# Alaska Energy Metals Announces Positive Metallurgical Testing Results, Nikolai Nickel Project, Alaska

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni--be3a796c-5e7d-407b-b953-675b6e30f540

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/AEMC/news/7065015695404793/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-07-16T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Alaska Energy Metals Corporation

- Ticker: AEMC

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Alaska

- Primary commodity: Nickel

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Cobalt, Platinum, Palladium, Gold, Iron ore, Sulfur, Magnesium

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 20:25:49 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Alaska Energy Metals reported positive locked cycle flotation test results for the Nikolai Nickel Project, achieving recoveries of 49.4% Ni, 50.5% Cu, and 21.0% Co. The results include significant platinum-group-element and gold recoveries, and the company plans to pursue hydrometallurgical refining amenability testing.

Reasoning: The locked cycle flotation test successfully demonstrated recoveries for nickel, copper, cobalt, and PGMs, providing a technical basis for upcoming economic analysis.

- Positive factor: strong recoveries for primary metals

- Positive factor: successful locked cycle test

- Positive factor: de-sliming unnecessary \(cost saving\)

- Positive factor: QP sign-off provided

- Negative factor: recoveries are moderate rather than exceptional for nickel/copper

- Negative factor: hydrometallurgical refining path is still unproven/experimental

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The testing involved flotation and magnetic separation processes.

Evidence · text

> consists of simple grinding, flotation and magnetic separation processes

**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 release mentions work completed by SGS Laboratories and a QP sign-off.

Evidence · text

> completed by the SGS Laboratories in Quebec, Canada

## Extracted facts

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

## Metallurgical Results (6)

### locked-cycle

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni--be3a796c-5e7d-407b-b953-675b6e30f540#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

nickel

#### Identity

- Commodity: nickel
- Ticker: AEMC

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: locked-cycle
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: LCT-1 Bulk Flotation Concentrate \(CEZ2\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 49.4 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 0.26
- Head Grade Unit: %
- Conc. Grade: 7.22
- Conc. Grade Unit: %

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 49.4% Ni recovery in a locked cycle test provides a baseline for economic modeling.

- Positive factor: robust recovery for nickel

- Negative factor: recovery is moderate for nickel flotation

Evidence · text

> successfully achieved metal recoveries of 49.4% nickel

### locked-cycle

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni--be3a796c-5e7d-407b-b953-675b6e30f540#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: AEMC

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: locked-cycle
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: LCT-1 Bulk Flotation Concentrate \(CEZ2\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 50.5 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 0.13
- Head Grade Unit: %
- Conc. Grade: 4.01
- Conc. Grade Unit: %

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 50.5% Cu recovery is a key component of the polymetallic concentrate.

- Positive factor: strong copper recovery

Evidence · text

> 50.5% copper

### locked-cycle

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni--be3a796c-5e7d-407b-b953-675b6e30f540#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

cobalt

#### Identity

- Commodity: cobalt
- Ticker: AEMC

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: locked-cycle
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: LCT-1 Bulk Flotation Concentrate \(CEZ2\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 21 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 0.03
- Head Grade Unit: %
- Conc. Grade: 0.3
- Conc. Grade Unit: %

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 21.0% Co recovery is lower than base metal recoveries but provides a byproduct credit.

- Positive factor: demonstrated cobalt recovery

- Negative factor: relatively low cobalt recovery

Evidence · text

> 21.0% cobalt

### locked-cycle

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni--be3a796c-5e7d-407b-b953-675b6e30f540#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

platinum

#### Identity

- Commodity: platinum
- Ticker: AEMC

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: locked-cycle
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: LCT-1 Bulk Flotation Concentrate \(CEZ2\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 49.1 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 0.08
- Head Grade Unit: g/t
- Conc. Grade: 2.33
- Conc. Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 49.1% Pt recovery adds significant value to the bulk concentrate.

- Positive factor: strong platinum recovery

Evidence · text

> platinum \(49.1%\)

### locked-cycle

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni--be3a796c-5e7d-407b-b953-675b6e30f540#fact-metallurgical-facts-4)

palladium

#### Identity

- Commodity: palladium
- Ticker: AEMC

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: locked-cycle
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: LCT-1 Bulk Flotation Concentrate \(CEZ2\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 43.1 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 0.16
- Head Grade Unit: g/t
- Conc. Grade: 4.1
- Conc. Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 43.1% Pd recovery supports the polymetallic nature of the project.

- Positive factor: solid palladium recovery

Evidence · text

> palladium \(43.1%\)

### locked-cycle

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/alaska-energy-metals-announces-positive-metallurgical-testing-results-nikolai-ni--be3a796c-5e7d-407b-b953-675b6e30f540#fact-metallurgical-facts-5)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: AEMC

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: locked-cycle
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: LCT-1 Bulk Flotation Concentrate \(CEZ2\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 43.9 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 0.03
- Head Grade Unit: g/t
- Conc. Grade: 0.78
- Conc. Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 43.9% Au recovery is a positive result for the flotation circuit.

- Positive factor: gold recovery achieved

Evidence · text

> gold \(43.9%\)

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