Canagold Announces Positive Antimony Concentrate Production Results for the New Polaris Project Grading 59.1% Sb and 98.3 gpt. Au
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Canagold Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- CCM
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-25 02:52:37 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Canagold has announced positive antimony flotation locked cycle test results for the New Polaris project. The tests produced a high-grade concentrate (59.1% Sb and 98.3 gpt Au) with 93.1% antimony recovery, offering potential upside to the project's existing feasibility study economics.
Reasoning: Strong metallurgical results for antimony flotation that could provide upside to an existing feasibility study.
Positive factors
- High recovery of antimony (93.1%)
- High grade concentrate (59.1% Sb)
- Potential for significant additional revenue not currently in FS
Negative factors
- Results are from a single 110kg composite sample
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 93.1% antimony recovery is exceptional.
Evidence · text
“93.1 % Sb recovery in Sb-Au concentrate”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: Testing involved flotation of a composite sample.
Evidence · text
“antimony (Sb) flotation testing”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
locked-cycleantimonyRecovery: 93.1 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CCM
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- 110-kilogram composite sample derived from 47 diamond drill core samples across 17 drill holes
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.1 %
- Conc. Grade
- 59.1
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 93.1% recovery is exceptional for antimony flotation.
Positive factors
- Exceptional recovery and concentrate grade
Evidence · text
“93.1 % Sb recovery in Sb-Au concentrate”
locked-cyclegoldRecovery: 91.8 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CCM
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked-cycle
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- 110-kilogram composite sample derived from 47 diamond drill core samples across 17 drill holes
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91.8 %
- Conc. Grade
- 98.3
- Conc. Grade Unit
- gpt
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 91.8% gold recovery is strong for a combined concentrate.
Positive factors
- High gold recovery in combined concentrates
Evidence · text
“91.8% Au recovery in the combined Au and Sb-Au concentrates”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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