Xstrata Process Support (XPS) is a metallurgical technology services and testwork business based in Falconbridge (Ontario) Canada and at various operating sites around the world. We are available to provide quality technical expertise for orebody characterisation, operational support, growth initiatives, and project development in the following commodity areas:

• Nickel
• Copper
• Zinc
• Gold
• PGMs
• Industrial Minerals
• Rare Earth Elements

XPS technicians, metallurgists, engineers and geoscientists have experience in operations or mineral exploration and mining. Using our technical strength and operations experience enables us to deliver practical and successful flowsheets and processing solutions. XPS operates four business groups:

Process Mineralogy & Plant Support – mineral processing, mineralogy, sampling and applied statistics.

Extractive Metallurgy – hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical testing, process modeling, and on-site support.

Process Control – process control and automation technologies, and engineering solutions.

Materials Technology – materials engineering for the selection and testing of materials of construction, failure analysis and equipment monitoring.

Our method and approach has been proven to add value and reduce risk.

Interview commentary, or references on XPS:

• NSERC Synergy Award - for Innovation, recognising examples of university - industry collaboration as a model of effective partnership: FactSage - a diverse chemical simulation software used by XPS Extractive Metallurgy 
• Sampling, Professional Development Short Course Report - University of Utah, March 11th, 2013, given by Dr. N.O. Lotter.   
• Time to take control - CIM Distinguished Lecturer Interview with P. Thwaites, by Alex Lopez Pacheco - CIM Dec. 2012
• Xstrata Honoured at CIM 2012 Awards - Distinguished Lecturer
• 1st Ever Canadian ferrochrome produced by XPS DC Furnace from 'Ring of Fire' Ore
• Sampling Mineral Processing Plants - Presented by XPS CIM Distinguished Lecturer - N.O. Lotter. 
• CMP 2011 Short Course - Sampling in the Mineral  Processing Discipline - A Practical Primer, by XPS NOL/JO
• Avalon Provides Progress Report on Rare Earth Metallurgical Testwork following work at XPS
• PreCalculatOre - the financial impacts of pre-concentration on mine energy costs and metal recoveries - IM; XPS and MineSense Technologies deliver tool for CEMI
• XPS completes initial mineralogical assessment of Continental Nickel's Sleeping Giant nickel-copper sulphide discovery in Tanzania (Feb. 9th, 2011)
• Xstrata Lab (XPS) Makes Canada's First Ferrochrome from Ring of Fire Big Daddy chromite deposit (Feb. 3rd 2011) 
• Advanced Process Modeling at the BCL Smelter: Improving Economic and Environmental Performance - JOM Vol 63 No.1
• PreCalculatOre - is a combined process and cost modelling tool to assess the potential economic benefits of ore pre-concentration - XPS, CEMI and MineSense Technologies
• CIM Distinguished Lecturer 2010-2011 Award - Norman O. Lotter - For his pioneering innovations in the field of mineral processing test work and plant sampling
• E&MJ (Jan./Feb.2010) Process Control: What's New, What's Next - Advanced Control Systems and Techniques
• International Research Journal interview with XPS
• International Mining (July 2009) - Flotation Advances 'Greater Buoyancy' and HCFT (High Confidence Flotation Testing)
• Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal - XPS promotes its new custom crushing and blending plant
• Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal - Xstrata tech centre open for business