# Silver47 Achieves 80% Silver and 77% Gold Extraction from Belmont Tailings at the Hughes Project, Nevada Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-achieves-80-silver-and-77-gold-extraction-from-belmont-tailings-at-the--298e2aff-330d-4bce-ab16-1b4140cbb278 Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/AGA.V/press-releases/5143539778915113 Publisher: orestocks Original announcement: 2026-09-21T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-21T12:15:57.008Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-21T12:15:57.008Z - Company: Silver47 Exploration - Ticker: AGA.V - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Silver - Secondary commodities: Gold - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-09-21 12:15:57 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Silver47 has reported successful metallurgical testing on the Belmont tailings at the Hughes Project, achieving 80% silver and 77% gold extraction via agitated cyanide leach at a 53 µm grind. While heap leach testing was unsuccessful due to permeability issues, the results support further evaluation of a mill-based processing route for the project's inferred resource. Reasoning: The metallurgical results demonstrate high recovery potential for the tailings, specifically via an agitated leach route, which provides a clear technical path for reprocessing. - Positive factor: Strong extraction rates for both silver and gold - Positive factor: Low refractory/preg-robbing indicators \(low carbon and sulphur\) - Positive factor: Clear processing pathway identified \(agitated cyanide leach\) - Positive factor: Grind size optimization shows clear upside - Negative factor: Heap leach route failed permeability testing - Negative factor: Extraction results reported on a calculated-head basis rather than measured Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: The program supports further evaluation of agitated cyanide leaching with carbon adsorption. Evidence · text > The program supports further evaluation of agitated cyanide leaching with carbon adsorption as a potential processing route **Bench Scale Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work. Why it applies: Testing was conducted on composites using agitated leach and heap leach methods at a lab scale. Evidence · text > Forte Analytical LLC of Fort Collins, Colorado conducted a staged metallurgical program **Heap Leach Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via heap leach — lower CAPEX and OPEX, lower recovery expected. Why it applies: the document describes a heap\_leach route \("heap leach"\) **Multi-Domain Tested** Polarity: positive Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed. Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (4) ### agitated cyanide leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-achieves-80-silver-and-77-gold-extraction-from-belmont-tailings-at-the--298e2aff-330d-4bce-ab16-1b4140cbb278#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Hughes Project · silver #### Identity - Project: Hughes Project - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: AGA.V #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: agitated cyanide leach - Processing Route: agitated cyanide leach - Sample: West composite, P80 53 µm - Grind P80: 53 µm - Leach Time: 48 hours #### Recovery - Recovery: 80.7 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Reagents - Cyanide: 1.9 kg/t - Lime: 0.6 kg/t #### Lab - Laboratory: Forte Analytical LLC #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 80.7% silver recovery is strong for an agitated leach route. - Positive factor: High silver recovery at fine grind - Negative factor: Calculated-head basis Evidence · text > At the finest grind tested \(P80 53 µm\), the West composite returned 76.5% gold and 80.7% silver extraction ### agitated cyanide leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-achieves-80-silver-and-77-gold-extraction-from-belmont-tailings-at-the--298e2aff-330d-4bce-ab16-1b4140cbb278#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Hughes Project · gold #### Identity - Project: Hughes Project - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: AGA.V #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: agitated cyanide leach - Processing Route: agitated cyanide leach - Sample: West composite, P80 53 µm - Grind P80: 53 µm - Leach Time: 48 hours #### Recovery - Recovery: 76.5 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Reagents - Cyanide: 1.9 kg/t - Lime: 0.6 kg/t #### Lab - Laboratory: Forte Analytical LLC #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 76.5% gold recovery is a solid result for tailings reprocessing. - Positive factor: Strong gold recovery - Negative factor: Calculated-head basis Evidence · text > At the finest grind tested \(P80 53 µm\), the West composite returned 76.5% gold and 80.7% silver extraction #### Tags used in scoring **Low Recovery** Polarity: negative Definition: Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: 76.5% is below the weak band \(80%\) ### agitated cyanide leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-achieves-80-silver-and-77-gold-extraction-from-belmont-tailings-at-the--298e2aff-330d-4bce-ab16-1b4140cbb278#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Hughes Project · silver #### Identity - Project: Hughes Project - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: AGA.V #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: agitated cyanide leach - Processing Route: agitated cyanide leach - Sample: East composite, P80 53 µm - Grind P80: 53 µm - Leach Time: 48 hours #### Recovery - Recovery: 80 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Reagents - Cyanide: 1.9 kg/t - Lime: 0.6 kg/t #### Lab - Laboratory: Forte Analytical LLC #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 80.0% silver recovery is strong for an agitated leach route. - Positive factor: High silver recovery at fine grind - Negative factor: Calculated-head basis Evidence · text > the East composite returned 77.3% gold and 80.0% silver ### agitated cyanide leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-achieves-80-silver-and-77-gold-extraction-from-belmont-tailings-at-the--298e2aff-330d-4bce-ab16-1b4140cbb278#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) Hughes Project · gold #### Identity - Project: Hughes Project - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: Nevada - Ticker: AGA.V #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: agitated cyanide leach - Processing Route: agitated cyanide leach - Sample: East composite, P80 53 µm - Grind P80: 53 µm - Leach Time: 48 hours #### Recovery - Recovery: 77.3 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Reagents - Cyanide: 1.9 kg/t - Lime: 0.6 kg/t #### Lab - Laboratory: Forte Analytical LLC #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 77.3% gold recovery is a solid result for tailings reprocessing. - Positive factor: Strong gold recovery - Negative factor: Calculated-head basis Evidence · text > the East composite returned 77.3% gold and 80.0% silver #### Tags used in scoring **Low Recovery** Polarity: negative Definition: Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: 77.3% is below the weak band \(80%\) ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.