# PMET Successfully Completes Phase 2 Caesium Testwork Program with Koch Technology Solutions Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pmet-successfully-completes-phase-2-caesium-testwork-program-with-koch-technolog--58a6c87a-b0a8-4606-a990-cd1a03eaf47b Original source: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pmet-successfully-completes-phase-2-caesium-testwork-program-with-koch-technology-solutions-869469809.html Publisher: cnw Original announcement: 2026-09-22T21:15:40.976Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-22T21:17:06.519Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-22T21:17:06.519Z - 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 Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: successful demonstration of high selectivity for caesium - Positive factor: potential for simplified and lower-cost processing pathway - Positive factor: ability to produce multiple high-purity caesium products - Positive factor: significant milestone in downstream processing development - Negative factor: bench-scale results require further validation through marketable samples Facts used in scoring: 1 ## Classification and evidence **High Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 Only** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("flotation"\) **Gravity Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet. Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route \("gravity"\) **Single Domain Only** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 recovery [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pmet-successfully-completes-phase-2-caesium-testwork-program-with-koch-technolog--58a6c87a-b0a8-4606-a990-cd1a03eaf47b#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Shaakichiuwaanaan Project · caesium #### 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 factor: exceptional recovery \(>97%\) - Positive factor: 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 Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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