American Creek's JV Partner Tudor Gold Announces Positive Metallurgical Testing Results for the Goldstorm Deposit at Treaty Creek, Located in the Heart of the Golden Triangle, Northwestern British Columbia
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- American Creek Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- AMK
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-22 22:53:01 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Tudor Gold has announced positive metallurgical results from locked-cycle flotation testing on the Lower CS-600 sub-domain of the Goldstorm deposit. The tests produced a high-grade copper concentrate exceeding 29% Cu with significant gold and silver grades, supporting the project's potential for a future Preliminary Economic Assessment.
Reasoning: The locked-cycle flotation tests produced a high-grade copper concentrate (>29% Cu) with significant gold and silver credits, demonstrating technical de-risking for the Goldstorm project.
Positive factors
- High-grade copper concentrate produced
- Strong recoveries for Cu, Au, and Ag
- Flowsheet stability demonstrated via locked-cycle tests
- No deleterious compounds formed in oxidation-leach tests
- QP/CP sign-off provided
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Copper recovery of 88.1% is in the strong/exceptional band for flotation.
Evidence · text
“achieved recoveries of 88.1% copper”
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 standard QA/QC sampling procedures maintained by SGS and Blue Coast.
Evidence · text
“Standard QA/QC sampling procedures are maintained by SGS and Blue Coast”
QP/CP Signedpositive · Story-specific tag
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: Tad Crowie, P. Eng and Ken Konkin, P.Geo are named as Qualified Persons.
Evidence · text
“Tad Crowie, P. Eng of JDS Energy & Mining Inc., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (6)
locked-cyclecopperRecovery: 88.1 %Head Grade: 0.59Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Lower CS-600 sub-domain locked cycle flotation test
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.1 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.59
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 88.1% copper recovery is a strong result for a flotation circuit.
Positive factors
- Recovery is in the strong/exceptional band for copper flotation
Evidence · text
“The locked cycle test achieved recoveries of 88.1% copper”
locked-cyclegoldRecovery: 63.8 %Head Grade: 0.91Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Lower CS-600 sub-domain locked cycle flotation test
Recovery
- Recovery
- 63.8 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.91
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 63.8% gold recovery in a copper flotation concentrate is noted as positive and consistent with previous work.
Positive factors
- Consistent with previous flotation testwork
Evidence · text
“achieved recoveries of ... 63.8% gold”
locked-cyclesilverRecovery: 51.3 %Head Grade: 3.3Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Lower CS-600 sub-domain locked cycle flotation test
Recovery
- Recovery
- 51.3 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 3.3
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 51.3% silver recovery reported as part of the polymetallic concentrate results.
Evidence · text
“achieved recoveries of ... 51.3% silver”
Fact 4copperView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Sample
- Cleaner 3 Conc (CS-600L)
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 29.59
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The concentrate grade of 29.59% Cu is exceptionally high for a copper flotation product.
Positive factors
- High-grade concentrate exceeding 29% Cu
Evidence · table
“29.59”
Context: 1.8
Fact 5goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Sample
- Cleaner 3 Conc (CS-600L)
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 33.16
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 33.16 g/t Au in a copper concentrate is a very strong credit.
Positive factors
- Significant gold grade in copper concentrate
Evidence · table
“33.16”
Context: 1.8
Fact 6silverView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- AMK
Test Work
- Sample
- Cleaner 3 Conc (CS-600L)
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 96.7
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 96.7 g/t Ag provides significant silver credits to the copper concentrate.
Positive factors
- Significant silver grade in copper concentrate
Evidence · table
“96.7”
Context: 1.8
How Atlas produces this analysis
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