Lake Victoria Gold Confirms up to Approximately 97% Gold Recovery and Free-Milling Metallurgy at the Imwelo Gold Project
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Lake Victoria Gold Ltd.
- Ticker
- LVG
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Tanzania
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 06:10:07 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Lake Victoria Gold has announced metallurgical testwork results from the Imwelo Gold Project in Tanzania. The results demonstrate gold recovery of up to approximately 97% and confirm that the mineralization is largely free-milling.
Reasoning: The testwork confirms high gold recovery (up to 97%) and simple free-milling mineralogy, which significantly de-risks the processing stage for the Imwelo Gold Project.
Positive factors
- High gold recovery
- Free-milling metallurgy
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Gold recovery of up to 97% is in the exceptional band.
Evidence · text
“up to Approximately 97% Gold Recovery”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The release explicitly states the mineralization is largely free-milling.
Evidence · text
“mineralization at Imwelo is largely free-milling”
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: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
laboratoryImwelo Gold Project · goldRecovery: 97 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Imwelo Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- tanzania
- Reported Region
- Tanzania
- Ticker
- LVG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- laboratory
- Sample
- drill core samples from Area C
Recovery
- Recovery
- 97 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 97% recovery is in the exceptional band for gold mill routes.
Positive factors
- Exceptional recovery
Evidence · text
“Confirms up to Approximately 97% Gold Recovery”
Tags used in scoring
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 97% is at or above the exceptional band (95%)
Fact 2Imwelo Gold Project · goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Imwelo Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- tanzania
- Reported Region
- Tanzania
- Ticker
- LVG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Sample
- drill core samples from Area C
Reagents
- Reagent Notes
- mineralization at Imwelo is largely free-milling
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Free-milling ore indicates simple processing requirements and lower metallurgical risk.
Positive factors
- Free-milling ore
Evidence · text
“confirms that mineralization at Imwelo is largely free-milling”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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