Balmoral Resources Ltd (TSX:BAR) Reports Positive Metallurgical Results from Initial Testing of H3 Ni-Sulphide Zone at Grasset, Quebec
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Balmoral Resources Ltd
- Ticker
- BAR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Quebec
- Primary commodity
- Nickel
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Palladium, Cobalt, Platinum, Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 17:39:17 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Balmoral Resources reported positive initial metallurgical test results for the H3 Ni-Sulphide Zone at the Grasset Project in Quebec. Locked cycle flotation tests achieved nickel recoveries of 86.0-87.3% and copper recoveries of 93.5-94.4%, producing concentrates with good nickel and copper grades.
Reasoning: Initial metallurgical testing of the H3 Ni-Sulphide zone yielded strong recoveries and concentrate grades using a conventional flotation flowsheet, de-risking the processing route.
Positive factors
- High nickel and copper recoveries
- Good concentrate grades
- Conventional flowsheet success
- Low hardness/grindability
- No significant penalty elements
Negative factors
- Precious metal recoveries are only estimates
- Pending assays for Rh, Os, Ir
- Variability in hardness noted
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Nickel recoveries of 86-87% and copper recoveries of 93-94% are in the upper quartile for nickel assets.
Evidence · text
“Nickel Recoveries of 86.0 to 87.3%, Copper Recoveries of 93.5-94.4%”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The ore is described as having moderate hardness and being amenable to a simple, conventional flotation flowsheet.
Evidence · text
“simple and conventional flowsheet produced bulk nickel concentrates”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: Testing utilized a primary grind and flotation circuit.
Evidence · text
“primary grind of p80=65 µm”
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: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
locked cycle flotationGrasset Project · nickelRecovery: 86 %Head Grade: 1.87Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Grasset Project
- Commodity
- nickel
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked cycle flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-1 master composite
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 86 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.87
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High nickel recovery on a representative master composite.
Positive factors
- Strong recovery for initial testing
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 cycle flotationGrasset Project · nickelRecovery: 87.3 %Head Grade: 1.29Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Grasset Project
- Commodity
- nickel
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked cycle flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-2 master composite
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 87.3 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.29
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong recovery on MC-2 composite.
Positive factors
- Slightly higher recovery than MC-1
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 cycle flotationGrasset Project · copperRecovery: 94 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Grasset Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked cycle flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-1 and MC-2 master composites
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Excellent copper recovery reported.
Positive factors
- Very high copper recovery
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
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 94% is at or above the exceptional band (92%)
locked cycle flotationGrasset Project · palladiumRecovery: 89 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Grasset Project
- Commodity
- palladium
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked cycle flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-1 and MC-2 master composites
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 89 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Palladium recovery is positive but noted as an estimate.
Positive factors
- Good recovery for precious metal
Negative factors
- Recoveries are estimates based on limited dataset
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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