PMET Successfully Completes Phase 2 Caesium Testwork Program with Koch Technology Solutions
Original announcement by cnw on
- Company
- PMET Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- PMET
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Quebec, Canada
- Primary commodity
- Caesium
- Secondary commodities
- Lithium, Tantalum
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-22 21:17:07 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
PMET Resources has successfully completed Phase 2 bench-scale caesium testwork in partnership with Koch Technology Solutions. The program demonstrated a highly selective processing pathway capable of producing multiple high-purity caesium products from pollucite concentrate, potentially lowering recovery costs.
Reasoning: Phase 2 testwork successfully demonstrated a high-selectivity pathway for producing various high-purity caesium products from pollucite concentrate, significantly de-risking downstream processing.
Positive factors
- successful demonstration of high selectivity for caesium
- potential for simplified and lower-cost processing pathway
- ability to produce multiple high-purity caesium products
- significant milestone in downstream processing development
Negative factors
- bench-scale results require further validation through marketable samples
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Caesium recovery exceeded 97% in bench-scale testwork.
Evidence · text
“demonstrated efficient extraction of caesium from pollucite concentrates (12% Cs 2 O) with >97% recovery.”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: The program is explicitly described as bench-scale testwork.
Evidence · text
“Phase 2 bench-scale testwork program demonstrates a compelling opportunity”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route ("flotation")
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
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: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
bench-scale extraction and recoveryShaakichiuwaanaan Project · caesiumRecovery: 97 %Head Grade: 12Head Grade Unit: % Cs2OView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Shaakichiuwaanaan Project
- Commodity
- caesium
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Quebec, Canada
- Ticker
- PMET
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- bench-scale extraction and recovery
- Processing Route
- Koch Technology Solutions proprietary flowsheet using highly selective media
- Sample
- pollucite concentrate (~6 kg) produced from XRT ore sorting of drill core material from the Vega Caesium Zone at the CV13 Pegmatite
Recovery
- Recovery
- 97 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 12
- Head Grade Unit
- % Cs2O
Lab
- Laboratory
- Koch Technology Solutions
- Consultant
- Koch Technology Solutions
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The testwork achieved >97% recovery from a 12% Cs2O concentrate using a proprietary selective media process.
Positive factors
- exceptional recovery (>97%)
- high selectivity demonstrated
Evidence · text
“demonstrated efficient extraction of caesium from pollucite concentrates (12% Cs 2 O) with >97% recovery.”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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