The improvements, verified through commercial operations between April 2025 and June 2026, demonstrate a significant leap in heap leach performance. Beyond the 85 percent recovery rate—up from 75 percent—the process delivers faster kinetics and lower reagent use, directly boosting margins for the site's oxide ore production.

Artem Volynets, Chairman and CEO of ACG, noted that disciplined process control remains a cornerstone of the company’s strategy as it prepares for a transition toward sulphide processing and copper production. With the Turkish patent already granted and applications pending in 35 other jurisdictions, ACG intends to deploy this optimization approach across its broader transitional and sulphide ore portfolios to sustain cash flow.