Silver47 Begins Metallurgical Testwork to Confirm Reprocessing Potential of Historic Mine Tailings at Hughes, Nevada
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Silver47 Exploration Corp.
- Ticker
- AGA
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-09-13 11:08:39 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Silver47 has commenced metallurgical testwork to evaluate the reprocessing potential of the historic Belmont tailings at its Hughes property in Nevada. The tailings host an inferred resource of 1.8 Moz silver and 11 koz gold at 44 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au. The program includes agitated cyanide leach and CIL testing to determine recovery rates and process efficiency.
Reasoning: The company is initiating metallurgical testing on a known, NI 43-101 compliant tailings resource to confirm economic viability at current silver prices.
Positive factors
- High-grade silver resource (44 g/t Ag)
- Favourable historical diagnostic leaching results
- Low-disturbance reprocessing potential
- NI 43-101 compliant resource
Negative factors
- Metallurgical testwork is only just beginning
- Reprocessing feasibility is not yet confirmed
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: The resource is stated as being in the inferred category.
Evidence · text
“host inferred mineral resources”
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: The resource is explicitly stated as NI 43-101 compliant.
Evidence · text
“Tailings contain NI 43-101 compliant inferred resources”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a mill_cil route ("CIL")
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: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (2)
inferredHughes · silverTonnes: 1260000Grade: 44Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 1.8Contained Unit: mozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Hughes
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- AGA
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2024-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Galen McNamara
- Resource group id
- resource:ed8172598ef06cde349d
- Deposit or zone
- Belmont tailings
- Mining method
- underground
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 1260000
- Grade
- 44
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 1.8
- Contained Unit
- moz
Metal Equivalent
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant silver resource at surface in tailings.
Positive factors
- High grade (44 g/t Ag)
- NI 43-101 compliant
Evidence · text
“host inferred mineral resources of 1.8 Moz silver and 11 koz gold (44 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au, or 68 g/t AgEq*) within approximately 1.26 Mt”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
QP/CP Signedpositive
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: qp_signed is true
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
inferredHughes · goldTonnes: 1260000Grade: 0.3Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 11Contained Unit: kozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Hughes
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- AGA
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2024-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Galen McNamara
- Resource group id
- resource:ed8172598ef06cde349d
- Deposit or zone
- Belmont tailings
- Mining method
- underground
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 1260000
- Grade
- 0.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 11
- Contained Unit
- koz
Metal Equivalent
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold is a secondary byproduct in this tailings resource.
Evidence · text
“1.8 Moz silver and 11 koz gold (44 g/t Ag and 0.3 g/t Au, or 68 g/t AgEq*) within approximately 1.26 Mt”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
QP/CP Signedpositive
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: qp_signed is true
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
Metallurgical Results (2)
Fact 1Hughes · silverRecovery: 83 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Hughes
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- AGA
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Sample
- Diagnostic leaching 2021
Recovery
- Recovery
- 83 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical diagnostic leaching showed strong silver deportment to cyanide.
Positive factors
- High silver solubility
Evidence · text
“79-87% of silver and 55-61% of gold readily cyanide-soluble”
Fact 2Hughes · goldRecovery: 58 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Hughes
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- AGA
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Sample
- Diagnostic leaching 2021
Recovery
- Recovery
- 58 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical diagnostic leaching showed moderate gold solubility.
Positive factors
- Gold is cyanide soluble
Negative factors
- Lower recovery compared to silver
Evidence · text
“79-87% of silver and 55-61% of gold readily cyanide-soluble”
Tags used in scoring
Low Recoverynegative
Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 58% is below the weak band (80%)
How Atlas produces this analysis
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