Nordic Resources clears first Kopsa met hurdle with gold recoveries up to 90pc
Original announcement by stockhead on
- Company
- Nordic Resources
- Ticker
- NNL
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Finland
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-09-24 03:03:05 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Nordic Resources has reported successful metallurgical testwork at its Kopsa project in Finland, with gold recoveries reaching 90% and copper reaching 91%. The results demonstrate that a single conventional flowsheet can effectively process both stockwork and tonalite mineralisation types.
Reasoning: Strong metallurgical results (up to 90% Au recovery) provide significant de-risking ahead of a planned resource update.
Positive factors
- High gold and copper recoveries achieved via locked-cycle tests
- Single flowsheet successfully treats two distinct mineralisation types
- Gold identified as free-milling, reducing processing complexity
- Strong silver recovery reported for the first time
Negative factors
- Project still faces 'critical mass' issues regarding resource size for plant support
Facts used in scoring: 10
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Gold recoveries reached 90% in locked-cycle tests, meeting the exceptional band for gold.
Evidence · text
“achieved overall recoveries of 90% gold, 91% copper and 76% silver from the stockwork master composite”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: Gold was explicitly described as free milling without requiring pre-oxidation.
Evidence · text
“Gold proved consistently free milling in the tested material, without requiring sulphide pre-oxidation”
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: The document mentions an upcoming October resource update to incorporate new drilling.
Evidence · text
“Results will feed October resource update”
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: 2 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (2)
Fact 1goldTonnes: 23200000Grade: 0.85Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 814800Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:1f405fa1a4bae3cacfbc
Resource Data
- Tonnes
- 23200000
- Grade
- 0.85
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 814800
- Contained Unit
- oz
Metal Equivalent
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Current resource is stated as a baseline for the upcoming update.
Negative factors
- Resource size may be insufficient for plant support
Evidence · text
“current resource standing at 23.2Mt at 0.85g/t gold and 0.17% copper for 814,800oz AuEq”
Tags used in scoring
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
Fact 2copperTonnes: 23200000Grade: 0.17Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:1f405fa1a4bae3cacfbc
Resource Data
- Tonnes
- 23200000
- Grade
- 0.17
- Grade Unit
- %
Metal Equivalent
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Baseline copper grade for the current resource.
Evidence · text
“current resource standing at 23.2Mt at 0.85g/t gold and 0.17% copper”
Tags used in scoring
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
Metallurgical Results (8)
Fact 1Kopsa · goldRecovery: 90 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- stockwork master composite (locked-cycle test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 90% recovery is an exceptional result for gold.
Positive factors
- High recovery in locked-cycle testing
Evidence · text
“achieved overall recoveries of 90% gold, 91% copper and 76% silver from the stockwork master composite”
Fact 2Kopsa · copperRecovery: 91 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- stockwork master composite (locked-cycle test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 91% copper recovery is a strong result.
Positive factors
- High copper recovery
Evidence · text
“achieved overall recoveries of 90% gold, 91% copper and 76% silver from the stockwork master composite”
Fact 3Kopsa · silverRecovery: 76 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- stockwork master composite (locked-cycle test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 76 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant improvement in silver recovery reporting.
Positive factors
- Strong silver recovery for the first time
Evidence · text
“achieved overall recoveries of 90% gold, 91% copper and 76% silver from the stockwork master composite”
Fact 4Kopsa · goldRecovery: 86 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- tonalite master composite (locked-cycle test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 86 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid recovery for tonalite material.
Positive factors
- Consistent recovery across mineralisation types
Evidence · text
“The tonalite master composite returned 86% gold, 88% copper and 82% silver recovery.”
Fact 5Kopsa · copperRecovery: 88 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- tonalite master composite (locked-cycle test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid copper recovery for tonalite material.
Positive factors
- Consistent recovery across mineralisation types
Evidence · text
“The tonalite master composite returned 86% gold, 88% copper and 82% silver recovery.”
Fact 6Kopsa · silverRecovery: 82 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- tonalite master composite (locked-cycle test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 82 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High silver recovery in tonalite.
Positive factors
- Strong silver recovery
Evidence · text
“The tonalite master composite returned 86% gold, 88% copper and 82% silver recovery.”
Fact 7Kopsa · goldRecovery: 90 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- stockwork material (variability test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Confirms consistency of recovery.
Positive factors
- High recovery even at lower grades
Evidence · text
“Variability tests averaged 90% gold recovery for stockwork material”
Fact 8Kopsa · goldRecovery: 88 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Kopsa
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- finland
- Reported Region
- Finland
- Ticker
- NNL
Test Work
- Sample
- tonalite material (variability test)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Consistent recovery across material types.
Positive factors
- High recovery even at lower grades
Evidence · text
“and 88% for tonalite, demonstrating consistently high recoveries”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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