Revival Gold Reports Interim Results on Mercur Column Leach Testing Program
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Revival Gold Inc.
- Ticker
- RVG
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Utah, U.S.A.
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 17:21:36 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Revival Gold has released interim results from its 2026 Mercur column leach testing program. Oxide material shows strong gold recovery (average 81%), supporting conventional heap leaching, while refractory materials show lower average gold recovery (43%).
Reasoning: Interim column leach results show strong gold recovery (up to 94%) in oxide domains, supporting heap leach potential, but highlight significant metallurgical challenges in refractory zones (as low as 1% recovery).
Positive factors
- amenability to conventional heap leaching
- high gold recovery in oxide domains
Negative factors
- low gold recovery in refractory domains
- refractory material identified
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The testing is described as column leach testing for heap leach amenability.
Evidence · text
“amenability of material to conventional crushed ore heap leaching”
Refractory Orenegative
Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.
Why it applies: The release explicitly mentions testing refractory (sulfidic and carbonaceous) materials.
Evidence · text
“assessing the leachability of refractory (sulfidic and carbonaceous) materials”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
Fact 1goldRecovery: 36 %Head Grade: 1.01Head Grade Unit: g/TView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- RVG
Test Work
- Sample
- East Walls Upper Mercur Refractory, 12.5 mm crush
- Leach Time
- 1512 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 36 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 1.01
- Head Grade Unit
- g/T
Reagents
- Cyanide
- 1.21 kg/t
- Lime
- 2.5 kg/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 36% gold recovery is weak for a refractory material in this context.
Negative factors
- low recovery
Evidence · table
“36%”
Context: 1.01
Fact 2silverRecovery: 91 %Head Grade: 0.47Head Grade Unit: g/TView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- RVG
Test Work
- Sample
- East Walls Upper Mercur Refractory, 12.5 mm crush
- Leach Time
- 1512 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.47
- Head Grade Unit
- g/T
Reagents
- Cyanide
- 1.21 kg/t
- Lime
- 2.5 kg/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 91% silver recovery is strong.
Positive factors
- high silver recovery
Evidence · table
“91%”
Context: 1.01
Fact 3goldRecovery: 94 %Head Grade: 0.62Head Grade Unit: g/TView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- RVG
Test Work
- Sample
- Rover Lower Mercur Oxide, 6.3 mm crush
- Leach Time
- 1152 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 0.62
- Head Grade Unit
- g/T
Reagents
- Cyanide
- 0.47 kg/t
- Lime
- 0 kg/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 94% gold recovery in oxide material is exceptional for heap leach.
Positive factors
- exceptional recovery
Evidence · table
“94%”
Context: 0.62
Fact 4silverRecovery: 26 %Head Grade: 10.83Head Grade Unit: g/TView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- RVG
Test Work
- Sample
- Rover Lower Mercur Oxide, 6.3 mm crush
- Leach Time
- 1152 hours
Recovery
- Recovery
- 26 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 10.83
- Head Grade Unit
- g/T
Reagents
- Cyanide
- 0.47 kg/t
- Lime
- 0 kg/t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 26% silver recovery is low.
Negative factors
- low silver recovery
Evidence · table
“26%”
Context: 10.83
How Atlas produces this analysis
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