FREEMAN GOLD COMMENCES PHASE FOUR METALURGICAL TEST WORK IN SUPPORT OF FEASIBILITY STUDY AT THE LEMHI GOLD PROJECT
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Freeman Gold Corp.
- Ticker
- FMAN
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Copper
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-25 10:45:03 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Freeman Gold Corp. has awarded a contract to Base Metallurgical Laboratories Ltd. to conduct phase four metallurgical testing at the Lemhi Gold Project. This work aims to refine the optimized flowsheet (gravity + CIL) in support of the upcoming Feasibility Study.
Reasoning: The company is advancing to phase four metallurgical testing to support a Feasibility Study, building on strong historical recovery results (95-97.5% Au).
Positive factors
- high historical gold recoveries
- optimized flowsheet identified
- contract awarded for feasibility-level testing
Negative factors
- lower recoveries noted with higher copper content
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The optimized flowsheet utilizes a CIL (Carbon-In-Leach) processing facility.
Evidence · text
“utilizes a CIL processing facility”
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Historical gold recoveries reported at 95% to 97.5% using CIL.
Evidence · text
“This flowsheet produced combined gold recoveries of 97.5 % and 96.3%”
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 mentions testing in duplicate and the use of a professional laboratory (Base Met).
Evidence · text
“each composite was assayed for gold in duplicate.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
Fact 1goldRecovery: 97.5 %Head Grade: 1.94Head Grade Unit: g/t AuHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- FMAN
Test Work
- Sample
- MC1 (Master Comp 1)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 97.5 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.94
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t Au
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade recovery result from Phase 3 testing.
Positive factors
- high recovery
Evidence · text
“Master Comp 1 (" MC1 ") and Master Comp 2 (" MC2 ") contained 1.94 and 1.18 grams per tonne gold, (" g/t Au ") respectively.”
Fact 2goldRecovery: 96.3 %Head Grade: 1.18Head Grade Unit: g/t AuHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- FMAN
Test Work
- Sample
- MC2 (Master Comp 2)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 96.3 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.18
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t Au
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2023-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade recovery result from Phase 3 testing.
Positive factors
- high recovery
Evidence · text
“Master Comp 1 (" MC1 ") and Master Comp 2 (" MC2 ") contained 1.94 and 1.18 grams per tonne gold, (" g/t Au ") respectively.”
Fact 3goldRecovery: 95 %Head Grade: 1.02Head Grade Unit: g/t AuHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- FMAN
Test Work
- Sample
- 38 variability samples (Phase 1 and 2)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 95 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.02
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t Au
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical average recovery from early-stage testing.
Positive factors
- consistent high recovery
Evidence · text
“Gold cyanidation extractions averaged 95%, based on 38 variability samples, with head grades ranging from 0.2 g/t to 10.9 g/t Au, and averaging 1.02 g/t Au.”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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