Benton Receives Positive Metallurgical Results from South Pond with Gold Recoveries up to 88.4%
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Benton Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- BEX
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Newfoundland
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 03:16:25 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Benton Resources has announced positive preliminary gold recovery results from its South Pond Gold-Copper Deposit. Standard bottle-roll tests conducted by SGS Canada achieved gold recoveries of up to 88.4%.
Reasoning: Initial bottle-roll tests at South Pond show strong gold recoveries up to 88.4% using a representative composite sample.
Positive factors
- high gold recovery
- standard bottle-roll testing
- accredited laboratory
Negative factors
- laboratory-scale only
- preliminary results
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: Gold recovery of 88.4% is strong for a bottle-roll test.
Evidence · text
“recoveries up to 88.4%”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: Results are from standard bottle-roll tests, which are screening-level.
Evidence · text
“standard bottle-roll cyanidation tests”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: Testing involved cyanide leaching via bottle-roll.
Evidence · text
“standard cyanide leaching using standard bottle-roll cyanidation tests”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
bottle rollgoldRecovery: 88.4 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- BEX
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bottle roll
- Processing Route
- cyanide leaching
- Sample
- South Pond Gold Composite Metallurgical Sample
- Leach Time
- 24 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 88.4% recovery is strong for a first-pass bottle-roll test.
Positive factors
- high recovery
Negative factors
- laboratory-scale
Evidence · text
“recoveries up to 88.4%”
Fact 2goldHead Grade: 3288Head Grade Unit: ppbView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- BEX
Test Work
- Sample
- South Pond Gold Composite Metallurgical Sample
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 3288
- Head Grade Unit
- ppb
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Composite head grade of 3288 ppb Au.
Evidence · table
“3288”
Context: 1571
Fact 3copperHead Grade: 1571Head Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- BEX
Test Work
- Sample
- South Pond Gold Composite Metallurgical Sample
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 1571
- Head Grade Unit
- ppm
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Composite head grade of 1571 ppm Cu.
Evidence · table
“1571”
Context: 0.16
How Atlas produces this analysis
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