FY26 Group production guidance delivered, record cashflow and maiden dividend proposed

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Company
Alkane Resources Limited
Ticker
ALK
Exchange
TSX
Region
Unavailable
Primary commodity
Gold
Secondary commodities
Antimony, Copper
Document categories
Production, Drill results, Other, Metallurgy
Extracted
2026-09-13 10:38:20 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Alkane Resources reported strong full-year FY26 results, achieving 168,337 gold equivalent ounces, in the top half of its guidance. The company recorded a record cash balance of $454 million and proposed its first-ever fully franked dividend of 2 cents per share. While Q4 FY26 saw higher All-in Sustaining Costs and lower revenue due to decreased commodity prices, exploration efforts continued to extend mineralization at Costerfield and identify new targets at the Northern Molong Porphyry Project.

Reasoning: The company delivered strong full-year production within guidance, achieved record cash flow, and proposed its first dividend, indicating financial health and confidence, despite some quarterly fluctuations in costs and revenue. Exploration continues to yield positive results.

Positive factors

  • Record cashflow and strong balance sheet
  • Proposed maiden fully franked dividend
  • Full-year FY26 gold equivalent production in the top half of guidance
  • Positive exploration results extending mineralization at Brunswick South and identifying new targets at NMPP
  • Tomingley set new records for annual ounce production, mined ore tonnes from underground and mill throughput

Negative factors

  • Q4 FY26 AISC higher than Q3 FY26
  • Q4 FY26 revenue decreased due to lower realised gold and antimony prices
  • Production during Q4 was lower than Q3 FY26 due to normal, planned, grade variation
  • Negative provisional pricing adjustments for gold and antimony in Q4

Facts used in scoring: 55

Classification and evidence

Maiden Dividendpositive · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The company has proposed its first-ever fully franked dividend of 2 cents per share for FY26.

Evidence · text

“Proposed maiden fully franked dividend of 2 cents per share for FY26”

Record Cashflowpositive · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The company reported a record cashflow for the year, resulting in a strong balance sheet.

Evidence · text

“record cashflow”

Tonnage Growthpositive · Story-specific tag

Tonnage increase reaching the strong tier vs prior estimate, with grade maintained or improved.

Why it applies: Tomingley set new records for annual ounce production, mined ore tonnes from underground and mill throughput for Financial Year 2026.

Evidence · text

“Tomingley set new records for annual ounce production, mined ore tonnes from underground and mill throughput for Financial Year 2026.”

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: The Costerfield drill results explicitly state estimated true widths (ETW) for the reported intercepts.

Evidence · text

“Highlight intersections (downhole widths, with estimated true widths (ETW)) included 50.1g/t Au and 26.2% Sb over 2.17m (ETW 1.08m)”

Step-Out Extensionpositive

Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Drilling at Brunswick South extended the high-grade gold trend at the deposit.

Evidence · text

“Drilling at Brunswick South during the quarter extended the high-grade gold trend at the deposit.”

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).

Why it applies: The report mentions that Mr Chris Davis, a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, qualifies as a Competent Person under JORC Code and a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.

Evidence · text

“Mr Chris Davis who is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a full-time employee of Alkane Resources Limited. Mr Davis has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the JORC Code and as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.”

AISC Increasenegative · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: Group AISC for Q4 FY26 was higher than Q3 FY26, primarily due to overall lower feed grades and externally influenced price increases.

Evidence · text

“Group AISC was $3,011/AuEq oz 1 for the quarter and group cash costs were $2,346/AuEq oz for the quarter. These were higher than Q3 FY26 AISC of $2,928/AuEq oz and operating cash costs of $2,037/AuEq oz, primarily due to overall lower feed grades compared to Q3.”

Revenue Declinenegative · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The decrease in revenue for the quarter was mainly due to the lower realised gold price as compared to the previous quarter.

Evidence · text

“The decrease in revenue was mainly due to the lower realised gold price as compared to the previous quarter.”

Infill Drillingneutral

Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: Exploration expenditure at Costerfield was primarily focused on the Brunswick South infill drilling program.

Evidence · text

“At Costerfield, exploration expenditure was primarily focused on the Brunswick South infill drilling program”

Exploration Drillingneutral · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: Exploration drilling at Tomingley focused on prospective targets near mine and regionally, and at Björkdal drilling progressed on northern and eastern extensions.

