# Sama Resources Doubles Mineral Resources at the Samapleu-Grata Nickel-Copper Deposits in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sama-resources-doubles-mineral-resources-at-the-samapleu-grata-nickel-copper-dep--eef1c94e-4a4e-49f4-bc90-bf761bbf08f9

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SME/news/5711055184030155/sama-resources-doubles-mineral-resources-at-the-samapleu-grata-nickel-copper-dep

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2023-06-27T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Sama Resources Inc.

- Ticker: SME

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Cote d'Ivoire

- Primary commodity: Nickel

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Cobalt, Palladium, Platinum

- Document categories: Resource update, Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 11:16:06 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Sama Resources has significantly expanded its Samapleu-Grata nickel-copper project in Côte d'Ivoire, doubling its mineral resources to 117 million tonnes combined. The update includes updated Inferred and Indicated resource estimates and highlights promising metallurgical recovery results for copper and nickel.

Reasoning: The announcement reports a doubling of mineral resources through the addition of the Grata deposit, supported by strong metallurgical test results and clear reporting standards.

- Positive factor: Significant tonnage growth \(doubled resources\)

- Positive factor: Strong metallurgical recoveries reported

- Positive factor: Expansion of resource footprint via Grata mineralization

- Positive factor: QP/CP sign-off provided

Facts used in scoring: 12

## Classification and evidence

**Tonnage Growth**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Significant tonnage increase \(≥15%\) vs prior estimate with grade maintained or improved.

Why it applies: The addition of Grata mineralization doubled the mineral resources compared with the 2020 PEA.

Evidence · text

> The addition of the Grata mineralization doubled the mineral resources compared with the 2020 PEA

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Todd McCracken, P.Geo. and Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, Ph.D. Geology, P.Geo. are named as Qualified Persons.

Evidence · text

> reviewed and approved by Todd McCracken, P.Geo., Director – Mining & Geology – Central Canada, BBA International Inc., the qualified person \(QP\) and Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, Ph.D. Geology, P.Geo. and President and CEO of Sama, the qualified person \(QP\)

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: Copper recovery up to 88% is within the strong/exceptional band for flotation.

Evidence · text

> copper flotation is yielding 83-88% Cu recovery

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 12. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (12)

### inferred

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nickel

#### Identity

- Commodity: nickel
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 101900000
- Grade: 0.25
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 558600000
- Contained Unit: lbs

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Large inferred resource component contributing to project scale.

- Positive factor: Large tonnage scale

Evidence · text

> Inferred Resources total 101.9 million tonnes \(“ Mt ”\) averaging 0.25% Ni for 558.6 million pounds \(“ Mlbs ”\) of Ni metal

### inferred

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copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 101900000
- Grade: 0.23
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 526800000
- Contained Unit: lbs

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant copper metal content in the inferred resource.

Evidence · text

> 0.23% Cu for 526.8 Mlbs of Cu metal

### inferred

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cobalt

#### Identity

- Commodity: cobalt
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 101900000
- Grade: 0.01
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 33400000
- Contained Unit: lbs

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace cobalt content.

Evidence · text

> 0.01% Co for 33.4 Mlbs of cobalt \(“ Co ”\) metal

### inferred

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palladium

#### Identity

- Commodity: palladium
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 101900000
- Grade: 0.29
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 939400
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Valuable PGE byproduct.

Evidence · text

> 0.29 g/t Pd for 939,400 ounces of palladium

### inferred

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platinum

#### Identity

- Commodity: platinum
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 101900000
- Grade: 0.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 311400
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Valuable PGE byproduct.

Evidence · text

> 0.1 g/t Pt for 311,400 ounces of platinum

### indicated

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nickel

#### Identity

- Commodity: nickel
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 14990000
- Grade: 0.25
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 81600000
- Contained Unit: lbs

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Solid indicated resource base.

Evidence · text

> combined Indicated Resources total 14.99 Mt averaging 0.25% Ni for 81.6 Mlbs of Ni metal

### indicated

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copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 14990000
- Grade: 0.22
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 72900000
- Contained Unit: lbs

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant copper metal content in indicated resource.

Evidence · text

> 0.22% Cu for 72.9 Mlbs of Cu metal

### indicated

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cobalt

#### Identity

- Commodity: cobalt
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 14990000
- Grade: 0.02
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 5500000
- Contained Unit: lbs

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace cobalt content.

Evidence · text

> 0.02% Co for 5.5 Mlbs of Co metal

### indicated

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palladium

#### Identity

- Commodity: palladium
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 14990000
- Grade: 0.31
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 149400
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Valuable PGE byproduct.

Evidence · text

> 0.31 g/t Pd for 149,400 ounces of Pd

### indicated

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platinum

#### Identity

- Commodity: platinum
- Ticker: SME

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 14990000
- Grade: 0.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 49500
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Valuable PGE byproduct.

Evidence · text

> 0.1 g/t Pt for 49,500 ounces of Pt

### Fact 11

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copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: SME

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong copper recovery reported from flotation test work.

- Positive factor: High recovery

Evidence · text

> copper flotation is yielding 83-88% Cu recovery

### Fact 12

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nickel

#### Identity

- Commodity: nickel
- Ticker: SME

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Good nickel recovery reported from flotation test work.

- Positive factor: Solid recovery

Evidence · text

> Ni flotation yielding 67-72% Ni recovery

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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