# Blossom Gold Completes Drilling of Metallurgical Core Holes and Begins Delivering Metallurgical Samples to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates to Initiate Metallurgical Testing on Rosebud Mineralization Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/blossom-gold-completes-drilling-of-metallurgical-core-holes-and-begins-deliverin--933ee45c-6728-40f6-a3dc-f60f25a1b3a8 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BGAU/news/5513407936022778/blossom-gold-completes-drilling-of-metallurgical-core-holes-and-begins-deliverin Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-05-19T10:45:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Blossom Gold Inc. - Ticker: BGAU - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver - Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-09-13 14:35:21 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Blossom Gold has completed metallurgical drilling at the Rosebud Project and has begun delivering core samples to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates for testing. The program includes bottle roll and column leach testing to support future heap leach design, with initial results expected in late 2026. Reasoning: The company has successfully transitioned from drilling to the testing phase of its metallurgical program, a key de-risking milestone for its heap leach vision. - Positive factor: Completion of metallurgical drilling - Positive factor: Initiation of testing with recognized experts \(KCA\) - Positive factor: Clear timeline for results \(bottle roll in 30-45 days, column in 3-6 months\) - Negative factor: Testing is in early stages \(bottle roll/column\) - Negative factor: Results are forward-looking and not yet realized Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Maiden Resource** Polarity: neutral Definition: First formal MRE for the project — establishes baseline but typically exploration-stage with high Inferred component. No prior estimate exists, so every change band is not applicable. Why it applies: The document describes the current Inferred resource as the basis for the project's vision, implying it is the first formal resource for this development stage. Evidence · text > The Rosebud Project currently hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 70.755 million tons **Heap Leach Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via heap leach — lower CAPEX and OPEX, lower recovery expected. Why it applies: The company explicitly states its vision is for on-site, heap-leach processing. Evidence · text > potential open pit mining operation with on-site, heap-leach processing **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: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Resource Estimates (2) ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/blossom-gold-completes-drilling-of-metallurgical-core-holes-and-begins-deliverin--933ee45c-6728-40f6-a3dc-f60f25a1b3a8#fact-resource-facts-0) Rosebud Project · gold #### Identity - Project: Rosebud Project - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: BGAU #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Effective date: 2025-11-01T00:00:00.000Z - Resource group id: resource:079af84d28982614db0a - Mining method: combined #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 70755000 - Grade: 0.62 - Grade Unit: g/t - Contained Metal: 1.28 - Contained Unit: moz #### Prior Estimate - Resource Date: 2025-11-01 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The resource is entirely in the Inferred category, representing high geological risk. - Negative factor: Inferred category only Evidence · text > Rosebud Project currently hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 70.755 million tons grading 0.62gAu/t #### Tags used in scoring **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: category is "inferred" **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/blossom-gold-completes-drilling-of-metallurgical-core-holes-and-begins-deliverin--933ee45c-6728-40f6-a3dc-f60f25a1b3a8#fact-resource-facts-1) Rosebud Project · silver #### Identity - Project: Rosebud Project - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: BGAU #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Effective date: 2025-11-01T00:00:00.000Z - Resource group id: resource:079af84d28982614db0a - Mining method: combined #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 70755000 - Grade: 6.49 - Grade Unit: g/t - Contained Metal: 13.4 - Contained Unit: moz #### Prior Estimate - Resource Date: 2025-11-01 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The resource is entirely in the Inferred category, representing high geological risk. - Negative factor: Inferred category only Evidence · text > 6.49gAg/t for 13.4 million ounces of silver #### Tags used in scoring **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: category is "inferred" **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ## Metallurgical Results (2) ### bottle roll [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/blossom-gold-completes-drilling-of-metallurgical-core-holes-and-begins-deliverin--933ee45c-6728-40f6-a3dc-f60f25a1b3a8#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Rosebud Project · gold #### Identity - Project: Rosebud Project - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: BGAU #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: bottle roll - Processing Route: heap leach - Sample: metallurgical core samples for bottle roll and column testing #### Lab - Laboratory: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Initial bottle roll testing is starting to provide recovery estimates. - Positive factor: Targeting all principal host rock types - Negative factor: Early stage testing Evidence · text > provide mineralized samples for bottle roll and column testing to establish precious metal leaching, recovery and material handling information for further heap leach design #### Tags used in scoring **Heap Leach Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via heap leach — lower CAPEX and OPEX, lower recovery expected. Why it applies: processing\_route matches the heap\_leach signal ### column leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/blossom-gold-completes-drilling-of-metallurgical-core-holes-and-begins-deliverin--933ee45c-6728-40f6-a3dc-f60f25a1b3a8#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) Rosebud Project · gold #### Identity - Project: Rosebud Project - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: BGAU #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: column leach - Processing Route: heap leach - Sample: metallurgical core samples for bottle roll and column testing #### Lab - Laboratory: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Column leaching is intended to establish meaningful recovery curves for heap leach design. - Positive factor: Will establish recovery curves - Negative factor: Longer lead time for results \(3-6 months\) Evidence · text > Column leaching will begin generating meaningful results in three to six months #### Tags used in scoring **Heap Leach Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via heap leach — lower CAPEX and OPEX, lower recovery expected. Why it applies: processing\_route matches the heap\_leach signal ## 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.