Emerita Reports Albion Process Achieves 81% Gold and 96% Silver Recovery from Post Flotation Material Samples at IBW Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Emerita Resources Corp.
- Ticker
- EMO
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Spain
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-13 22:45:25 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Emerita Resources has reported successful metallurgical test results for its IBW Project using the Albion hydrometallurgical process. The tests achieved 81% gold and 96% silver recovery from post-flotation material, representing a significant improvement in silver recovery over the previously evaluated pyrometallurgical route.
Reasoning: The Albion process significantly improves silver recovery (96% vs 64%) while maintaining comparable gold recovery (81% vs 81.5%) compared to the previously tested pyrometallurgical route.
Positive factors
- Significant improvement in silver recovery compared to previous pyrometallurgical route
- Comparable gold recovery to previous technology
- Demonstrates technical robustness with two viable processing alternatives
- Albion process is a commercially proven technology
Negative factors
- Results are from post-flotation material, not the whole orebody
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The Albion process involves ultra-fine grinding and oxidative leaching.
Evidence · text
“based on ultra-fine grinding and oxidative leaching”
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 names a Qualified Person (Joaquin Merino, P.Geo.) and a Metallurgist (Jorge A. Blanco, MChem.) who reviewed the technical information.
Evidence · text
“reviewed and approved by each of Joaquin Merino, P.Geo., President of the Company and. Jorge A. Blanco, MChem., Director of Metallurgy”
POX/BIOX Routeneutral
Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX.
Why it applies: the document describes a pox_biox route ("albion")
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: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
Albion ProcessIBW Project · goldRecovery: 81 %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- IBW Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- spain
- Reported Region
- Spain
- Ticker
- EMO
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- Albion Process
- Processing Route
- Albion Process (ultrafine grinding, atmospheric oxidation, oxidative neutral leaching, CIP)
- Sample
- post flotation material samples at IBW Project
Recovery
- Recovery
- 81 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- CORE Resources
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 81% gold recovery is consistent with previous technology results.
Positive factors
- Comparable gold recovery to previous pyrometallurgical route
Evidence · text
“achieved 81% recovery of gold”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the mill_cil signal
POX/BIOX Routeneutral
Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX.
Why it applies: processing_route matches the pox_biox signal
Albion ProcessIBW Project · silverRecovery: 96 %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- IBW Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- spain
- Reported Region
- Spain
- Ticker
- EMO
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- Albion Process
- Processing Route
- Albion Process (ultrafine grinding, atmospheric oxidation, oxidative neutral leaching, CIP)
- Sample
- post flotation material samples at IBW Project
Recovery
- Recovery
- 96 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- CORE Resources
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 96% silver recovery is a substantial improvement over the 64% reported for the CLEVR process.
Positive factors
- Significant enhancement in silver recovery compared to previous route
Evidence · text
“96% recovery of silver”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the mill_cil signal
POX/BIOX Routeneutral
Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX.
Why it applies: processing_route matches the pox_biox signal
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 96% is at or above the exceptional band (90%)
Thermal Oxidation + CLEVRIBW Project · goldRecovery: 81.5 %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- IBW Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- spain
- Reported Region
- Spain
- Ticker
- EMO
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- Thermal Oxidation + CLEVR
- Processing Route
- Thermal Oxidation + CLEVR
- Sample
- post flotation material samples (CLEVR process)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 81.5 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical result for comparison.
Evidence · table
“81.5”
Context: Thermal Oxidation + CLEVR
Thermal Oxidation + CLEVRIBW Project · silverRecovery: 64 %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- IBW Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- spain
- Reported Region
- Spain
- Ticker
- EMO
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- Thermal Oxidation + CLEVR
- Processing Route
- Thermal Oxidation + CLEVR
- Sample
- post flotation material samples (CLEVR process)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 64 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical result for comparison.
Negative factors
- Lower silver recovery compared to Albion process
Evidence · text
“64% silver recovery”
Tags used in scoring
Low Recoverynegative
Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 64% is below the weak band (75%)
How Atlas produces this analysis
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