# DFR Gold Inc. Announces Kalaka Project Update

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dfr-gold-inc-announces-kalaka-project-update--7778cb0e-9686-4619-8315-39f73a6d984a

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/DFR/news/5044608360559173/dfr-gold-inc-announces-kalaka-project-update

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-02-08T16:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: DFR Gold Inc.

- Ticker: DFR

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Mali

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 06:46:55 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

DFR Gold Inc. has released Leachwell bottle roll metallurgical test results for the Kalaka Project in Mali. The tests confirmed high gold recoveries, averaging 87% for oxide samples, 90% for transitional samples, and 89% for sulphide-bearing samples, supporting the potential for conventional processing.

Reasoning: The bottle roll test results confirm high gold recoveries \(87-90%\) across oxide, transitional, and sulphide domains, supporting the project's potential for conventional processing.

- Positive factor: high leachability

- Positive factor: consistent recoveries across domains

- Positive factor: validates previous fire assay results

Facts used in scoring: 8

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The results indicate excellent leachability by conventional processing \(bottle roll/cyanide leach\).

Evidence · text

> confirm the fire assay 2 results. Highlights Leachwell bottle roll analysis... confirm the fire assay 2 results

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: The release mentions results from the SGS Laboratory and the use of Leachwell analytical technique.

Evidence · text

> Results have now been received for all samples submitted to the SGS Laboratory

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (8)

### bottle roll

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gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: bottle roll
- Sample: near surface oxide samples \(KRC-23-005\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 87 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 87% recovery for oxide samples is within the strong band for gold leach.

- Positive factor: strong oxide recovery

Evidence · text

> near surface oxide samples reported on average 87% recovery \(samples from Drill hole KRC-23-005\)

### bottle roll

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gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: bottle roll
- Sample: transitional zone samples \(KRC-23-006\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 90 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 90% recovery for transitional samples is a strong result for gold leach.

- Positive factor: strong transitional recovery

Evidence · text

> transitional zone samples reported on average 90% recovery \(samples from Drill hole KRC-23-006\)

### bottle roll

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gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: bottle roll
- Sample: unoxidized, sulphide-bearing samples \(KRC-23-007\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 89 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 89% recovery for sulphide-bearing samples is strong for a preliminary bottle roll test.

- Positive factor: strong sulphide recovery

Evidence · text

> unoxidized, sulphide-bearing samples reported on average 89% recovery \(samples from Drill hole KRC-23-007\)

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dfr-gold-inc-announces-kalaka-project-update--7778cb0e-9686-4619-8315-39f73a6d984a#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

Kalaka Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Kalaka Project
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This is a restatement of previously reported fire assay results used to contextualize the new metallurgical results.

Evidence · text

> 76 metres at 0.53 g/t Au \(includes 10 metres at 1.16 g/t Au\) in hole KRC\_23\_005

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dfr-gold-inc-announces-kalaka-project-update--7778cb0e-9686-4619-8315-39f73a6d984a#fact-metallurgical-facts-4)

Kalaka Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Kalaka Project
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Sub-interval restatement of previously reported fire assay results.

Evidence · text

> includes 10 metres at 1.16 g/t Au

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dfr-gold-inc-announces-kalaka-project-update--7778cb0e-9686-4619-8315-39f73a6d984a#fact-metallurgical-facts-5)

Kalaka Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Kalaka Project
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Restatement of previously reported fire assay results.

Evidence · text

> 34 metres at 0.50 g/t Au in hole KRC\_23\_006

### Fact 7

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dfr-gold-inc-announces-kalaka-project-update--7778cb0e-9686-4619-8315-39f73a6d984a#fact-metallurgical-facts-6)

Kalaka Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Kalaka Project
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Restatement of previously reported fire assay results.

Evidence · text

> 85 metres at 0.52 g/t Au \(includes 12 metres at 1.62g/t Au to end of the hole\) in hole KRC\_23\_007

### Fact 8

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dfr-gold-inc-announces-kalaka-project-update--7778cb0e-9686-4619-8315-39f73a6d984a#fact-metallurgical-facts-7)

Kalaka Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Kalaka Project
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DFR

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2023-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Sub-interval restatement of previously reported fire assay results.

Evidence · text

> includes 12 metres at 1.62g/t Au

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