# LODE GOLD COMMENCES METALLURGICAL DRILLING AT FREMONT GOLD MINE, MARIPOSA, CA Lode Gold Resources Inc. \(TSXV: LOD\) \(OTCQB: LODFF\) \("Lode Gold" or the "Company"\) is pleased to announce that it has commenced metallurgical...

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-commences-metallurgical-drilling-at-fremont-gold-mine-mariposa-ca-lode--f2a737d8-b311-42aa-a3bf-1413d4e4aafb

Original source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lode-gold-commences-metallurgical-drilling-at-fremont-gold-mine-mariposa-ca-302853168.html

Publisher: prnewswire

Original announcement: 2026-08-18T17:16:53.278Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Lode Gold Resources Inc.

- Ticker: LOD

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: California

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 04:23:06 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Lode Gold has commenced metallurgical drilling at its Fremont Gold Mine in Mariposa, California. The program aims to optimize future processing configurations, including gravity and flotation circuits, to maximize project economics and efficiency.

Reasoning: The company is initiating a metallurgical drilling program to optimize flowsheet design and validate historical recovery data, which is a key de-risking step for project development.

- Positive factor: commencement of metallurgical drilling

- Positive factor: focus on optimizing CAPEX and OPEX

- Positive factor: evaluation of multiple recovery methods \(gravity vs flotation\)

- Negative factor: new study required to validate historical 91% recovery

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The company is evaluating flotation circuits and gravity recovery, which are mill-based processing routes.

Evidence · text

> Conventional flotation circuits are aligned with historical mine production layouts while gravity recovery and coarse-particle sorting circuits tend to be more modern

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: The technical information was reviewed and approved by Gary Wong, P.Eng., a designated Qualified Person.

Evidence · text

> The technical information contained in this press release was reviewed and approved by Gary Wong , P.Eng., Vice President of Exploration of Lode Gold, designated as a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.

## 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/lode-gold-commences-metallurgical-drilling-at-fremont-gold-mine-mariposa-ca-lode--f2a737d8-b311-42aa-a3bf-1413d4e4aafb#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

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Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: LOD

#### Test Work

- Sample: historical metallurgical report \(2014\)

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 91 %
- Recovery Basis: unspecified

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The 91% recovery is a historical reference that the company explicitly intends to validate with the current program.

- Positive factor: high historical recovery

- Negative factor: requires validation via new study

Evidence · text

> Previously, the 2014 Metallurgical Report confirmed a 91% recovery. We are conducting a new study to validate the information

## 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.