# Positive Beneficiation Test Results from the Channel Sands in U3O8 Corp.'s Laguna Salada Uranium-Vanadium Deposit Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/positive-beneficiation-test-results-from-the-channel-sands-in-u3o8-corp-s-laguna--f8a4aebc-004d-4767-8960-9f5b8a4394e6 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GCOM/news/7794889904957686/positive-beneficiation-test-results-from-the-channel-sands-in-u3o8-corp-s-laguna Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2018-06-27T11:55:21.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: U3O8 Corp. - Ticker: UWE - Exchange: TSX - Region: Chubut Province, Argentina - Primary commodity: Uranium - Secondary commodities: Vanadium - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-09-12 07:57:55 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary U3O8 Corp. reported successful beneficiation test results for the Laguna Salada uranium-vanadium deposit. Screening the channel sands at 0.5mm allows for significant pre-concentration of metals while rejecting the majority of gypsum, which reduces reagent consumption. Reasoning: Beneficiation tests confirmed that screening at 0.5mm can capture 88% of uranium and 76% of vanadium while rejecting 94% of gypsum, significantly improving the economic profile compared to the previous PEA model. - Positive factor: successful pre-concentration of uranium and vanadium - Positive factor: effective rejection of gypsum \(reagent consumer\) - Positive factor: improved beneficiation profile compared to previous PEA gravel model - Negative factor: high proportion of metals rejected in the finest fraction \(<0.01mm\) would reduce revenue Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: The test work involves scrubbing in a rotating drum and vibrating screens, which is a comminution/beneficiation step typical of a mill circuit. Evidence · text > the sand was scrubbed in a rotating drum for two minutes and was run through a set of vibrating stacked screens **High Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: The 0.5mm screening achieves 88% uranium recovery, which is high for a simple beneficiation step. Evidence · text > capturing 88% of the sand's uranium **Multi-Domain Tested** Polarity: positive Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed. Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (4) ### screening [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/positive-beneficiation-test-results-from-the-channel-sands-in-u3o8-corp-s-laguna--f8a4aebc-004d-4767-8960-9f5b8a4394e6#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Laguna Salada · uranium #### Identity - Project: Laguna Salada - Commodity: uranium - Region: argentina - Reported Region: Chubut Province, Argentina - Ticker: UWE #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: screening - Processing Route: screening at 0.5mm - Sample: raw sand from channel-fill sands #### Recovery - Recovery: 88 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test - Head Grade: 1085 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High recovery of uranium \(88%\) achieved through simple screening. - Positive factor: 88% uranium capture at 0.5mm Evidence · text > screening the sand at 0.5mm eliminates 94% of the sand's gypsum while capturing 88% of the sand's uranium ### screening [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/positive-beneficiation-test-results-from-the-channel-sands-in-u3o8-corp-s-laguna--f8a4aebc-004d-4767-8960-9f5b8a4394e6#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Laguna Salada · vanadium #### Identity - Project: Laguna Salada - Commodity: vanadium - Region: argentina - Reported Region: Chubut Province, Argentina - Ticker: UWE #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: screening - Processing Route: screening at 0.5mm - Sample: raw sand from channel-fill sands #### Recovery - Recovery: 76 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test - Head Grade: 610 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong vanadium recovery \(76%\) achieved through screening. - Positive factor: 76% vanadium capture at 0.5mm Evidence · text > capturing 88% of the sand's uranium and 76% of its vanadium in only 67% of its original mass ### screening [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/positive-beneficiation-test-results-from-the-channel-sands-in-u3o8-corp-s-laguna--f8a4aebc-004d-4767-8960-9f5b8a4394e6#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Laguna Salada · uranium #### Identity - Project: Laguna Salada - Commodity: uranium - Region: argentina - Reported Region: Chubut Province, Argentina - Ticker: UWE #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: screening - Processing Route: scrubbing and screening \(<0.01mm\) - Sample: finest component of sand \(<0.01mm\) #### Recovery - Recovery: 50 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test - Head Grade: 1085 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: While 50% uranium is captured in the <0.01mm fraction, the high rejection rate of the remaining metal makes this specific fraction sub-optimal for revenue. - Negative factor: high proportion of metals rejected along with the coarser component Evidence · text > 50% of the uranium and 38% of its vanadium is concentrated into the finest component of the sand \(less than 0.01mm diameter grains\) ### screening [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/positive-beneficiation-test-results-from-the-channel-sands-in-u3o8-corp-s-laguna--f8a4aebc-004d-4767-8960-9f5b8a4394e6#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) Laguna Salada · vanadium #### Identity - Project: Laguna Salada - Commodity: vanadium - Region: argentina - Reported Region: Chubut Province, Argentina - Ticker: UWE #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: screening - Processing Route: scrubbing and screening \(<0.01mm\) - Sample: finest component of sand \(<0.01mm\) #### Recovery - Recovery: 38 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test - Head Grade: 610 - Head Grade Unit: ppm #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Low vanadium recovery \(38%\) in the finest fraction. - Negative factor: high proportion of metals rejected Evidence · text > 50% of the uranium and 38% of its vanadium is concentrated into the finest component of the sand ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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