Lion Rock Commences Metallurgical Testing at Past-Producing Volney Critical Minerals Project, South Dakota
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Lion Rock Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- ROAR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- South Dakota
- Primary commodity
- Lithium
- Secondary commodities
- Tin, Tantalum, Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-26 06:26:37 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Lion Rock Resources has commenced a metallurgical and mineralogical testing program at the Volney project in South Dakota. The program uses bulk samples from surface pegmatites to evaluate recovery and processing pathways for lithium, tin, and tantalum.
Reasoning: The company is initiating metallurgical work to de-risk processing for a critical minerals project, leveraging historical data and surface accessibility.
Positive factors
- Commencement of metallurgical testing on a past-producing asset
- Use of large bulk samples from surface outcrops for better representativeness
- Existing infrastructure and historical production data provide a baseline
- Testing multiple processing pathways (on-site, off-site, direct shipping)
Negative factors
- Historical production data has not been verified by a Qualified Person
- Testing is in early stages (scoping/preliminary)
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The program is just commencing and involves bulk samples for initial characterization and gravity/flotation testing.
Evidence · text
“commenced a metallurgical and mineralogical testing program”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The program includes evaluating on-site concentration and flotation testing.
Evidence · text
“Preliminary flotation testing on selected products is also planned”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
Fact 1lithiumHead Grade: 6.3Head Grade Unit: % Li2OHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lithium
- Ticker
- ROAR
Test Work
- Sample
- Historical spodumene concentrate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 6.3
- Head Grade Unit
- % Li2O
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical concentrate grade reported but explicitly noted as unverified by a QP.
Negative factors
- Historical data not verified by QP
Evidence · text
“Volney has historically produced spodumene concentrate of up to 6.3% Li2O”
Fact 2tinHead Grade: 62.5Head Grade Unit: % SnHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- tin
- Ticker
- ROAR
Test Work
- Sample
- Historical tin concentrate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 62.5
- Head Grade Unit
- % Sn
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical concentrate grade reported but explicitly noted as unverified by a QP.
Negative factors
- Historical data not verified by QP
Evidence · text
“tin concentrate of up to 62.5% Sn”
Fact 3tantalumHead Grade: 57Head Grade Unit: % Ta2O5Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- tantalum
- Ticker
- ROAR
Test Work
- Sample
- Historical tantalite concentrate
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 57
- Head Grade Unit
- % Ta2O5
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical concentrate grade reported but explicitly noted as unverified by a QP.
Negative factors
- Historical data not verified by QP
Evidence · text
“tantalite concentrate of up to 57% Ta2O5”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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