# Benton Receives Positive Metallurgical Results from South Pond with Gold Recoveries up to 88.4% Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/benton-receives-positive-metallurgical-results-from-south-pond-with-gold-recover--5d171673-ff11-4b8b-ba2b-4805957b7969 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BEX/news/7658557148840595/benton-receives-positive-metallurgical-results-from-south-pond-with-gold-recover Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-01-14T12:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Benton Resources Inc. - Ticker: BEX - Exchange: TSX - Region: Newfoundland - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Copper - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-09-13 14:48:37 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Benton Resources has reported positive preliminary gold recovery results from its South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit. Standard bottle-roll cyanidation tests conducted by SGS Canada yielded gold recoveries of up to 88.4%. Reasoning: Initial bottle-roll tests on a composite sample show strong gold recoveries up to 88.4% using standard cyanidation. - Positive factor: high gold recoveries - Positive factor: standard bottle-roll testing - Positive factor: accredited laboratory - Negative factor: laboratory-scale only - Negative factor: bench-scale testing Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Bench Scale Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work. Why it applies: Results are from laboratory-scale bottle-roll tests on a 20 kg composite sample. Evidence · text > The metallurgical results reported herein are laboratory-scale only **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: Release details QA/QC protocols including use of standards, blanks, and duplicates at an ISO 17025 accredited lab. Evidence · text > Core and rock samples, including standards, blanks and duplicates, are submitted to Eastern Analytical Ltd. **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("concentrate"\) **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: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (3) ### bottle roll [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/benton-receives-positive-metallurgical-results-from-south-pond-with-gold-recover--5d171673-ff11-4b8b-ba2b-4805957b7969#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit · gold #### Identity - Project: South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: Newfoundland - Ticker: BEX #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: bottle roll - Processing Route: standard bottle-roll cyanidation - Sample: South Pond Gold Composite Metallurgical Sample \(20 kg composite from 16 drill holes\) - Leach Time: 24 hours #### Recovery - Recovery: 88.4 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test - Head Grade: 3.288 - Head Grade Unit: g/t #### Lab - Laboratory: SGS Canada Inc. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 88.4% recovery is strong for a preliminary bottle-roll test on a composite sample. - Positive factor: high recovery for first-pass - Positive factor: standard testing method - Negative factor: laboratory-scale only Evidence · text > recoveries up to 88.4% ### bottle roll [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/benton-receives-positive-metallurgical-results-from-south-pond-with-gold-recover--5d171673-ff11-4b8b-ba2b-4805957b7969#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit · gold #### Identity - Project: South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: Newfoundland - Ticker: BEX #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: bottle roll - Processing Route: standard bottle-roll cyanidation - Sample: South Pond Gold Composite Metallurgical Sample \(20 kg composite from 16 drill holes\) - Leach Time: 24 hours #### Recovery - Head Grade: 3.288 - Head Grade Unit: g/t #### Lab - Laboratory: SGS Canada Inc. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Head grade extracted from composite average in Table 1. Evidence · table > 3288 Context: 1510 ### bottle roll [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/benton-receives-positive-metallurgical-results-from-south-pond-with-gold-recover--5d171673-ff11-4b8b-ba2b-4805957b7969#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit · copper #### Identity - Project: South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: Newfoundland - Ticker: BEX #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: bottle roll - Processing Route: standard bottle-roll cyanidation - Sample: South Pond Gold Composite Metallurgical Sample \(20 kg composite from 16 drill holes\) - Leach Time: 24 hours #### Recovery - Head Grade: 0.16 - Head Grade Unit: % #### Lab - Laboratory: SGS Canada Inc. #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Head grade extracted from composite average in Table 1. Evidence · table > 0.16 Context: 1571 ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.