Positive Beneficiation Test Results from the Channel Sands in U3O8 Corp.'s Laguna Salada Uranium-Vanadium Deposit
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- U3O8 Corp.
- Ticker
- UWE
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Chubut Province, Argentina
- Primary commodity
- Uranium
- Secondary commodities
- Vanadium
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 13:06:25 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
U3O8 Corp. reported successful beneficiation test results for the Laguna Salada uranium-vanadium deposit. The tests demonstrated that screening the channel sands at 0.5mm effectively pre-concentrates uranium and vanadium while rejecting the majority of reagent-consuming gypsum.
Reasoning: Beneficiation tests confirmed that screening at 0.5mm can capture 88% of uranium and 76% of vanadium while rejecting 94% of gypsum, significantly improving potential economics compared to the previous PEA model.
Positive factors
- successful pre-concentration via scrubbing/screening
- effective rejection of reagent-consuming gypsum
- higher metal capture in fine fractions compared to previous gravel model
Negative factors
- high proportion of metals rejected in the finest fraction (0.01mm) would reduce revenue
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The document describes the sand as 'soft, channel-fill sands' that can be processed via simple scrubbing and screening.
Evidence · text
“beneficiation test work on soft, channel-fill sands”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process involves scrubbing in a rotating drum and vibrating stacked screens.
Evidence · text
“the sand was scrubbed in a rotating drum for two minutes and was run through a set of vibrating stacked screens”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
Fact 1uraniumRecovery: 88 %Head Grade: 1085Head Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- uranium
- Ticker
- UWE
Test Work
- Sample
- raw sand from channel-fill sands
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1085
- Head Grade Unit
- ppm
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade raw sand (1085 ppm) with high recovery potential through beneficiation.
Positive factors
- 88% capture at 0.5mm screening
Evidence · text
“The grade of the raw sand was 1,085 parts per million ("ppm") uranium”
Fact 2vanadiumRecovery: 76 %Head Grade: 610Head Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- vanadium
- Ticker
- UWE
Test Work
- Sample
- raw sand from channel-fill sands
Recovery
- Recovery
- 76 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 610
- Head Grade Unit
- ppm
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant vanadium grade in raw sand with high recovery potential through beneficiation.
Positive factors
- 76% capture at 0.5mm screening
Evidence · text
“and 610 ppm vanadium”
Fact 3uraniumRecovery: 50 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- uranium
- Ticker
- UWE
Test Work
- Sample
- finest component of sand (<0.01mm)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 50 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: While 50% is captured, the high rejection rate in this specific fraction would reduce revenue.
Negative factors
- high proportion of metals rejected
Evidence · text
“50% of the uranium... is concentrated into the finest component of the sand (less than 0.01mm diameter grains)”
Fact 4vanadiumRecovery: 38 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- vanadium
- Ticker
- UWE
Test Work
- Sample
- finest component of sand (<0.01mm)
Recovery
- Recovery
- 38 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Only 38% vanadium capture in the finest fraction is insufficient for revenue maximization.
Negative factors
- high proportion of metals rejected
Evidence · text
“and 38% of its vanadium is concentrated into the finest component of the sand”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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