# Advanced Metallurgical Test Work to Commence at Akie

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/advanced-metallurgical-test-work-to-commence-at-akie--fd599dc5-fa6c-4dd9-850e-47ea07d9c0a0

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ZNX/news/4677153139511121/advanced-metallurgical-test-work-to-commence-at-akie

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-08-19T07:05:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: ZincX Resources Corp.

- Ticker: ZNX

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Zinc

- Secondary commodities: Lead, Silver

- Document categories: Agreement transaction, Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 18:51:32 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

ZincX Resources has entered an agreement with Teck Resources to conduct advanced metallurgical test work on the Cardiac Creek deposit at Teck's expense. The testing is expected to be completed by November 30, 2024, and will help advance the project's metallurgical understanding.

Reasoning: The agreement with Teck to conduct advanced metallurgical testing at Teck's expense is a significant de-risking milestone for the Cardiac Creek project.

- Positive factor: Strategic partnership with Teck Resources

- Positive factor: Metallurgical testing at Teck's expense

- Positive factor: Validation of SEDEX deposit potential

Facts used in scoring: 7

## Classification and evidence

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: The document mentions a NI 43-101 Technical Report and designated Qualified Persons \(P.Geo and P.Eng\).

Evidence · text

> Ken MacDonald P.Geo., Vice President of Exploration for the Company, is the designated Qualified Person

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Story-specific tag

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: The document reports an inferred resource component for the Cardiac Creek deposit.

Evidence · text

> Inferred 7.5 7.04 1.24 12.0 1.169 0.205 2.9

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (6)

### indicated

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zinc

#### Identity

- Commodity: zinc
- Ticker: ZNX

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 22700000
- Grade: 8.32
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strategic metallurgical validation by a major industry player \(Teck\) at no cost to the issuer. \(Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.\)

- Positive factor: Teck's expense

- Positive factor: Advanced testing

Evidence · table

> 8.32

Context: 22.7

### indicated

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lead

#### Identity

- Commodity: lead
- Ticker: ZNX

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 22700000
- Grade: 1.61
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strategic metallurgical validation by a major industry player \(Teck\) at no cost to the issuer. \(Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.\)

- Positive factor: Teck's expense

- Positive factor: Advanced testing

Evidence · table

> 1.61

Context: 22.7

### indicated

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silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: ZNX

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 22700000
- Grade: 14.1
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strategic metallurgical validation by a major industry player \(Teck\) at no cost to the issuer. \(Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.\)

- Positive factor: Teck's expense

- Positive factor: Advanced testing

Evidence · table

> 14.1

Context: 22.7

### inferred

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zinc

#### Identity

- Commodity: zinc
- Ticker: ZNX

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 7500000
- Grade: 7.04
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strategic metallurgical validation by a major industry player \(Teck\) at no cost to the issuer. \(Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.\)

- Positive factor: Teck's expense

- Positive factor: Advanced testing

Evidence · table

> 7.04

Context: 7.5

### inferred

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lead

#### Identity

- Commodity: lead
- Ticker: ZNX

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 7500000
- Grade: 1.24
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strategic metallurgical validation by a major industry player \(Teck\) at no cost to the issuer. \(Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.\)

- Positive factor: Teck's expense

- Positive factor: Advanced testing

Evidence · table

> 1.24

Context: 7.5

### inferred

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silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: ZNX

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 7500000
- Grade: 12
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strategic metallurgical validation by a major industry player \(Teck\) at no cost to the issuer. \(Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.\)

- Positive factor: Teck's expense

- Positive factor: Advanced testing

Evidence · table

> 12.0

Context: 7.5

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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