# U3O8 Corp. Reports a 23% Improvement in Vanadium Extraction Over the 2014 Preliminary Economic Assessment on its Laguna Salada Uranium-Vanadium Deposit

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/u3o8-corp-reports-a-23-improvement-in-vanadium-extraction-over-the-2014-prelimin--ec33d8a0-b435-496c-9326-dedfe5b69982

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GCOM/news/8626491083573058/u3o8-corp-reports-a-23-improvement-in-vanadium-extraction-over-the-2014-prelimin

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2018-12-06T12:55:26.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: U3O8 Corp.

- Ticker: UWE

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Argentina

- Primary commodity: Uranium

- Secondary commodities: Vanadium

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-09-12 07:58:32 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

U3O8 Corp. reported metallurgical test results for its Laguna Salada project in Argentina, showing a 23% improvement in overall vanadium extraction and a 2% improvement in uranium extraction compared to the 2014 PEA. The work, conducted at ANSTO, suggests a simplified flowsheet using coarser 0.85mm material could reduce processing time and capital costs.

Reasoning: The test work demonstrates significant improvements in overall metal recovery and potential for cost reduction through flowsheet simplification compared to the 2014 PEA.

- Positive factor: Improved vanadium overall extraction by 23% vs PEA

- Positive factor: Improved uranium overall extraction by 2% vs PEA

- Positive factor: Simplified flowsheet with reduced scrubbing residence time

- Positive factor: Coarser material \(0.85mm\) potentially reduces filtration costs

- Negative factor: Vanadium extraction from the fine-grained component \(55%\) was lower than the PEA model \(71%\)

Facts used in scoring: 2

## 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 alkaline leaching and scrubbing/screening processes.

Evidence · text

> Alkaline leach extracted 94% of the contained uranium

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: only one composite was tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (2)

### alkaline leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/u3o8-corp-reports-a-23-improvement-in-vanadium-extraction-over-the-2014-prelimin--ec33d8a0-b435-496c-9326-dedfe5b69982#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Laguna Salada · uranium

#### Identity

- Project: Laguna Salada
- Commodity: uranium
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: Argentina
- Ticker: UWE

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: alkaline leach
- Processing Route: alkaline leach
- Sample: bulk sample of gravel from the Guanaco sector of the Laguna Salada Deposit \(<0.85mm material\)
- Leach Time: 8 hours

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 84.5 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Lab

- Laboratory: ANSTO

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2018-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Overall uranium recovery improved slightly compared to the previous economic assessment model.

- Positive factor: 2% increase in overall extraction vs PEA

- Negative factor: Extraction from fine-grained component \(94%\) was slightly lower than PEA \(95%\)

Evidence · table

> 84.5%

Context: Bulk sample

### alkaline leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/u3o8-corp-reports-a-23-improvement-in-vanadium-extraction-over-the-2014-prelimin--ec33d8a0-b435-496c-9326-dedfe5b69982#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Laguna Salada · vanadium

#### Identity

- Project: Laguna Salada
- Commodity: vanadium
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: Argentina
- Ticker: UWE

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: alkaline leach
- Processing Route: alkaline leach
- Sample: bulk sample of gravel from the Guanaco sector of the Laguna Salada Deposit \(<0.85mm material\)
- Leach Time: 8 hours

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 25 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Lab

- Laboratory: ANSTO

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2018-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: While fine-grained recovery was lower, the overall recovery from the coarser material is significantly higher than the PEA model.

- Positive factor: 23% increase in overall extraction vs PEA

- Negative factor: Extraction from fine-grained component \(55%\) was lower than PEA \(71%\)

Evidence · table

> 25%

Context: Bulk sample

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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