American Creek's JV Partner Tudor Gold Announces Positive Metallurgical Testing Results for the Goldstorm Deposit at Treaty Creek, Located in the Heart of the Golden Triangle, Northwestern British Columbia
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- American Creek Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- AMK
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-15 11:18:03 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Tudor Gold, American Creek's JV partner, has announced positive metallurgical results from locked-cycle flotation testing on the Goldstorm deposit. The tests produced a high-grade copper concentrate (29.59% Cu) with significant gold and silver credits, demonstrating a stable and effective flowsheet for the Lower CS-600 sub-domain.
Reasoning: Locked-cycle flotation tests on the Lower CS-600 sub-domain produced high-grade copper concentrate with strong recoveries for all three primary metals, significantly de-risking the project's metallurgical profile.
Positive factors
- High-grade copper concentrate produced
- Strong recoveries for copper, gold, and silver
- Flowsheet stability demonstrated via locked-cycle tests
- No deleterious compounds formed during oxidation-leach tests
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Copper recovery of 88.1% is within the strong/exceptional band for flotation.
Evidence · text
“recoveries of 88.1% copper”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process uses a typical copper flotation circuit.
Evidence · text
“typical copper flowsheet”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions standard QA/QC sampling procedures by SGS and Blue Coast.
Evidence · text
“Standard QA/QC sampling procedures are maintained”
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
POX/BIOX Routeneutral
Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX.
Why it applies: the document describes a pox_biox route ("pressure oxidation")
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (6)
locked-cycleGoldstorm · copperRecovery: 88.1 %Head Grade: 0.59Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Goldstorm
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- rougher-cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Lower CS-600 sub-domain locked cycle flotation test
- Grind P80
- 75 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.1 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.59
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
- Consultant
- JDS Energy & Mining Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 88.1% copper recovery in a locked-cycle test is a strong result for a flotation circuit.
Positive factors
- Recovery of 88.1% is strong for copper flotation
Evidence · text
“The locked cycle test achieved recoveries of 88.1% copper”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
locked-cycleGoldstorm · goldRecovery: 63.8 %Head Grade: 0.91Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Goldstorm
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- rougher-cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Lower CS-600 sub-domain locked cycle flotation test
- Grind P80
- 75 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 63.8 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.91
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
- Consultant
- JDS Energy & Mining Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 63.8% gold recovery in a copper flotation concentrate is a significant credit.
Positive factors
- Consistent with previous flotation testwork
Evidence · text
“63.8% gold”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
Low Recoverynegative
Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 63.8% is below the weak band (80%)
locked-cycleGoldstorm · silverRecovery: 51.3 %Head Grade: 3.3Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Goldstorm
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- rougher-cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Lower CS-600 sub-domain locked cycle flotation test
- Grind P80
- 75 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 51.3 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 3.3
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
- Consultant
- JDS Energy & Mining Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 51.3% silver recovery provides additional value to the copper concentrate.
Positive factors
- Provides significant silver credits
Evidence · text
“51.3% silver”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
Low Recoverynegative
Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 51.3% is below the weak band (75%)
Fact 4Goldstorm · copperView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Goldstorm
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Sample
- Cleaner 3 Conc
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 29.59
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 29.59% Cu concentrate is a high-grade, saleable product.
Positive factors
- High-grade concentrate exceeding 29% Cu
Evidence · table
“29.59”
Context: 105.0
Fact 5Goldstorm · goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Goldstorm
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Sample
- Cleaner 3 Conc
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 33.16
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 33.16 g/t Au in a copper concentrate is a very high-value credit.
Positive factors
- Significant gold grade in copper concentrate
Evidence · table
“33.16”
Context: 105.0
Fact 6Goldstorm · silverView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Goldstorm
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Sample
- Cleaner 3 Conc
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 96.7
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 96.7 g/t Ag in a copper concentrate provides strong byproduct value.
Positive factors
- Significant silver grade in copper concentrate
Evidence · table
“96.7”
Context: 105.0
How Atlas produces this analysis
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