Encouraging High-Pressure Slurry Ablation Test Results at Myriad’s Copper Mountain Uranium Project
Original announcement by cse on
- Company
- Myriad Uranium Corp.
- Ticker
- M
- Exchange
- CSE
- Region
- Wyoming, USA
- Primary commodity
- Uranium
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-22 15:32:57 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Myriad Uranium Corp. has announced encouraging initial metallurgical test results for its Copper Mountain Uranium Project using DISA Uranium's HPSA technology. The tests demonstrated a ~70% reduction in mass while achieving uranium recoveries in the fines concentrate of up to 90.6% and significant reduction in radionuclide activity in the waste material.
Reasoning: The announcement reports successful initial metallurgical testwork using a novel high-pressure slurry ablation technology, demonstrating significant mass reduction and high uranium recovery in the concentrate.
Positive factors
- Significant mass reduction (70%) achieved via HPSA technology
- High uranium recovery in fines concentrate (up to 90.6%)
- Successful reduction in radionuclide contaminants (Ra-226 and Th-230) in waste
- Third-party laboratory (Energy Labs) used for elemental analysis
Negative factors
- Testing conducted at batch-scale; full-scale performance remains unproven
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Uranium recovery in the fines concentrate reached 90.6%, which is strong for an initial batch test.
Evidence · text
“total percent recovery to fines concentrate ranged from 83.9% to 90.6%”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: Results are from a batch-style HPSA unit, not a pilot or continuous plant.
Evidence · text
“subjected to initial HPSA testing in a batch-style HPSA unit”
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 identifies Energy Labs as the third-party laboratory used for ICP-MS and radionuclide analysis.
Evidence · text
“performed by a third-party laboratory (Energy Labs)”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route ("concentrate")
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: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
batch flotationCopper Mountain · uraniumRecovery: 83.9 %Head Grade: 306Head Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Copper Mountain
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- wyoming, usa
- Reported Region
- Wyoming, USA
- Ticker
- M
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- batch flotation
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Composite sample from 2024 drilling campaign at Canning
Recovery
- Recovery
- 83.9 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 306
- Head Grade Unit
- ppm
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: First time interval sample showed 83.9% recovery.
Positive factors
- High recovery for an initial batch test
Evidence · table
“83.9”
Context: 67.5
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
batch flotationCopper Mountain · uraniumRecovery: 90.6 %Head Grade: 306Head Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Copper Mountain
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- wyoming, usa
- Reported Region
- Wyoming, USA
- Ticker
- M
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- batch flotation
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Composite sample from 2024 drilling campaign at Canning
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 306
- Head Grade Unit
- ppm
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Second time interval sample showed 90.6% recovery.
Positive factors
- High recovery achieved in the second interval
Evidence · table
“90.6”
Context: 67.5
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.