# Kobo Resources Reports Strong Metallurgical Results from Kossou Gold Project with Average Gold Recoveries of Approximately 97%

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/kobo-resources-reports-strong-metallurgical-results-from-kossou-gold-project-wit--2a5ce314-b11f-490c-8562-cd25b4e7c281

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/kobo-resources-reports-strong-metallurgical-113000307.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-06-24T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Kobo Resources Inc.

- Ticker: KRI

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Côte d'Ivoire

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 21:33:15 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Kobo Resources reported strong metallurgical test work at the Kossou Gold Project, achieving average gold recoveries of approximately 97%. The results, conducted by SGS, confirm that the mineralization is amenable to conventional processing routes used in the region.

Reasoning: Exceptional gold recoveries \(94-99%\) using a conventional route significantly de-risks the project's economic potential ahead of the maiden MRE.

- Positive factor: High gold recovery \(97% average\)

- Positive factor: Conventional processing route confirmed

- Positive factor: SGS laboratory used

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: Average gold recovery of 97% falls within the exceptional band for gold mill/CIL processing.

Evidence · text

> averaging approximately 97%

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The release mentions a 'conventional processing route' used by operating gold mines, implying a mill/CIL circuit.

Evidence · text

> responds well to a conventional processing route

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/kobo-resources-reports-strong-metallurgical-results-from-kossou-gold-project-wit--2a5ce314-b11f-490c-8562-cd25b4e7c281#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: KRI

#### Test Work

- Sample: overall gold recoveries

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 97 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 97% average recovery is in the exceptional band for gold mill/CIL routes.

- Positive factor: Exceptional recovery

Evidence · text

> SGS test work achieved overall gold recoveries ranging from approximately 94% to 99%, averaging approximately 97%

## 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.