# 98.2% Copper Recovery Settles B26's Flowsheet Question, Not Its Cost

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/98-2-copper-recovery-settles-b26-s-flowsheet-question-not-its-cost--baededf0-0ddc-44ff-8fa7-752272da7674

Original source: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/98-2-copper-recovery-settles-b26s-flowsheet-question-not-its-cost

Publisher: cruxinvestor

Original announcement: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Abitibi Metals

- Ticker: AMQ

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Quebec

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Gold, Silver, Zinc

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-09-12 00:44:53 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Abitibi Metals reported 98.2% copper recovery from flotation testwork on a representative composite from the B26 copper zone. The results indicate rapid flotation kinetics and a coarse grind, though the company cautions that final recoveries and capital costs will depend on upcoming cleaner and locked-cycle testing.

Reasoning: Strong initial copper flotation results from a representative composite, though full flowsheet and cost certainty are pending further testing.

- Positive factor: High copper recovery \(98.2%\)

- Positive factor: Rapid flotation kinetics suggesting simple circuit design

- Positive factor: Coarse primary grind requirement

- Positive factor: Confirms earlier metallurgical performance with more representative samples

- Negative factor: Laboratory-scale results may not replicate at commercial scale

- Negative factor: Initial rougher results may not represent final recoveries

- Negative factor: Zinc, cleaner, and locked-cycle testing still outstanding

- Negative factor: Cost/CapEx implications remain unquantified

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 98.2% copper recovery is exceptional for flotation.

Evidence · text

> 98.2% copper recovery

**Bench Scale Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.

Why it applies: Results were obtained using laboratory-scale equipment.

Evidence · text

> Both came off laboratory-scale equipment rather than a plant.

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("flotation"\)

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: only one composite was tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### flotation

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B26 · copper

#### Identity

- Project: B26
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_qc
- Reported Region: Quebec
- Ticker: AMQ

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: flotation
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: composite from B26's copper zone

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 98.2 %
- Conc. Grade: 23.7
- Conc. Grade Unit: %

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SLR Consulting

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High recovery and favorable kinetics in a representative composite.

- Positive factor: 98.2% recovery is high

- Positive factor: Rapid kinetics suggest simple circuit

- Negative factor: Laboratory scale

- Negative factor: Rougher stage only

Evidence · text

> Flotation on a composite from B26's copper zone recovered 98.2% of the copper into a first-stage concentrate grading 23.7% copper.

#### Tags used in scoring

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 98.2% is at or above the exceptional band \(92%\)

**Byproduct Commodity**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver.

Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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