# Canagold Successfully Produces Physical Antimony Metal Grading Over 99% Sb from New Polaris Concentrate Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/canagold-successfully-produces-physical-antimony-metal-grading-over-99-sb-from-n--489e0749-53e9-4250-8ac4-54644abc7727 Original source: https://canagoldresources.com/canagold-successfully-produces-physical-antimony-metal-grading-over-99-sb-from-new-polaris-concentrate/ Publisher: prospectors\_exchange Original announcement: 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-07T12:03:45.883Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-07T12:03:45.883Z - 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 Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: Successful production of high-purity \(>99%\) antimony metal - Positive factor: Demonstrated technical pathway from concentrate to refined metal - Positive factor: High leach extraction \(99.7%\) achieved in test work - Positive factor: Potential to capture more value chain and bypass third-party smelters - Negative factor: Requires additional optimization and feasibility-level studies 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: Achieved 99.7% antimony leach extraction, which is exceptional. Evidence · text > achieved 99.7% antimony leach extraction **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: 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 Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: 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 Only** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 electrowinning [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/canagold-successfully-produces-physical-antimony-metal-grading-over-99-sb-from-n--489e0749-53e9-4250-8ac4-54644abc7727#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) New Polaris · antimony #### 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 factor: 99.7% leach extraction is exceptional Evidence · text > achieved 99.7% antimony leach extraction and produced antimony metal grading greater than 99% Sb ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/canagold-successfully-produces-physical-antimony-metal-grading-over-99-sb-from-n--489e0749-53e9-4250-8ac4-54644abc7727#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) New Polaris · antimony Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### 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 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/canagold-successfully-produces-physical-antimony-metal-grading-over-99-sb-from-n--489e0749-53e9-4250-8ac4-54644abc7727#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) New Polaris · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### 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 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.