# Electric Metals Ore Sorting Assessment Indicates Potential to More Than Double Emily Manganese Feed Grade While Recovering 92% of Contained Manganese Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/electric-metals-ore-sorting-assessment-indicates-potential-to-more-than-double-e--b58d5ab2-a11e-42c3-ad27-4b65df03fafe Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/EML/news/4515043886638267/electric-metals-ore-sorting-assessment-indicates-potential-to-more-than-double-e Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-06-30T11:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Electric Metals \(USA\) Limited - Ticker: EML - Exchange: TSX - Region: Minnesota - Primary commodity: Manganese - Secondary commodities: Iron ore - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-08-20 21:17:08 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Electric Metals has reported positive results from a simulated ore sorting assessment at its Emily Manganese Deposit. The study indicates that particle-scale sorting could upgrade a drill core dataset from 8.2% Mn to 17.5% Mn while recovering 92% of the manganese and rejecting 57% of the material. Reasoning: The assessment demonstrates a significant potential to upgrade manganese feed grade from 8.2% to 17.5% while maintaining 92% recovery, though it relies on simulation rather than physical trials. - Positive factor: significant grade upgrade potential - Positive factor: substantial waste rejection \(57%\) - Positive factor: high manganese recovery \(92%\) - Positive factor: potential for lower downstream processing costs - Negative factor: results are based on numerical simulations, not physical sorting trials - Negative factor: subject to future physical test work and economic evaluation Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Bench Scale Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work. Why it applies: The results are based on numerical simulations of XRF data rather than physical ore sorting trials. Evidence · text > While the reported sorting results are based on numerical simulations calibrated against laboratory assays rather than physical sorting trials **Theoretical Recovery Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only theoretical or liberation-derived recovery reported, with no actual test result. Why it applies: The recovery figures are derived from numerical simulations of XRF measurements. Evidence · text > the study demonstrates that ore sorting has the potential... based on numerical simulations ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (3) ### ore sorting [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/electric-metals-ore-sorting-assessment-indicates-potential-to-more-than-double-e--b58d5ab2-a11e-42c3-ad27-4b65df03fafe#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) manganese #### Identity - Commodity: manganese - Ticker: EML #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: ore sorting - Processing Route: particle-scale ore sorting - Sample: Simulated particle-scale ore sorting \(drill core dataset\) #### Recovery - Recovery: 92 % - Recovery Basis: theoretical - Head Grade: 8.2 - Head Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Simulated upgrade from 8.2% to 17.5% Mn with 92% recovery is highly material for project economics. - Positive factor: high recovery - Positive factor: significant grade upgrade - Negative factor: simulated results only Evidence · text > upgraded a drill core dataset, averaging approximately 8.2% Mn, to approximately 17.5% Mn while recovering approximately 92% of the contained manganese ### ore sorting [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/electric-metals-ore-sorting-assessment-indicates-potential-to-more-than-double-e--b58d5ab2-a11e-42c3-ad27-4b65df03fafe#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) manganese #### Identity - Commodity: manganese - Ticker: EML #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: ore sorting - Processing Route: bulk ore sorting - Sample: Simulated bulk ore sorting \(drill core dataset\) #### Recovery - Recovery: 92 % - Recovery Basis: theoretical - Head Grade: 8.2 - Head Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Bulk sorting shows a more modest upgrade to 13.1% Mn compared to particle-scale. - Positive factor: grade upgrade - Negative factor: lower upgrade than particle-scale Evidence · text > Simulated bulk ore sorting upgraded a drill core dataset averaging approximately 8.2% Mn to approximately 13.1% Mn while recovering approximately 92% of contained manganese ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/electric-metals-ore-sorting-assessment-indicates-potential-to-more-than-double-e--b58d5ab2-a11e-42c3-ad27-4b65df03fafe#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) manganese #### Identity - Commodity: manganese - Ticker: EML #### Test Work - Sample: High-selectivity simulated sorting scenario \(18% threshold\) #### Recovery - Conc. Grade: 33 - Conc. Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Achieving 33% Mn concentrate demonstrates high selectivity potential. - Positive factor: high concentrate grade Evidence · text > Higher-selectivity simulated sorting scenarios produced concentrate grades approaching 33% Mn ## 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.