# Blue Jay Gold Reports 67% Antimony Concentrate at 94% Recovery from Becker-Cochran: Concentrates Submitted for Metal Refining Tests Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-jay-gold-reports-67-antimony-concentrate-at-94-recovery-from-becker-cochran--92fcd30a-dec5-457b-bf16-262c7da4c5d3 Original source: https://investingnews.com/blue-jay-gold-reports-67-antimony-concentrate-at-94-recovery-from-becker-cochran-concentrates-submitted-for-metal-refining-tests/ Publisher: investingnews Original announcement: 2026-09-21T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-21T14:07:02.503Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-21T14:07:02.503Z - 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 Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: High recovery \(94%\) - Positive factor: Premium concentrate grade \(67%\) - Positive factor: Conventional flotation flowsheet - Positive factor: Maiden test work on new metal endowment - Negative factor: Bench-scale only \(preliminary\) - Negative factor: No variability studies completed - Negative factor: Mercury \(Hg\) impurities noted in concentrate aliquot Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **High Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 Only** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Only** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: 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) ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-jay-gold-reports-67-antimony-concentrate-at-94-recovery-from-becker-cochran--92fcd30a-dec5-457b-bf16-262c7da4c5d3#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Steller · antimony #### 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 factor: 93.9% recovery is exceptional for antimony flotation - Positive factor: 66.9% grade is near mineralogical purity - Negative factor: Bench-scale results are preliminary Evidence · text > 67% antimony \("Sb"\) concentrate at a 94% recovery #### Tags used in scoring **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-jay-gold-reports-67-antimony-concentrate-at-94-recovery-from-becker-cochran--92fcd30a-dec5-457b-bf16-262c7da4c5d3#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Steller · iron\_ore #### 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 Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: processing\_route matches the flotation signal ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-jay-gold-reports-67-antimony-concentrate-at-94-recovery-from-becker-cochran--92fcd30a-dec5-457b-bf16-262c7da4c5d3#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Steller · sulfur #### 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 Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: 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.