Peruvian Metals Announces Gold Recoveries of 89% in Sulphides at Palta Dorada
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Peruvian Metals Corp
- Ticker
- PER
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Northern Peru
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 03:01:34 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Peruvian Metals has announced updated metallurgical results for the Palta Dorada Gold-Silver property in Peru, showing gold recoveries exceeding 80% for both sulphide and oxide materials. Sulphide flotation returned 89% gold recovery, while oxide agitated cyanide leaching returned 82% gold recovery.
Reasoning: The announcement reports successful metallurgical recoveries (>80%) for both sulphide and oxide material at the Palta Dorada property, supporting future processing plans.
Positive factors
- Recoveries exceeding 80% for both oxide and sulphide material
- High head grades reported for both domains
- QP sign-off provided
Negative factors
- Historical sample mentioned as non-representative
- Development delays due to infrastructure damage
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions assaying by Procesmin Ingenieros SRL using fire assay and QP sign-off by Jeffrey Reeder, P. Geo.
Evidence · text
“Qualified Person Jeffrey Reeder, P. Geo., is the Qualified Person, as defined in National Instrument 43-101”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: Sulphide material will be treated at the Aguila Norte plant using flotation.
Evidence · text
“Sulphide material will be treated at the Plant”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
flotationgoldRecovery: 89 %Head Grade: 8.3Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- PER
Test Work
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- sulphide material from San Juan vein shaft
Recovery
- Recovery
- 89 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 8.3
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Procesmin Ingenieros SRL
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 89% gold recovery via flotation is a strong result for sulphide material.
Positive factors
- Strong recovery for sulphide material
Evidence · text
“Precious metal recoveries on the sulphide material using flotation returned 89% for gold”
flotationsilverRecovery: 61 %Head Grade: 3.39Head Grade Unit: oz/mtView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- PER
Test Work
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- sulphide material from San Juan vein shaft
Recovery
- Recovery
- 61 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 3.39
- Head Grade Unit
- oz/mt
Lab
- Laboratory
- Procesmin Ingenieros SRL
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 61% silver recovery via flotation is reported.
Positive factors
- Positive silver recovery
Evidence · text
“returned 89% for gold and 61% for silver”
agitated cyanide leachinggoldRecovery: 82 %Head Grade: 35.1Head Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- PER
Test Work
- Test Type
- agitated cyanide leaching
- Processing Route
- agitated cyanide leaching
- Sample
- oxide material from San Juan vein shaft
- Leach Time
- 48 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 82 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 35.1
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- Procesmin Ingenieros SRL
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 82% gold recovery from high-grade oxide material via cyanide leaching.
Positive factors
- High head grade and solid recovery
Evidence · text
“Agitated cyanide leaching results show recoveries of 82% for gold”
agitated cyanide leachingsilverRecovery: 58 %Head Grade: 1.51Head Grade Unit: oz/mtView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- PER
Test Work
- Test Type
- agitated cyanide leaching
- Processing Route
- agitated cyanide leaching
- Sample
- oxide material from San Juan vein shaft
- Leach Time
- 48 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 58 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.51
- Head Grade Unit
- oz/mt
Lab
- Laboratory
- Procesmin Ingenieros SRL
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 58% silver recovery from oxide material.
Evidence · text
“and 58% for silver over 48 hours”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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