Evidence · text

“Exploration drilling at Tomingley for the quarter has focused on prospective targets both near mine and regionally.”

Mill Routeneutral

Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).

Why it applies: the document describes a mill_cil route ("CIL")

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 21. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (9)

Fact 1Northern Molong Porphyry · goldGrade: 0.17Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 23.5 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all details
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Identity

Project
Northern Molong Porphyry
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_nsw
Reported Region
australia_nsw
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
0.17
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
23.5 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
NMPP:23.5m@0.17g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
drill_no_hole_id
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept indicates further gold-copper mineralization in a porphyry setting, extending between known deposits.

Positive factors

  • Good intercept length for porphyry style mineralization
  • Extends known mineralization between Boda and Kaiser deposits

Evidence · text

“23.5 m at 0.17g/t Au 0.14% Cu”

Tags used in scoring

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Fact 2Northern Molong Porphyry · goldGrade: 0.16Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 42.1 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all details
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Identity

Project
Northern Molong Porphyry
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_nsw
Reported Region
australia_nsw
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
0.16
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
42.1 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
NMPP:42.1m@0.16g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
drill_no_hole_id
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept indicates further gold-copper mineralization in a porphyry setting, extending between known deposits, with a notable width.

Positive factors

  • Good intercept length for porphyry style mineralization
  • Extends known mineralization between Boda and Kaiser deposits

Evidence · text

“42.1 m at 0.16g/t Au 0.14% Cu”

Tags used in scoring

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Fact 3Northern Molong Porphyry · goldGrade: 1.74Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all details
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Identity

Project
Northern Molong Porphyry
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_nsw
Reported Region
australia_nsw
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
1.74
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
3 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
NMPP:3m@1.74g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
drill_no_hole_id
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows higher-grade gold mineralization within the porphyry system, confirming prospectivity.

Positive factors

  • Higher gold grade for porphyry style mineralization

Evidence · text

“3m grading 1.74g/t Au 0.07% Cu”

Tags used in scoring

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

BD468Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations · goldGrade: 50.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2.17 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BD468
Project
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_vic
Reported Region
australia_vic
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
50.1
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
2.17 m
True Width
1.08 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BD468:2.17m@50.1g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Exceptional gold and antimony grades over a good true width, extending the high-grade trend at Brunswick South.

Positive factors

  • Bonanza Intercept
  • True Width Disclosed
  • Step-Out Extension
  • High antimony grade adds significant value

Evidence · text

“50.1g/t Au and 26.2% Sb over 2.17m (ETW 1.08m) in BD468”

Tags used in scoring

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: true_width_m is 1.08

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

BD433Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations · goldGrade: 109.9Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.65 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BD433
Project
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_vic
Reported Region
australia_vic
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
109.9
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
0.65 m
True Width
0.62 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BD433:0.65m@109.9g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Extremely high gold grade over a narrow but well-defined true width, contributing to the high-grade trend.

Positive factors

  • Bonanza Intercept
  • True Width Disclosed
  • Extremely high gold grade

Evidence · text

“109.9g/t Au and 3.1% Sb over 0.65m (ETW 0.62m) in BD433”

Tags used in scoring

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: true_width_m is 0.62

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

BD424Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations · goldGrade: 50.2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.86 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BD424
Project
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_vic
Reported Region
australia_vic
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
50.2
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
0.86 m
True Width
0.62 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BD424:0.86m@50.2g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Exceptional gold and extremely high antimony grades over a narrow true width, reinforcing the high-grade nature of the deposit.

Positive factors

  • Bonanza Intercept
  • True Width Disclosed
  • Extremely high antimony grade adds significant value

Evidence · text

“50.2g/t Au and 33.3% Sb over 0.86m (ETW 0.62m) in BD424”

Tags used in scoring

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: true_width_m is 0.62

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

BD408Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations · goldGrade: 39.8Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.3 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BD408
Project
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_vic
Reported Region
australia_vic
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
39.8
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.3 m
True Width
1.15 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BD408:1.3m@39.8g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very high gold grade over a good true width, contributing to the high-grade trend at Brunswick South.

