Surge Copper Reports Excellent Metallurgical Results Supporting Pre-Feasibility Advancement at Berg Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Surge Copper Corp.
- Ticker
- SURG
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Molybdenum, Silver, Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-13 03:00:43 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Surge Copper has reported excellent metallurgical testwork results for the Berg Project, featuring locked cycle copper recoveries of up to 90.7% and molybdenum recoveries of up to 93.0%. The results confirm the effectiveness of a conventional flotation circuit and successful copper-molybdenum separation, supporting the advancement toward a Pre-Feasibility Study.
Reasoning: The metallurgical results demonstrate high recoveries and efficient separation for the primary metals, significantly de-risking the project for PFS advancement.
Positive factors
- High copper and molybdenum recoveries exceeding 90% in locked cycle tests
- Clean concentrates with no penalty elements reported
- Successful copper-molybdenum separation confirmed
- Results exceed conservative recovery estimates used in previous PEA
Negative factors
- Supergene composite shows lower copper recovery (80.5%) compared to hypogene
Facts used in scoring: 9
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Locked cycle tests achieved up to 90.7% Cu and 93.0% Mo recovery.
Evidence · text
“Locked cycle testing achieved up to 90.7% Cu and 93.0% Mo recovery”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: Concentrates confirmed to be clean with no penalty elements.
Evidence · text
“confirmed to be clean with no penalty elements”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions ALS Metallurgy Kamloops conforms to ISO 9001:2015 and conducts internal QC checks.
Evidence · text
“ALS Metallurgy Kamloops who conforms to ISO 9001:2015”
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: 3 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 9. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (9)
locked cycleBerg Project · copperRecovery: 90.7 %Head Grade: 0.25Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Hypogene master composite
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90.7 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.25
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High recovery for a hypogene copper composite.
Positive factors
- Exceeds 90% recovery threshold
Evidence · table
“90.7”
Context: 29.7
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 cycleBerg Project · molybdenumRecovery: 93 %Head Grade: 0.03Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Hypogene master composite
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.03
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High recovery for molybdenum in hypogene material.
Positive factors
- Exceeds 90% recovery threshold
Evidence · table
“93.0”
Context: 29.7
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 cycleBerg Project · copperRecovery: 88.4 %Head Grade: 0.29Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Transitional Supergene master composite
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.29
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid recovery for transitional supergene.
Positive factors
- Strong recovery for transitional material
Evidence · table
“88.4”
Context: 26.3
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 cycleBerg Project · molybdenumRecovery: 92.1 %Head Grade: 0.01Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Transitional Supergene master composite
Recovery
- Recovery
- 92.1 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.01
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High molybdenum recovery in transitional material.
Positive factors
- High molybdenum recovery
Evidence · table
“92.1”
Context: 26.3
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 cycleBerg Project · copperRecovery: 80.5 %Head Grade: 0.37Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Supergene master composite
Recovery
- Recovery
- 80.5 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.37
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper recovery in supergene is lower than other domains.
Negative factors
- Lower recovery compared to hypogene
Evidence · table
“80.5”
Context: 23.1
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 cycleBerg Project · molybdenumRecovery: 88.6 %Head Grade: 0.03Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Supergene master composite
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.03
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Good molybdenum recovery in supergene.
Positive factors
- Strong molybdenum recovery
Evidence · table
“88.6”
Context: 23.1
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
flotationBerg Project · molybdenumRecovery: 94.6 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- copper-molybdenum separation
- Sample
- Hypogene bulk concentrate separation
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Excellent separation efficiency for molybdenum.
Positive factors
- High molybdenum recovery in separation test
Evidence · text
“94.6% Mo recovery to a 49.9% Mo concentrate”
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
flotationBerg Project · molybdenumRecovery: 74.4 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- copper-molybdenum separation
- Sample
- Transitional Supergene bulk concentrate separation
Recovery
- Recovery
- 74.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Molybdenum recovery in transitional separation is lower than hypogene.
Negative factors
- Lower molybdenum recovery in separation
Evidence · text
“74.4% Mo recovery to a 56.8% Mo concentrate”
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
flotationBerg Project · molybdenumRecovery: 95.6 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Berg Project
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- copper-molybdenum separation
- Sample
- Supergene bulk concentrate separation
Recovery
- Recovery
- 95.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Excellent molybdenum recovery in supergene separation.
Positive factors
- High molybdenum recovery in separation test
Evidence · text
“95.6% Mo recovery to a 50.9% Mo concentrate”
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
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