International Tower Hill Mines Announces Appointment of Feasibility Study Team and Launch of Feasibility Study Drilling Program
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.
- Ticker
- ITH
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Alaska
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Antimony
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-14 06:38:52 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
International Tower Hill Mines has appointed a technical consortium to conduct the Phase 1 Feasibility Study for the Livengood Gold Project and has commenced core drilling. The program aims to evaluate advanced metallurgical processing options, such as pressure oxidation (POX), to potentially enhance recoveries given current gold prices.
Reasoning: The company is advancing the Livengood project into a feasibility study phase, mobilizing drilling and technical consultants to evaluate metallurgical optimizations (POX) in a higher gold price environment.
Positive factors
- Launch of feasibility study drilling program
- Appointment of experienced technical consortium
- Potential for recovery improvements via POX processing
- Higher gold price environment vs prior study assumptions
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Resource Updateneutral · Story-specific tag
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: The document references the existing 13.6 million ounce M&I resource and 9.0 million ounce reserve as context for the new drilling.
Evidence · text
“within the 13.6 million ounce measured and indicated resource, which includes the 9.0 million ounce proven and probably gold reserve”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a mill_cil route ("CIL")
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
POX/BIOX Routeneutral
Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX.
Why it applies: the document describes a pox_biox route ("POX")
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
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Identity
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Drilling is a key milestone for feasibility study support.
Positive factors
- Commencement of drilling supports project advancement
Evidence · text
“core drilling to support the feasibility study has commenced”
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.