Mineral-Specific
Designed for your mineralogy.
Every orebody is different. We use mineral surface properties, ore characteristics and metallurgical objectives to guide reagent design.
Next-generation reagents for copper flotation
Giraffe Bio develops biochemical reagents that improve mineral selectivity and recovery, designed for existing flotation circuits.
Built for mining. Backed by real-world validation.
A new generation of flotation chemistry
Flotation chemistry, engineered for selectivity.
As copper ores become more complex, conventional collectors face growing limitations. Giraffe Bio develops biochemical reagents tailored to each operation, with greater control over mineral selectivity and hydrophobicity.
How it works
From your ore toa reagentdesigned for it.
Ore sampling and characterization
(001)Design
Engineer the interaction.
We design biomolecules to selectively interact with the target mineral surface.
(002)Formulate
Formulate the reagent.
We incorporate the most promising biomolecules into formulations engineered for flotation performance.
(003)Validate
Test against current reagents.
We test our reagents on real ores under representative flotation conditions, comparing their performance with the operation's current reagents.
Drop-in
The technology is complex.
The deployment isn’t.
Let's talk about your
flotation challenge.
Tell us about your ore, circuit and metallurgical objectives. We'll evaluate whether our reagents can improve recovery or selectivity.
Let's talk
Advancing mineral processing
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potential of
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of Earth’s resources
Giraffe Bio brings together deep science, engineering and mining specialists to solve some of the industry's hardest mineral processing challenges.
Based in South AmericaWorking with mining operators globally
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asked questions
No. Giraffe Bio reagents are designed to work within existing flotation circuits and dosing infrastructure.
No. The final product is a cell-free flotation reagent. It contains no living organisms and requires no biological process for the plant to operate.
No. The technology is designed as a drop-in solution for existing flotation circuits.
Conventional collectors primarily rely on chemistry that combines mineral affinity and hydrophobicity. Giraffe Bio's reagent architecture enables mineral selectivity and flotation behavior to be engineered more independently, allowing the reagent to be optimized around a specific mineralogy and metallurgical objective.
Our biochemical promoters are designed to complement conventional collectors, improving recovery and selectivity within the existing reagent program.
Performance depends on the orebody, mineralogy and operating conditions. Giraffe Bio evaluates representative ore and validates candidate reagents under relevant flotation conditions.
No. Performance varies by mineralogy and operating conditions. The recovery improvements highlighted on this site reflect results observed in recent validation programs and should not be interpreted as a universal performance claim.
Start by talking to our team about your orebody, flotation process and metallurgical objective.