Case Study: Met-Mex Peñoles optimizes precious metal refining with Lumivero DecisionTools Suite

DecisionTools Optimizes Precious Metal Refining

Met-Mex Peñoles, a major metallurgical company and the world's largest refiner of silver, faced a significant challenge. The high cost of gold and silver made traditional pilot projects for process innovation excessively expensive and risky, as any trial runs resulted in the loss of valuable material.

The company implemented the DecisionTools Suite from Lumivero, specifically using @RISK and TopRank for Six Sigma Design of Experiments. This solution allowed them to simulate and optimize their refining processes digitally, drastically reducing the need for physical trials. By using Lumivero's tools to model changes and reduce variability, Met-Mex Peñoles minimized production losses, controlled costs associated with excess material, and could confidently answer difficult process questions without costly experiments.

Met-Mex Peñoles

Ignacio Quijas

Technology Manager