Meridian Smelter Tests Deliver High Quality Blister Copper from Cabaçal Copper Concentrates
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Unavailable
- Ticker
- MNO
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Unavailable
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Gold, Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-21 08:04:06 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Meridian Smelter tests on Cabaçal copper concentrates successfully produced high-purity (98.9%) blister copper. The results also confirmed significant precious metal credits of 95.2 g/t gold and 387.6 g/t silver, with impurity levels performing better than the industry average.
Reasoning: Smelter test results confirm high-quality, high-purity copper production with significant precious metal credits, de-risking the metallurgical profile of the Cabaçal concentrates.
Positive factors
- High purity blister copper produced (98.9%)
- Significant precious metal credits (95.2 g/t Au, 387.6 g/t Ag)
- Impurity levels better than industry average
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Copper purity of 98.9% in blister copper indicates exceptional metallurgical performance.
Evidence · text
“Copper 98.9% purity”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The ability to produce high-purity blister copper with significant precious metal credits suggests simple, clean metallurgy.
Evidence · text
“lack of impurities in Cabaçal’s copper”
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: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
smeltingCabaçal · copperView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Cabaçal
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- MNO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- smelting
- Processing Route
- smelting and converting
- Sample
- Cabaçal copper concentrates
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 98.9
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High purity blister copper produced from concentrates.
Positive factors
- 98.9% purity
Evidence · text
“Copper 98.9% purity”
smeltingCabaçal · goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Cabaçal
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- MNO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- smelting
- Processing Route
- smelting and converting
- Sample
- Cabaçal copper concentrates
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 95.2
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High gold content in the produced blister copper.
Positive factors
- Significant gold credits in blister copper
Evidence · text
“Precious metals @ 95.2g/t gold”
smeltingCabaçal · silverView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Cabaçal
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- MNO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- smelting
- Processing Route
- smelting and converting
- Sample
- Cabaçal copper concentrates
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 387.6
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High silver content in the produced blister copper.
Positive factors
- Significant silver credits in blister copper
Evidence · text
“@ 387.6g/t silver”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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