade Results"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/301698169.md"
description: "Brazil Potash Corp. reported preliminary AI-powered XRT sorting test results for its Autazes Project. Tests showed ~20% of lower-grade material could be rejected pre-processing, upgrading KCl concentration from ~13% to ~27%. This potential pre-concentration may increase production capacity or extend mine life. However, results are based on small samples; further technical and economic studies are required to validate scalability and operational benefits."
datetime: "2026-10-13T10:45:00.000Z"
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# Brazil Potash Corp. (GRO) Reports Preliminary AI XRT Ore Upgrade Results

Key points:

-   *AI-powered X-ray Transmission ("XRT") sorting testwork on samples of mineralized material successfully showed that approximately 20% of the tested lower-grade material could be screened out before reaching the processing plant, potentially freeing up capacity to increase production and/or extend mine life.*
-   *Additional testwork, technical and economic studies will need to be done after commercial production to consider whether the technology could be incorporated into the Autazes Project.*

Brazil Potash reported initial AI-powered XRT sorting tests that upgraded a ~13% KCl sample to ~27% KCl with rejects at ~1–2% KCl, rejecting ~20% lower-grade material. Results are preliminary from a small sample and not yet representative of full-scale output.

**Material Details**

| # | Detail                                        | AI Analyst View                                                                               |
| - | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | 13% KCl upgraded to ~27% KCl                  | Suggests potential to boost feed grade, improving recovery, throughput, or costs if scalable. |
| 2 | Rejects at ~1–2% KCl                          | Low-grade discard could cut processing of waste, lowering operating costs.                    |
| 3 | \~20% lower-grade rejected pre-process        | Pre-concentration can raise plant efficiency or extend mine life.                             |
| 4 | 40–55% ore >~8 mm sized for XRT               | Defines potential share of ore amenable to sorting, framing impact ceiling.                   |
| 5 | Results from small, non-representative sample | High execution risk; benefits uncertain until larger-scale validation.                        |

**Context by AI Analyst**

This is an early-stage operational update suggesting potential flowsheet enhancement at Autazes before commercial production. A larger, representative test program and engineering/economic studies proving scale-up and cost/throughput gains would be needed to become a major catalyst.

Based on the original press release from Brazil Potash Corp. distributed by GlobeNewswire.

**Disclaimer**

This is an AI-generated summary and may contain inaccuracies. Summary is based on content distributed by GlobeNewswire. Please verify any important information with the original source. This information is not a recommendation for what you should do personally and does not constitute investment advice.

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