Balmoral Resources Ltd. (TSX:BAR) Reports Gold Recoveries of 91.4% From Preliminary Metallurgical Testing of Bug Lake Gold Zones
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Balmoral Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- BAR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Quebec
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 17:37:33 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Balmoral Resources reported preliminary metallurgical test results for the Bug Lake Gold Zones at the Martiniere Property in Quebec. Testing achieved 91.4% gold and 80.2% silver recoveries using a flotation and cyanide leach circuit, characterized by rapid kinetics and low reagent consumption.
Reasoning: Preliminary metallurgical testing on a composite sample from the Bug Lake Trend shows strong gold and silver recoveries using a standard flotation and cyanide leach circuit.
Positive factors
- High gold recoveries (91.4%)
- Rapid leach kinetics
- Low cyanide and lime consumption
- Lack of deleterious elements
- Potential for coarse grind
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: Gold recovery of 91.4% is in the exceptional band for a mill route.
Evidence · text
“gold recoveries of 91.4% and silver recoveries of 80.2%”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: Testing involved standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching.
Evidence · text
“Results were achieved by standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The release notes a lack of deleterious elements and low reagent consumption.
Evidence · text
“lack of deleterious elements were additional positives”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: Results are from preliminary metallurgical testing on a composite sample.
Evidence · text
“achieved in preliminary metallurgical testing conducted on a composite sample”
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (6)
flotationMartiniere Property · goldRecovery: 91.4 %Head Grade: 6.3Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Martiniere Property
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching
- Sample
- Bug Lake Composite sample (Lower Bug Lake, Hanging Wall, Upper Bug Lake and Footwall Zones)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 6.3
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
- Consultant
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong combined circuit recovery for gold.
Positive factors
- High recovery
Evidence · text
“Combined circuit extraction n/a 91.4 80.2”
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
flotationMartiniere Property · silverRecovery: 80.2 %Head Grade: 7.1Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Martiniere Property
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching
- Sample
- Bug Lake Composite sample (Lower Bug Lake, Hanging Wall, Upper Bug Lake and Footwall Zones)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 80.2 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 7.1
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
- Consultant
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Good silver recovery in the combined circuit.
Positive factors
- Solid silver recovery
Evidence · text
“Combined circuit extraction n/a 91.4 80.2”
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
flotationMartiniere Property · goldRecovery: 92.5 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Martiniere Property
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching
- Sample
- Bug Lake Composite sample (Lower Bug Lake, Hanging Wall, Upper Bug Lake and Footwall Zones)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 92.5 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High gold recovery from the concentrate leach stage.
Positive factors
- High concentrate leach recovery
Evidence · text
“Gold% Silver% ... Conc leach extraction rate 92.5 80”
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
flotationMartiniere Property · silverRecovery: 80 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Martiniere Property
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching
- Sample
- Bug Lake Composite sample (Lower Bug Lake, Hanging Wall, Upper Bug Lake and Footwall Zones)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 80 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver recovery from concentrate leach.
Positive factors
- Solid silver recovery from concentrate
Evidence · text
“Gold% Silver% ... Conc leach extraction rate 92.5 80”
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
flotationMartiniere Property · goldRecovery: 65 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Martiniere Property
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching
- Sample
- Bug Lake Composite sample (Lower Bug Lake, Hanging Wall, Upper Bug Lake and Footwall Zones)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 65 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold recovery from the tailings leach is significantly lower.
Negative factors
- Lower recovery from tails
Evidence · text
“Gold% Silver% ... Tails leach extraction rate 65 83”
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: 65% is below the weak band (80%)
flotationMartiniere Property · silverRecovery: 83 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Martiniere Property
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- standard flotation followed by cyanide leaching
- Sample
- Bug Lake Composite sample (Lower Bug Lake, Hanging Wall, Upper Bug Lake and Footwall Zones)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 83 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver recovery from the tailings leach is relatively high.
Positive factors
- Good silver recovery from tails
Evidence · text
“Gold% Silver% ... Tails leach extraction rate 65 83”
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
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