Blue Jay Gold Reports 67% Antimony Concentrate at 94% Recovery from Becker-Cochran: Concentrates Submitted for Metal Refining Tests
Original announcement by investingnews on
- Company
- Blue Jay Gold Corp.
- Ticker
- JAY
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Yukon
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Iron ore, Sulfur
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-21 15:17:42 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Blue Jay Gold reported successful maiden metallurgical flotation test results for antimony at the Steller Gold Project in Yukon. The tests produced a 66.9% Sb concentrate with a 93.9% recovery, which has been submitted to three North American processing groups for refining tests.
Reasoning: The announcement reports successful maiden metallurgical test work for antimony, producing a high-grade concentrate with excellent recovery, which significantly de-risks the secondary metal endowment at the Steller Project.
Positive factors
- High antimony recovery (94%)
- Premium concentrate grade (67%)
- Maiden test work successful
- Demonstrated compatibility with multiple downstream processing routes
Negative factors
- Mercury (Hg) detected in concentrate aliquot
- Results are preliminary and based on a single composite
- No variability studies completed
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Antimony recovery of 93.9% is in the exceptional band for flotation.
Evidence · text
“Antimony recovery to the final cleaner concentrate was 93.9%.”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The test sequence included rougher and cleaner flotation.
Evidence · text
“The test sequence comprised head assays, mineralogical characterization, grind establishment, rougher and cleaner flotation, and final concentrate characterization.”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The results are described as laboratory-scale rougher-cleaner testing and are preliminary.
Evidence · text
“These results are based on laboratory-scale rougher-cleaner testing and are preliminary in nature”
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: The release mentions ALS laboratory maintained internal QA/QC and results were reviewed by a QP.
Evidence · text
“The ALS laboratory maintained its own internal QA/QC procedures to deliver these initial outcomes.”
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: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
flotationSteller Gold Project · antimonyRecovery: 93.9 %Head Grade: 17.1Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Steller Gold Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- JAY
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Becker-Cochran Composite 1 (Concentrate): Cumulative Metal Balance - Bulk Conc.: Product 1
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.9 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 17.1
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 66.9
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgical Laboratories
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Excellent recovery and grade for a maiden test.
Positive factors
- High recovery
- Premium grade
Negative factors
- Mercury presence noted
Evidence · table
“66.9”
Context: 24.0
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
flotationSteller Gold Project · iron_oreRecovery: 12 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Steller Gold Project
- Commodity
- iron_ore
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- JAY
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Becker-Cochran Composite 1 (Concentrate): Cumulative Metal Balance - Bulk Conc.: Product 1
Recovery
- Recovery
- 12 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace iron recovery reported in concentrate.
Evidence · table
“0.5”
Context: 24.0
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
flotationSteller Gold Project · sulfurRecovery: 89.2 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Steller Gold Project
- Commodity
- sulfur
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- JAY
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Becker-Cochran Composite 1 (Concentrate): Cumulative Metal Balance - Bulk Conc.: Product 1
Recovery
- Recovery
- 89.2 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace sulfur recovery reported in concentrate.
Evidence · table
“27.5”
Context: 24.0
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
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.