Gold Recoveries Increased to Over 80%; Ongoing Metallurgical Work Produces a High-grade Copper, Gold and Silver Concentrate for the Goldstorm Deposit at Treaty Creek, Golden Triangle Region, Northwestern B.C.
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Teuton Resources Corp.
- Ticker
- TUO
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Northwestern British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 08:27:48 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Teuton Resources reports improved metallurgical results for the Goldstorm Deposit, specifically a significant increase in gold recovery to 80.2% in the Lower CS-600 sub-domain. This was achieved by adding a cyanide leach step to the flotation tailings, producing a high-grade copper, gold, and silver concentrate.
Reasoning: The update reports a significant improvement in gold recovery (from 63.8% to 80.2%) through the addition of a cyanide leach step on flotation tails, while maintaining high-grade copper concentrate.
Positive factors
- significant increase in gold recovery
- high-grade concentrate produced
- successful optimization via cyanide leach of tails
Negative factors
- notable variability in copper circuit gold recovery
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Gold recovery of 80.2% is high for a complex gold-copper deposit using flotation and leach.
Evidence · text
“Gold Recoveries Increased to Over 80%”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process involves flotation and grinding to -75 microns.
Evidence · text
“These reported recoveries utilized a grind size of -75 microns.”
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: Release mentions standard QA/QC procedures maintained by SGS and Blue Coast.
Evidence · text
“Standard QA/QC sampling procedures are maintained by SGS and Blue Coast”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
flotationcopperRecovery: 85.8 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- TUO
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- copper flotation circuit
- Sample
- Lower CS-600L sub-domain flotation tails
Recovery
- Recovery
- 85.8 %
- Conc. Grade
- 30.3
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Achieved 85.8% recovery with a high-grade 30.3% Cu concentrate.
Positive factors
- high-grade concentrate
Evidence · text
“The batch flotation tests achieved recoveries of 85.8% copper... into a concentrate with grade 30.3% copper”
flotation and cyanide leachgoldRecovery: 80.2 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- TUO
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- flotation and cyanide leach
- Processing Route
- copper flotation followed by cyanide leach of tails
- Sample
- Lower CS-600L sub-domain flotation tails
Recovery
- Recovery
- 80.2 %
- Conc. Grade
- 36.5
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold recovery increased to 80.2% by adding a cyanide leach step to the flotation tails.
Positive factors
- significant increase in gold recovery
Evidence · text
“The combined gold flotation recovery plus cyanide extraction totaled 80.2%.”
flotationsilverRecovery: 58.1 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- TUO
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- copper flotation circuit
- Sample
- Lower CS-600L sub-domain flotation tails
Recovery
- Recovery
- 58.1 %
- Conc. Grade
- 99.8
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Blue Coast Research
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver recovery reported at 58.1% with a high-grade concentrate of 99.8 g/t.
Evidence · text
“Flotation recoveries... totaled up to... 58.1% silver. Flotation testing consistently achieved a high-grade... 99.8 g/t silver.”
sequential flotation and cyanide leachgoldRecovery: 69 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- TUO
Test Work
- Program Status
- optimization
- Test Type
- sequential flotation and cyanide leach
- Processing Route
- sequential copper-pyrite flotation and cyanide leach of pyrite concentrate
- Sample
- pyrite concentrate (sequential copper-pyrite flowsheet)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 69 %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Reported a range of 67-71% total gold recovery through sequential flotation and pyrite leaching.
Evidence · text
“This provided an additional gold extraction of 7-8% for a total gold recovery and extraction of 67-71%.”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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