NovaX™
AI-guided dry mineral beneficiation. At the pithead. Without water, chemicals, or tailings.
THE PROBLEM
The next productivity gain in Indian mining is not producing more. It is using every tonne better.
High-ash coal and variable mineral feedstocks move deep into the value chain before quality is corrected. By then, non-value material has already consumed railway capacity, road movement, handling cost, water, energy, reagents, processing capacity, and industrial attention.
how it works
Multi-spectral sensing. Real-time separation.
Multi-spectral sensing combines X-ray transmission, visible-light imaging, and near-infrared spectroscopy. Deep-learning algorithms classify every particle by density and composition at 200 particles per second. A precision air-ejection system separates accept and reject streams in real time.
Multi-ore separation capability
Ore categories
Machine variants
Two variants. One platform.
Configured to the sorting complexity your operation needs.
NovaX Two-Stream
Binary sorting. Concentrate and reject.
Best for
Single-product upgrade · Ash removal · Primary beneficiation
NovaX Three-Stream
Ternary sorting. Concentrate, middlings, and reject.
Best for
Product diversification · Coking coal pre-discharge · Complex mineral feed
Capacity, both variants
Up to 1 to 4 MTPA per machine, depending on ore type and configuration. Scale linearly by running multiple machines in parallel on shared conveyors. No ceiling imposed by the technology.
Feed size, both variants
8mm to 300mm.
PERFORMANCE
What each machine delivers.
Sorting accuracy across all applicable ores
Machine lifetime
Operators per shift. Fully DCS-controlled.
Maintenance frequency and cost. Significantly lower than wet processing.
COAL-SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
Ash reduction
GCV uplift per tonne
Sulfur reduction
CO₂ reduction at combustion per MWh
Global track record
Proven across countries. Proven across ores.
The core dry beneficiation platform is commercially deployed across Indonesia, Turkey, Colombia, Zambia, Iran, Russia, Mongolia, Oman, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and other mining economies, across coal, ferrous, non-ferrous, precious, and industrial mineral operations.
NovaX brings this proven platform to Indian operating conditions with feed characterization, process design, calibration, integration, commissioning, service, and performance accountability delivered by Novasensa.
Deployment and economics
Commissioning time
Under 12 months
vs 2 to 4 years
Land footprint
70 to 80% lower
vs large fixed footprint
Relocatability
Fully relocatable
vs fixed, cannot be moved
Civil infrastructure
None required for expansion
vs significant civil works required
CAPEX / OPEX
vs high
Water use
Zero
vs high, water-intensive
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common questions about dry beneficiation.
It is a mature technology with modern instrumentation.
Russia, South Africa, China, and Australia have deployed dry beneficiation for decades. Some of the earliest patents have long expired, a sign of maturity, not obsolescence. What has evolved is not the principle but the precision. Early systems used air jigs and basic density separation. Today’s platforms integrate advanced sensing, control systems, and data analytics.
WHO WE SERVE
Built for every step of India’s coal and mineral value chain.
Coal producers.
Public sector companies (Coal India and its subsidiaries, BCCL, NCL) and private coal producers.
Coal washery operators.
Public, private, and captive washery operations.
Power producers.
Thermal power utilities, independent power producers, and coal gasification developers.
Industrial coal users.
Steel, sponge iron, cement, and aluminium producers with coal-fired operations.
Metal and mineral miners.
Iron ore, bauxite, manganese, chromite, copper, lead-zinc, and precious metal producers.
Government and regulatory bodies.
Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Mines, CMPDI, and state mining departments.