# 2026 Nanoq Drilling Programme Completed and Initial Positive Metallurgical Test Work Results

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/2026-nanoq-drilling-programme-completed-and-initial-positive-metallurgical-test--59aa6461-5af0-4642-b82c-28b20c9130ef

Original source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/01/3372524/0/en/2026-nanoq-drilling-programme-completed-and-initial-positive-metallurgical-test-work-results.html

Publisher: globenewswire

Original announcement: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-01T06:38:16.801Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-01T06:38:16.801Z

- Company: Amaroq Ltd.

- Ticker: AMRQ

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: South Greenland

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Copper

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-10-01 06:38:17 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Amaroq Ltd. has completed its 2026 Nanoq drilling programme, consisting of 4,728.9 metres across 33 holes, to support a future maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. Metallurgical test work conducted by SGS Lakefield demonstrated high gold recoveries of 97–99% using the existing Nalunaq flowsheet.

Reasoning: The announcement reports successful metallurgical test work with very high gold recoveries and the completion of a significant drilling campaign, though specific assay results are not yet available.

- Positive factor: High gold recoveries \(97-99%\)

- Positive factor: Successful metallurgical test work by SGS Lakefield

- Positive factor: Completion of 2026 drilling programme

- Positive factor: Visible mineralisation in 88% of holes

- Negative factor: Assay results for 2026 drilling are still pending

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: Gold recoveries of 97-99% are in the exceptional band.

Evidence · text

> Overall total gold recoveries using the existing flow-sheet of approximately 97–99%.

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: Test work was conducted to evaluate processing at the existing Nalunaq facility flowsheet.

Evidence · text

> amenable for processing at the Nalunaq facility.

**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: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### unspecified

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Nanoq Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Nanoq Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: south greenland
- Reported Region: South Greenland
- Ticker: AMRQ

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: unspecified
- Processing Route: existing flow-sheet of the Nalunaq facility
- Sample: Nanoq mineralisation

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 98 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Lakefield

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Reported gold recovery of 97-99% is exceptional for a mill route.

- Positive factor: Recovery is in the exceptional band \(97-99%\)

Evidence · text

> Overall total gold recoveries using the existing flow-sheet of approximately 97–99%.

#### Tags used in scoring

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 98% is at or above the exceptional band \(95%\)

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.