# Copper Fox Announces Positive Results from Schaft Creek Metallurgical Program and an Update on 2026 Program Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/copper-fox-announces-positive-results-from-schaft-creek-metallurgical-program-an--9bf69353-fe7b-450b-84f2-e14e394ec6c9 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/CUU/news/5285871090655402/copper-fox-announces-positive-results-from-schaft-creek-metallurgical-program-an Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-07-02T10:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Copper Fox Metals Inc. - Ticker: CUU - Exchange: TSX - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold, Molybdenum, Silver - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-09-15 18:39:14 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Copper Fox Metals reported positive metallurgical results from the Schaft Creek project, showing that molybdenum and gold recoveries can improve at a coarser grind size. While copper and silver recoveries saw a slight decrease at the coarser grind, the results support a coarser primary grind \(P80 ~212 μm\) to optimize mill throughput and energy consumption. Reasoning: The metallurgical program demonstrates that a coarser grind \(P80 ~210 μm\) can maintain or even improve molybdenum and gold recoveries, potentially reducing comminution costs, despite a slight drop in copper and silver recoveries. - Positive factor: comparable metal recoveries at coarser grind size - Positive factor: molybdenum recovery increased with coarser grind - Positive factor: gold recovery increased with coarser grind - Negative factor: copper and silver recoveries slightly lower at coarser grind - Negative factor: mineralization classified as hard to very hard - Negative factor: significant variability in copper recovery across feed grades Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: The metallurgical program involves flotation and comminution testing. Evidence · text > bulk flotation, and locked cycle portions of the metallurgical program **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. ## Metallurgical Results (4) ### locked-cycle [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/copper-fox-announces-positive-results-from-schaft-creek-metallurgical-program-an--9bf69353-fe7b-450b-84f2-e14e394ec6c9#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Schaft Creek · copper #### Identity - Project: Schaft Creek - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: CUU #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: locked-cycle - Sample: LCT test: primary grind size 109 to 173 μm #### Recovery - Recovery: 86 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Copper recovery decreased slightly when the grind size was increased. - Negative factor: recovery dropped from 89% to 86% when coarsening grind Evidence · text > copper recovery dropped from 89 to 86% ... when the primary grind size was increased #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal ### locked-cycle [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/copper-fox-announces-positive-results-from-schaft-creek-metallurgical-program-an--9bf69353-fe7b-450b-84f2-e14e394ec6c9#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Schaft Creek · silver #### Identity - Project: Schaft Creek - Commodity: silver - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: CUU #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: locked-cycle - Sample: LCT test: primary grind size 109 to 173 μm #### Recovery - Recovery: 55 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Silver recovery decreased when the grind size was increased. - Negative factor: silver recovery dropped from 60% to 55% when coarsening grind Evidence · text > silver recovery from 60 to 55% when the primary grind size was increased #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal **Low Recovery** Polarity: negative Definition: Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: 55% is below the weak band \(75%\) ### locked-cycle [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/copper-fox-announces-positive-results-from-schaft-creek-metallurgical-program-an--9bf69353-fe7b-450b-84f2-e14e394ec6c9#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Schaft Creek · molybdenum #### Identity - Project: Schaft Creek - Commodity: molybdenum - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: CUU #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: locked-cycle - Sample: LCT test: primary grind size 109 to 173 μm #### Recovery - Recovery: 87 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Molybdenum recovery showed a significant increase at the coarser grind size. - Positive factor: molybdenum recovery increased significantly with coarser grind Evidence · text > molybdenum recovery increased significantly from 71% at the finest grind size to 87% at the coarsest grind size #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal ### locked-cycle [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/copper-fox-announces-positive-results-from-schaft-creek-metallurgical-program-an--9bf69353-fe7b-450b-84f2-e14e394ec6c9#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) Schaft Creek · gold #### Identity - Project: Schaft Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: CUU #### Test Work - Program Status: detailed - Test Type: locked-cycle - Sample: LCT test: primary grind size 109 to 173 μm #### Recovery - Recovery: 72 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold recovery improved as the primary grind size was coarsened. - Positive factor: gold recovery increased with coarser grind Evidence · text > Gold recovery increased from 67% to 72% by coarsening of the primary grind size #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal **Low Recovery** Polarity: negative Definition: Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: 72% is below the weak band \(80%\) ## 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.