Integrated Copper / PGM Recovery
Original announcement by lse on
- Company
- Amigo Resources PLC
- Ticker
- AMGO
- Exchange
- LSE
- Region
- Tanzania
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Iron ore, Osmium, Iridium, Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-10-12 11:08:28 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Amigo Resources has successfully produced a 10 kg copper-rich collector ingot containing concentrated osmium and iridium from historical gold tailings in Tanzania. This trial advances their integrated recovery strategy, demonstrating the potential for high-value secondary metal streams alongside their core gold production.
Reasoning: The announcement reports a successful metallurgical milestone involving the recovery of copper and PGMs from historical tailings, though results are preliminary and scale-limited.
Positive factors
- Successful production of a 10 kg collector ingot
- Demonstrated recovery of high-value PGMs (Os, Ir) from historical tailings
- Integration of established metallurgical technologies
Negative factors
- Results are preliminary and require independent representative assays
- Scale is limited to a 10 kg trial product
- Economic viability and commercial scale not yet established
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process incorporates mineral concentration, controlled leaching, and furnace smelting.
Evidence · text
“The process incorporates mineral concentration, controlled leaching, copper cementation, electrowinning, and furnace smelting”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (5)
furnace smeltingMojimoto and Kabete · copperHead Grade: 81.51Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Mojimoto and Kabete
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- tanzania
- Reported Region
- Tanzania
- Ticker
- AMGO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- furnace smelting
- Processing Route
- mineral concentration, controlled leaching, copper cementation, electrowinning, and furnace smelting
- Sample
- 10 kg trial collector ingot from historical gold processing tailings
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 81.51
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade reported in the trial product.
Positive factors
- High concentration in collector ingot
Negative factors
- Preliminary readings
Evidence · table
“81.510%”
Context: 8.151 kg
furnace smeltingMojimoto and Kabete · iron_oreHead Grade: 17.504Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Mojimoto and Kabete
- Commodity
- iron_ore
- Region
- tanzania
- Reported Region
- Tanzania
- Ticker
- AMGO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- furnace smelting
- Processing Route
- mineral concentration, controlled leaching, copper cementation, electrowinning, and furnace smelting
- Sample
- 10 kg trial collector ingot from historical gold processing tailings
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 17.504
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Iron is a component of the collector ingot.
Evidence · table
“17.504%”
Context: 1.7504 kg
furnace smeltingMojimoto and Kabete · osmiumHead Grade: 0.519Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Mojimoto and Kabete
- Commodity
- osmium
- Region
- tanzania
- Reported Region
- Tanzania
- Ticker
- AMGO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- furnace smelting
- Processing Route
- mineral concentration, controlled leaching, copper cementation, electrowinning, and furnace smelting
- Sample
- 10 kg trial collector ingot from historical gold processing tailings
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.519
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-value PGM recovery demonstrated.
Positive factors
- Significant PGM indication in collector
Negative factors
- Requires independent representative assays
Evidence · table
“0.519%”
Context: 51.9 g
furnace smeltingMojimoto and Kabete · iridiumHead Grade: 0.095Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Mojimoto and Kabete
- Commodity
- iridium
- Region
- tanzania
- Reported Region
- Tanzania
- Ticker
- AMGO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- furnace smelting
- Processing Route
- mineral concentration, controlled leaching, copper cementation, electrowinning, and furnace smelting
- Sample
- 10 kg trial collector ingot from historical gold processing tailings
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.095
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-value PGM recovery demonstrated.
Positive factors
- Significant PGM indication in collector
Negative factors
- Requires independent representative assays
Evidence · table
“0.095%”
Context: 9.5 g
furnace smeltingMojimoto and Kabete · goldHead Grade: 0.021Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Mojimoto and Kabete
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- tanzania
- Reported Region
- Tanzania
- Ticker
- AMGO
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- furnace smelting
- Processing Route
- mineral concentration, controlled leaching, copper cementation, electrowinning, and furnace smelting
- Sample
- 10 kg trial collector ingot from historical gold processing tailings
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.021
- Head Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold is recovered as part of the collector metal.
Evidence · table
“0.021%”
Context: 2.1 g
How Atlas produces this analysis
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