Bayhorse Silver Reports 99 Plus Percent Selective Antimony Leaching Results From The Silver, Copper, Antimony and Zinc Concentrate From Its Bayhorse Silver Mine
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Bayhorse Silver Inc
- Ticker
- BHS
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Idaho
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Copper, Zinc
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 03:59:07 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Bayhorse Silver has reported highly successful selective antimony leaching results, achieving approximately 99.9% recovery from its refractory concentrate. This proprietary process aims to separate antimony from silver, copper, and zinc, potentially significantly increasing the overall recoveries of these critical minerals.
Reasoning: The report demonstrates near-total (99.9%) selective leaching of antimony from a complex refractory concentrate, which is a significant technical milestone for the project's economics.
Positive factors
- exceptional antimony recovery
- addresses refractory mineralogy
- potential to unlock value in other metals
Negative factors
- proprietary process not yet proven at pilot scale
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Antimony recovery of 99.9% is exceptional.
Evidence · text
“99.9% selectively removed”
Refractory Orenegative
Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.
Why it applies: The concentrate is explicitly described as refractory tetrahedrite.
Evidence · text
“"refractory tetrahedrite" Bayhorse Silver Mine concentrate”
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: Mark Abrams, AIPG, a Qualified Person, has approved the technical content.
Evidence · text
“Mark Abrams, AIPG, a Qualified Person and Director of the Company has prepared, supervised the preparation of, or approved the technical content”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
leachingantimonyRecovery: 99.9 %Head Grade: 5.85Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- BHS
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- leaching
- Processing Route
- AEI proprietary leaching process
- Sample
- refractory tetrahedrite Bayhorse Silver Mine concentrate
Recovery
- Recovery
- 99.9 %
- Head Grade
- 5.85
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Allihies Engineering (AEI)
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 99.9% recovery of antimony from a refractory concentrate is an exceptional result.
Positive factors
- exceptional recovery
Evidence · text
“excellent positive Antimony leaching results of about 99.9% selectively removed from the 5.85% Antimony contained in the "refractory tetrahedrite" Bayhorse Silver Mine concentrate”
Fact 2copperHead Grade: 5.79Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- BHS
Test Work
- Sample
- non-leached concentrate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 5.79
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Reporting head grade of copper in the concentrate.
Evidence · text
“The contained copper in the non-leached concentrate was 5.79%”
Fact 3zincHead Grade: 10.53Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- zinc
- Ticker
- BHS
Test Work
- Sample
- non-leached concentrate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 10.53
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Reporting head grade of zinc in the concentrate.
Evidence · text
“and the zinc was 10.53%”
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.