# Blue Moon Reports Assay of 0.180% Germanium, 0.0273% Gallium and 1.96% Copper from Bulk Sample at Apex and Provides Apex Project Update

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-moon-reports-assay-of-0-180-germanium-0-0273-gallium-and-1-96-copper-from-b--e4ca08b2-eb0c-4f2f-abe6-7cd67bd1de82

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/blue-moon-reports-assay-0-104500901.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-06-29T10:45:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Blue Moon Metals Inc.

- Ticker: MOON

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Utah

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Germanium, Gallium

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 21:23:08 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Blue Moon Metals Inc. has released assay results from its maiden bulk sample at the Apex project in Utah. The sample contains 1.96% copper, 0.180% germanium, and 0.0273% gallium.

Reasoning: The company reported maiden bulk sample assay results for a polymetallic project, establishing a baseline for the Apex project.

- Positive factor: maiden bulk sample results

- Positive factor: presence of multiple metals

Facts used in scoring: 3

## Classification and evidence

**Bench Scale Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.

Why it applies: The results are from a maiden bulk sample, which is a preliminary stage of metallurgical testing.

Evidence · text

> maiden bulk sample

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (3)

### bulk sample

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-moon-reports-assay-of-0-180-germanium-0-0273-gallium-and-1-96-copper-from-b--e4ca08b2-eb0c-4f2f-abe6-7cd67bd1de82#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Apex · copper

#### Identity

- Project: Apex
- Commodity: copper
- Region: usa\_ut
- Reported Region: Utah
- Ticker: MOON

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: bulk sample
- Sample: maiden bulk sample at Apex

#### Recovery

- Recovery Basis: unspecified
- Head Grade: 1.96
- Head Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.96% Cu is a significant grade for a bulk sample at this stage.

- Positive factor: strong copper grade for a bulk sample

Evidence · text

> 1.96% Copper from Bulk Sample at Apex

### bulk sample

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-moon-reports-assay-of-0-180-germanium-0-0273-gallium-and-1-96-copper-from-b--e4ca08b2-eb0c-4f2f-abe6-7cd67bd1de82#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Apex · germanium

#### Identity

- Project: Apex
- Commodity: germanium
- Region: usa\_ut
- Reported Region: Utah
- Ticker: MOON

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: bulk sample
- Sample: maiden bulk sample at Apex

#### Recovery

- Recovery Basis: unspecified
- Head Grade: 0.18
- Head Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Reported germanium grade in a maiden bulk sample.

- Positive factor: presence of germanium

Evidence · text

> 0.180% Germanium

### bulk sample

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-moon-reports-assay-of-0-180-germanium-0-0273-gallium-and-1-96-copper-from-b--e4ca08b2-eb0c-4f2f-abe6-7cd67bd1de82#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

Apex · gallium

#### Identity

- Project: Apex
- Commodity: gallium
- Region: usa\_ut
- Reported Region: Utah
- Ticker: MOON

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: bulk sample
- Sample: maiden bulk sample at Apex

#### Recovery

- Recovery Basis: unspecified
- Head Grade: 0.0273
- Head Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Reported gallium grade in a maiden bulk sample.

- Positive factor: presence of gallium

Evidence · text

> 0.0273% Gallium

## 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.