Positive factors

  • Bonanza Intercept
  • True Width Disclosed
  • Very high gold grade

Evidence · text

“39.8g/t Au and 0.7% Sb over 1.3m (ETW 1.15m) in BD408”

Tags used in scoring

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: true_width_m is 1.15

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

BD513Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations · goldGrade: 25Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.7 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BD513
Project
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_vic
Reported Region
australia_vic
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
25
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.7 m
True Width
1.64 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BD513:1.7m@25.0g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High gold grade over a good true width, confirming mineralization at Brunswick South.

Positive factors

  • Bonanza Intercept
  • True Width Disclosed
  • High gold grade

Evidence · text

“25.0g/t Au over 1.7m (ETW 1.64m) in BD513”

Tags used in scoring

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: true_width_m is 1.64

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

BD496Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations · goldGrade: 21.6Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.65 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BD496
Project
Costerfield Gold-Antimony Operations
Commodity
gold
Region
australia_vic
Reported Region
australia_vic
Ticker
ALK

Geometry

Grade
21.6
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.65 m
True Width
0.92 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BD496:1.65m@21.6g/tAu

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High gold grade with significant antimony over a good true width, extending the high-grade trend at Brunswick South.

Positive factors

  • Bonanza Intercept
  • True Width Disclosed
  • High gold grade with significant antimony

Evidence · text

“21.6g/t Au and 6.7% Sb over 1.65m (ETW 0.92m) in BD496”

Tags used in scoring

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: true_width_m is 0.92

No QA/QC Disclosurenegative

Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Metallurgical Results (12)

Fact 1Tomingley · goldRecovery: 87.66 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Tomingley
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
87.66 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Tomingley's gold recovery for Q4 FY26.

Evidence · table

“87.66%”

Context: Recovery gold

Fact 2Costerfield · goldRecovery: 95.24 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Costerfield
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
95.24 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Costerfield's high gold recovery for Q4 FY26.

Evidence · table

“95.24%”

Context: Recovery gold

Tags used in scoring

High Recoverypositive

Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 95.24% is at or above the exceptional band (95%)

Fact 3Costerfield · antimonyRecovery: 91.1 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Costerfield
Commodity
antimony
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
91.1 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Costerfield's high antimony recovery for Q4 FY26.

Evidence · table

“91.10%”

Context: Recovery antimony

Fact 4Björkdal · goldRecovery: 85.61 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Björkdal
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
85.61 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Björkdal's gold recovery for Q4 FY26.

Evidence · table

“85.61%”

Context: Recovery gold

Fact 5Total · goldRecovery: 89.5 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Total
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
89.5 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Total gold recovery for Q4 FY26.

Evidence · table

“89.50%”

Context: Recovery gold

Fact 6Total · antimonyRecovery: 91.1 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Total
Commodity
antimony
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
91.1 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Total antimony recovery for Q4 FY26.

Evidence · table

“91.10%”

Context: Recovery antimony

Fact 7Tomingley · goldRecovery: 88.53 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Tomingley
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
88.53 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Tomingley's full-year gold recovery for FY26.

Evidence · table

“88.53%”

Context: Recovery gold

Fact 8Costerfield · goldRecovery: 93.86 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Costerfield
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
93.86 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Costerfield's high full-year gold recovery for FY26.

Evidence · table

“93.86%”

Context: Recovery gold

Fact 9Costerfield · antimonyRecovery: 86.63 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Costerfield
Commodity
antimony
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
86.63 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Costerfield's high full-year antimony recovery for FY26.

Evidence · table

“86.63%”

Context: Recovery antimony

Fact 10Björkdal · goldRecovery: 86.97 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Björkdal
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
86.97 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Björkdal's full-year gold recovery for FY26.

Evidence · table

“86.97%”

Context: Recovery gold

Fact 11Total · goldRecovery: 89.79 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Total
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
89.79 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Total full-year gold recovery for FY26.

Evidence · table

“89.79%”

Context: Recovery gold

Fact 12Total · antimonyRecovery: 86.63 %View all details
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Identity

Project
Total
Commodity
antimony
Ticker
ALK

Recovery

Recovery
86.63 %

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Total full-year antimony recovery for FY26.

Evidence · table

“86.63%”

Context: Recovery antimony

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