Lode Gold Commences Metallurgical Drilling at Fremont Gold Mine, Mariposa, CA
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Lode Gold Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- LOD
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- California
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 10:22:44 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Lode Gold has commenced metallurgical drilling at its Fremont Gold Mine in Mariposa, California. The program aims to optimize flowsheet design by evaluating gravity and flotation recovery methods and establishing robust metallurgical criteria using large-diameter (PQ) core.
Reasoning: The company is initiating a metallurgical drilling program to de-risk processing and optimize CAPEX/OPEX for the Fremont Gold Mine.
Positive factors
- Commencement of metallurgical drilling to optimize flowsheet
- Involvement of process engineers early in the drilling phase
- Evaluation of multiple recovery methods (gravity vs flotation)
Negative factors
- Metallurgical results are pending
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The document mentions evaluating gravity vs flotation and optimizing flowsheet, but no actual test results are provided, only a historical reference.
Evidence · text
“We are conducting a new study to validate the information”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route ("flotation")
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
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: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
Fact 1Fremont Gold Mine · goldRecovery: 91 %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Fremont Gold Mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- california
- Reported Region
- California
- Ticker
- LOD
Test Work
- Program Status
- scoping
- Sample
- 2014 Metallurgical Report
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91 %
- Recovery Basis
- unspecified
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical metallurgical recovery reported from a 2014 report.
Evidence · text
“91% recovery”
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.