Blue Jay Gold Reports 67% Antimony Concentrate at 94% Recovery from Becker-Cochran: Concentrates Submitted for Metal Refining Tests
Original announcement by investingnews on
- Company
- Blue Jay Gold Corp.
- Ticker
- JAY
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Yukon
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Iron ore, Sulfur
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-21 14:07:03 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Blue Jay Gold reported successful maiden metallurgical test work at the Becker-Cochran antimony occurrence, producing a 67% Sb concentrate at 94% recovery via flotation. The concentrates have been submitted to three North American processing groups for metal refining tests to determine downstream product viability.
Reasoning: The metallurgical results demonstrate high-grade antimony concentrate production with excellent recovery using conventional methods, establishing a second metal endowment for the Steller Project.
Positive factors
- High recovery (94%)
- Premium concentrate grade (67%)
- Conventional flotation flowsheet
- Maiden test work on new metal endowment
Negative factors
- Bench-scale only (preliminary)
- No variability studies completed
- Mercury (Hg) impurities noted in concentrate aliquot
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: 93.9% antimony recovery is exceptional for flotation
Evidence · text
“94% Sb recovery”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: Results are from laboratory-scale rougher-cleaner testing
Evidence · text
“These results are based on laboratory-scale rougher-cleaner testing and are preliminary in nature”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: Test work was performed on a single trench sample/composite
Evidence · text
“No variability studies have been completed, and we note that the results are not necessarily representative of the occurrence as a whole.”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route ("flotation")
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
flotationSteller · antimonyRecovery: 93.9 %Head Grade: 17.1Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Steller
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- JAY
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Bulk Conc.: Product 1 (representative result)
- Grind P80
- 140 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.9 %
- Head Grade
- 17.1
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 66.9
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgical Laboratories
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High recovery and premium grade achieved in maiden test work.
Positive factors
- 93.9% recovery is exceptional for antimony flotation
- 66.9% grade is near mineralogical purity
Negative factors
- Bench-scale results are preliminary
Evidence · text
“67% antimony ("Sb") concentrate at a 94% recovery”
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
flotationSteller · iron_oreHead Grade: 0.92Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Steller
- Commodity
- iron_ore
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- JAY
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Bulk Conc.: Product 1 (representative result)
- Grind P80
- 140 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 0.92
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 0.5
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgical Laboratories
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace iron in concentrate.
Evidence · table
“0.5”
Context: 24.0
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
flotationSteller · sulfurHead Grade: 7.4Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Steller
- Commodity
- sulfur
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- JAY
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- rougher and cleaner flotation
- Sample
- Bulk Conc.: Product 1 (representative result)
- Grind P80
- 140 µm
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 7.4
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 27.5
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgical Laboratories
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Sulfur present in concentrate.
Evidence · table
“27.5”
Context: 24.0
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
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.