Power Metallic Reports Lion Zone Recoveries of 98.9% Copper, 93.9% Palladium, 96.8% Platinum, 85% Gold and 88.9% Silver from Initial Metallurgical Results as Reported by SGS Canada Inc.
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Power Metallic Mines Inc.
- Ticker
- PNPN
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Quebec
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Palladium, Platinum, Gold, Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 10:17:27 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Power Metallic Mines Inc. has released initial metallurgical results from locked-cycle testing on Lion zone sulphide concentrates. The tests yielded exceptionally high recoveries for copper (98.9%), palladium (93.9%), platinum (96.8%), gold (85%), and silver (88.9%), with a copper concentrate grade of 25.8%.
Reasoning: The initial locked-cycle test results show exceptionally high recoveries for copper and all associated precious metals from the Lion zone sulphide concentrate.
Positive factors
- Exceptional copper recovery
- High recoveries across all reported precious metals
- Strong concentrate grade
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Copper recovery of 98.9% is well above the exceptional band for flotation/concentrate routes.
Evidence · text
“Copper (98.9%)”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The results are from a locked-cycle test producing a concentrate, implying a mill/flotation circuit.
Evidence · text
“initial Lock Cycle Test returned a sulphide concentrate”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The results are described as 'initial' locked-cycle tests, which are bench-scale.
Evidence · text
“initial Lock Cycle Test”
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: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (5)
locked-cycleLion zone · copperRecovery: 98.9 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Lion zone
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- PNPN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- locked-cycle test
- Sample
- representative samples of Lion zone mineralization
Recovery
- Recovery
- 98.9 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Conc. Grade
- 25.8
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 98.9% recovery is exceptional for copper.
Positive factors
- Exceptional recovery
Evidence · text
“Copper (98.9%)”
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: 98.9% is at or above the exceptional band (92%)
locked-cycleLion zone · palladiumRecovery: 93.9 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Lion zone
- Commodity
- palladium
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- PNPN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- locked-cycle test
- Sample
- representative samples of Lion zone mineralization
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.9 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 93.9% recovery is very strong for palladium.
Positive factors
- High recovery
Evidence · text
“Palladium (93.9%)”
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
locked-cycleLion zone · platinumRecovery: 96.8 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Lion zone
- Commodity
- platinum
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- PNPN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- locked-cycle test
- Sample
- representative samples of Lion zone mineralization
Recovery
- Recovery
- 96.8 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 96.8% recovery is very strong for platinum.
Positive factors
- High recovery
Evidence · text
“Platinum (96.8%)”
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
locked-cycleLion zone · goldRecovery: 85 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Lion zone
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- PNPN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- locked-cycle test
- Sample
- representative samples of Lion zone mineralization
Recovery
- Recovery
- 85 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 85% recovery is a solid result for gold.
Positive factors
- Solid recovery
Evidence · text
“85% Gold”
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
locked-cycleLion zone · silverRecovery: 88.9 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Lion zone
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec
- Ticker
- PNPN
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- locked-cycle test
- Sample
- representative samples of Lion zone mineralization
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.9 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 88.9% recovery is a solid result for silver.
Positive factors
- Solid recovery
Evidence · text
“88.9% Silver”
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
How Atlas produces this analysis
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