# Cartier Delivers Metallurgical Results Exceeding Expectations with 96.3% Gold Recovery at Cadillac

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec--4b1142f5-9373-4dec-bbe7-14969eede377

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ECR/news/7028148129336448/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-05-14T12:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Cartier Resources Inc.

- Ticker: ECR

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Quebec

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Sulfur

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 05:36:47 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.90 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Cartier Resources announced metallurgical testwork results for the Cadillac Project, achieving an average gold recovery of 96.3% using a conventional milling flowsheet. The results, which include first-time data for the East Chimo and West Nordeau deposits, exceeded previous PEA estimates and historical mine averages.

Reasoning: The metallurgical results show exceptional gold recovery \(96.3%\) which is a significant improvement over the 2023 PEA \(93.1%\) and historical Chimo Mine averages \(90.6%\).

- Positive factor: High gold recovery \(96.3%\)

- Positive factor: Exceeds PEA expectations

- Positive factor: Low cyanide consumption

- Positive factor: Established first-time data for satellite deposits

- Negative factor: Moderately hard material \(BWi 13.1-14.3 kWh/t\)

- Negative factor: Presence of arsenopyrite may require oxidation

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: Average gold recovery of 96.3% exceeds the exceptional band for a mill route.

Evidence · text

> gold extraction for Main Sector reached 96.3%

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: Flowsheet includes crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation.

Evidence · text

> Conventional milling flowsheet with crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation.

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: The release is signed off by a Qualified Person \(Ronan Déroff\) and a metallurgical QP \(Pierre Roy\).

Evidence · text

> reviewed and approved by Mr. Ronan Déroff, P.Geo., M.Sc., Vice President Exploration for Cartier, who is a "Qualified Person"

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (6)

### cyanide leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec--4b1142f5-9373-4dec-bbe7-14969eede377#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ECR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: cyanide leach
- Processing Route: crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation
- Sample: Chimo-1
- Grind P80: 50 µm

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 96 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 3.38
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Reagents

- Cyanide: 0.25 kg/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Soutex

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 96.0% recovery is strong for a mill route.

- Positive factor: High recovery

Evidence · table

> 96.0

Context: 3.38

### cyanide leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec--4b1142f5-9373-4dec-bbe7-14969eede377#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ECR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: cyanide leach
- Processing Route: crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation
- Sample: Chimo-2
- Grind P80: 50 µm

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 98.2 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 4.35
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Reagents

- Cyanide: 0.25 kg/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Soutex

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 98.2% recovery is exceptional for a mill route.

- Positive factor: Exceptional recovery

Evidence · table

> 98.2

Context: 4.35

### cyanide leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec--4b1142f5-9373-4dec-bbe7-14969eede377#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ECR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: cyanide leach
- Processing Route: crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation
- Sample: East Chimo-1
- Grind P80: 50 µm

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 94.7 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 4.22
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Reagents

- Cyanide: 0.25 kg/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Soutex

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 94.7% recovery is strong for a mill route and provides first-time data for this deposit.

- Positive factor: First-time data

Evidence · table

> 94.7

Context: 4.22

### cyanide leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec--4b1142f5-9373-4dec-bbe7-14969eede377#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ECR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: cyanide leach
- Processing Route: crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation
- Sample: East Chimo-2
- Grind P80: 50 µm

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 96 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 4.58
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Reagents

- Cyanide: 0.25 kg/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Soutex

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 96.0% recovery is strong for a mill route and provides first-time data for this deposit.

- Positive factor: First-time data

Evidence · table

> 96.0

Context: 4.58

### cyanide leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec--4b1142f5-9373-4dec-bbe7-14969eede377#fact-metallurgical-facts-4)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ECR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: cyanide leach
- Processing Route: crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation
- Sample: West Nordeau-1
- Grind P80: 50 µm

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 97.9 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 3.34
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Reagents

- Cyanide: 0.25 kg/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Soutex

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 97.9% recovery is exceptional for a mill route and provides first-time data for this deposit.

- Positive factor: First-time data

Evidence · table

> 97.9

Context: 3.34

### cyanide leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/cartier-delivers-metallurgical-results-exceeding-expectations-with-96-3-gold-rec--4b1142f5-9373-4dec-bbe7-14969eede377#fact-metallurgical-facts-5)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ECR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: detailed
- Test Type: cyanide leach
- Processing Route: crushing, grinding, cyanide leach and gravity separation
- Sample: West Nordeau-2
- Grind P80: 50 µm

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 95.2 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 2.44
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Reagents

- Cyanide: 0.25 kg/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Soutex

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 95.2% recovery is strong for a mill route and provides first-time data for this deposit.

- Positive factor: First-time data

Evidence · table

> 95.2

Context: 2.44

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