Courier® HX on-stream solution analyzer

Last updated Aug 2026

Every minute counts in hydrometallurgical processing. The Courier® HX analyzer delivers real-time, laboratory-quality process intelligence, enabling operators to maximize metal recovery, reduce operating costs, and respond instantly to changing process conditions.

Transform process data into profit, see process changes before they impact production.

Increase metal recovery

Real-time assays enable operators to optimize leaching, solvent extraction, purification, and electrowinning processes, helping maximize recovery and reduce metal losses.

Lower operating costs

Fast detection of process deviations reduces unnecessary consumption of reagents, chemicals, energy, and water, resulting in lower overall production costs

Faster process control & decision-making

Frequent, automated measurements provide real-time visibility into process performance, allowing immediate corrective action instead of waiting for laboratory results

Improved safety & automation

Fully automated sampling and analysis eliminate routine manual sample handling, reducing operator exposure to hazardous process solutions while ensuring consistent data quality

Benefits

This high-performance on-stream solution analyzer ensures consistent sampling and analysis for hydrometallurgy process management and monitoring. This results in savings in assaying and metallurgical sampling costs, while ensuring repeatability for accurate analysis. Frequent sampling and analysis also contributes to a more stable process and rapid response capabilities for efficient control.

Gives consistent automatic sampling and analysis
Offers accurate assaying comparable to high-quality manual laboratory procedures
Detects and corrects major disturbances before losses are incurred
Comes as a modular system that can be easily upgraded and expanded

Operation

The Courier® HX system analyzes samples from hydrometallurgical processes using high-performance X-ray fluorescence technology. It performs elemental analyses and is supplemented by OTI titrators to analyze ionic contents, such as acid. Samples are taken from the process using fast loops or batch sampling to ensure continuous availability of fresh samples. The analyzer comprises four main components: the analyzer probe, the probe control set, sampling equipment, and the analyzer management station PC.