International Tower Hill Mines Provides Progress Report on Antimony Metallurgy Study at the Livengood Gold Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.
- Ticker
- ITH
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Alaska
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-14 06:56:18 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
International Tower Hill Mines has released encouraging preliminary metallurgical results from its antimony study at the Livengood Gold Project. Initial testing on four vein composites indicates that stibnite is well-liberated at a 250 micron grind, suggesting potential for successful flotation.
Reasoning: Initial metallurgical study shows good liberation and flotation potential for antimony, though economic recoverability remains unproven.
Positive factors
- good liberation of stibnite at 250 micron grind
- potential for flotation response
- stibnite is floatable size (>10 micron)
Negative factors
- results are very preliminary
- recoverability not yet established
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The study is described as the first phase of a metallurgical study using four composites for deportment work, which is preliminary bench-scale testing.
Evidence · text
“The data presented here is very preliminary in nature”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route ("flotation")
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 4 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (8)
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · goldHead Grade: 4.19Head Grade Unit: g/mtView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB12 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 4.19
- Head Grade Unit
- g/mt
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard gold grade for a vein composite in this context.
Evidence · table
“4.19”
Context: SB12
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · antimonyHead Grade: 2.75Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB12 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 2.75
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High antimony grade in a vein composite.
Positive factors
- high antimony grade
Evidence · table
“2.75”
Context: SB12
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · goldHead Grade: 3.72Head Grade Unit: g/mtView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB24 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 3.72
- Head Grade Unit
- g/mt
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard gold grade for a vein composite.
Evidence · table
“3.72”
Context: SB24
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · antimonyHead Grade: 2.31Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB24 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 2.31
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant antimony grade.
Evidence · table
“2.31”
Context: SB24
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · goldHead Grade: 3.31Head Grade Unit: g/mtView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB40 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 3.31
- Head Grade Unit
- g/mt
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard gold grade for a vein composite.
Evidence · table
“3.31”
Context: SB40
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · antimonyHead Grade: 1.41Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB40 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 1.41
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate antimony grade.
Evidence · table
“1.41”
Context: SB40
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · goldHead Grade: 3.21Head Grade Unit: g/mtView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB46 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 3.21
- Head Grade Unit
- g/mt
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard gold grade for a vein composite.
Evidence · table
“3.21”
Context: SB46
deportment workLivengood Gold Project · antimonyHead Grade: 1.05Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Livengood Gold Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- ITH
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- deportment work
- Sample
- SB46 vein composite
- Grind P80
- 250 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 1.05
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Advanced Mineral Technology Laboratory Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate antimony grade.
Evidence · table
“1.05”
Context: SB46
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