Canagold Successfully Produces Physical Antimony Metal Grading Over 99% Sb from New Polaris Concentrate
Original announcement by prospectors_exchange on
- Company
- Canagold Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- CCM
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-10-07 12:03:46 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Canagold has successfully produced physical antimony metal grading over 99% Sb from its New Polaris concentrate. The refining test work, conducted by Core Metallurgy, utilized an alkaline sulphide leach and electrowinning to achieve 99.7% antimony leach extraction.
Reasoning: The successful production of high-purity antimony metal from existing concentrate is a major technical milestone that de-risks the project's ability to produce a refined product rather than just a concentrate.
Positive factors
- Successful production of high-purity (>99%) antimony metal
- Demonstrated technical pathway from concentrate to refined metal
- High leach extraction (99.7%) achieved in test work
- Potential to capture more value chain and bypass third-party smelters
Negative factors
- Requires additional optimization and feasibility-level studies
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: Achieved 99.7% antimony leach extraction, which is exceptional.
Evidence · text
“achieved 99.7% antimony leach extraction”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process involves an alkaline sulphide leach and electrowinning, which is a mill-based processing route.
Evidence · text
“Using an alkaline sulphide leach followed by electrowinning”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release names a Qualified Person (Garry Biles, P.Eng.) who validated the technical content.
Evidence · text
“Garry Biles , P.Eng., President & COO, is the Qualified Person for the Company and has prepared, validated, and approved the technical and scientific content”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
alkaline sulphide leach followed by electrowinningNew Polaris · antimonyRecovery: 99.7 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- New Polaris
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- CCM
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- alkaline sulphide leach followed by electrowinning
- Processing Route
- alkaline sulphide leach followed by electrowinning
- Sample
- New Polaris antimony-gold concentrate via alkaline sulphide leach and electrowinning
Recovery
- Recovery
- 99.7 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Reagents
- Reagent Notes
- Using an alkaline sulphide leach followed by electrowinning
Lab
- Laboratory
- Core Metallurgy Pty Ltd.
- Consultant
- Core Metallurgy Pty Ltd.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Extremely high leach extraction rate demonstrated in a detailed test program.
Positive factors
- 99.7% leach extraction is exceptional
Evidence · text
“achieved 99.7% antimony leach extraction and produced antimony metal grading greater than 99% Sb”
Fact 2New Polaris · antimonyHead Grade: 59.1Head Grade Unit: %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- New Polaris
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- CCM
Test Work
- Sample
- New Polaris antimony-gold concentrate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 59.1
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: This is a restatement of previous concentrate assay results used as the feed for the current test work.
Evidence · text
“high-grade gold-antimony concentrate assaying 59.1% Sb”
Fact 3New Polaris · goldHead Grade: 98.3Head Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- New Polaris
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- CCM
Test Work
- Sample
- New Polaris antimony-gold concentrate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 98.3
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: This is a restatement of previous concentrate assay results used as the feed for the current test work.
Evidence · text
“high-grade gold-antimony concentrate assaying 59.1% Sb and 98.3 g/t Au”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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