Nova Minerals Announces Korbel Floatation Test-work Produces High-Grade Gold Concentrate up to 26.7 g/t Au with Consistent Recoveries Exceeding 95%
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Nova Minerals Corp.
- Ticker
- NVA
- Exchange
- ASX
- Region
- Alaska
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 03:15:52 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Nova Minerals reported successful bench-scale rougher flotation test-work on low-grade Korbel ore. The testing produced high-grade gold concentrate of up to 26.7 g/t Au with consistent recoveries exceeding 95%.
Reasoning: Bench-scale flotation testing on Korbel ore yielded high-grade gold concentrate (up to 26.7 g/t Au) with recoveries exceeding 95%.
Positive factors
- High-grade concentrate produced
- Consistent high recoveries
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Gold recoveries exceeded 95% in flotation testing.
Evidence · text
“Consistent Recoveries Exceeding 95%”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The testing involved flotation, which is a mill-based processing route.
Evidence · text
“bench-scale rougher flotation testing”
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)
flotationKorbel · goldRecovery: 95 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Korbel
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_ak
- Reported Region
- Alaska
- Ticker
- NVA
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher flotation
- Sample
- Korbel low-grade ore, bench-scale rougher flotation testing
Recovery
- Recovery
- 95 %
- Conc. Grade
- 26.7
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t Au
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Recoveries exceeding 95% and concentrate grades up to 26.7 g/t Au are strong results for bench-scale flotation.
Positive factors
- High recovery
- High concentrate grade
Evidence · text
“High-Grade Gold Concentrate up to 26.7 g/t Au with Consistent Recoveries Exceeding 95%”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 95% is at or above the exceptional band (95%)
How Atlas produces this analysis
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