Balmoral Resources Ltd (TSX:BAR) Reports Positive Metallurgical Results from Initial Testing of H3 Ni-Sulphide Zone at Grasset, Quebec
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Balmoral Resources Ltd
- Ticker
- BAR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Quebec
- Primary commodity
- Nickel
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Palladium, Cobalt, Platinum, Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 13:15:16 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Balmoral Resources reported positive initial metallurgical results from locked cycle flotation testing on the H3 Ni-Sulphide Zone at the Grasset Project. The tests produced high nickel and copper recoveries using a conventional flowsheet and indicated that tailings are likely non-acid generating.
Reasoning: Initial locked cycle flotation tests yielded high nickel (86-87%) and copper (93-94%) recoveries using a conventional flowsheet, with no significant penalty elements detected.
Positive factors
- high nickel recoveries
- high copper recoveries
- conventional flowsheet
- no significant contaminants
- non-acid generating tailings
Negative factors
- precious metal recoveries are estimates only
- variability in hardness noted
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Nickel recoveries of 86-87% and copper recoveries of 94% are in the upper quartile for nickel assets.
Evidence · text
“Nickel Recoveries of 86.0 to 87.3%, Copper Recoveries of 93.5-94.4%”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The report notes the ore is not acid generating and has good recoveries with a conventional flowsheet.
Evidence · text
“tailings produced from the recovery process would likely not be acid generating”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: Testing used a flotation flowsheet with a primary grind.
Evidence · text
“simple and conventional rougher and three stage cleaner flowsheet”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
locked-cyclenickelRecovery: 86 %Head Grade: 1.87Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- nickel
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-1 and MC-2 master composites
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 86 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.87
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Reagents
- Reagent Notes
- Addition of Soda Ash and CMC for talc depression
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Nickel recoveries of 86-87% are described as being in the upper quartile for producing and development stage nickel assets.
Positive factors
- high recovery
locked-cyclenickelRecovery: 87.3 %Head Grade: 1.29Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- nickel
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-1 and MC-2 master composites
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 87.3 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.29
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Reagents
- Reagent Notes
- Addition of Soda Ash and CMC for talc depression
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Nickel recoveries of 86-87% are described as being in the upper quartile for producing and development stage nickel assets.
Positive factors
- high recovery
locked-cyclecopperRecovery: 94 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-1 and MC-2 master composites
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Reagents
- Reagent Notes
- Copper recovery to concentrate was very high averaging 94%
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper recovery averaged 94%, which is described as very high.
Positive factors
- very high recovery
locked-cyclepalladiumRecovery: 89 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- palladium
- Ticker
- BAR
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- rougher and three stage cleaner flotation, p80=65 um
- Sample
- MC-1 and MC-2 master composites
- Grind P80
- 65 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 89 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Reagents
- Reagent Notes
- Palladium recovery of 89%
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Palladium recovery of 89% was reported, though precious metal recoveries are noted as estimates only.
Positive factors
- good recovery
Negative factors
- recovery is an estimate
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