# Silver47 Begins Metallurgical Testwork to Confirm Reprocessing Potential of Historic Mine Tailings at Hughes, Nevada Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-begins-metallurgical-testwork-to-confirm-reprocessing-potential-of-hist--e4b3edfe-3626-4cc5-9fde-1105ec530cbe Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/AGA/news/8048705258150083/silver47-begins-metallurgical-testwork-to-confirm-reprocessing-potential-of-hist Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-02-19T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Silver47 Exploration Corp. - Ticker: AGA - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Silver - Secondary commodities: Gold - Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-08-21 02:01:49 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Silver47 has commenced metallurgical testwork to evaluate the reprocessing potential of the Belmont tailings at its Hughes property in Nevada. The program follows a completed 21-hole auger drilling campaign and aims to confirm recovery rates for the 1.8 Moz silver and 11 koz gold inferred resource. Reasoning: The company is initiating a comprehensive metallurgical program to evaluate the reprocessing of a known inferred resource, which is a key de-risking step for a tailings project. - Positive factor: Initiation of modern metallurgical testing on historic tailings - Positive factor: High silver-equivalent grade \(68 g/t AgEq\) - Positive factor: Favourable historical diagnostic leaching results - Positive factor: Low-disturbance reprocessing potential - Negative factor: Metallurgical results are still pending Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: The resource is stated as being in the inferred category. Evidence · text > host inferred mineral resources **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: The release mentions the QP \(Galen McNamara\) has reviewed and verified the sampling and QA/QC data. Evidence · text > Mr. McNamara reviewed and verified the sampling, analytical and QA/QC data ## 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-begins-metallurgical-testwork-to-confirm-reprocessing-potential-of-hist--e4b3edfe-3626-4cc5-9fde-1105ec530cbe#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Ticker: AGA #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: agitated cyanide leach - Processing Route: agitated cyanide leach, CIL - Sample: Belmont tailings impoundment #### Lab - Laboratory: Forte Analytical LLC #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The company is testing recovery potential based on historical solubility data. - Positive factor: Historical diagnostic leaching showed 79-87% silver solubility - Negative factor: Testing is in early stages Evidence · text > 79-87% of silver... readily cyanide-soluble ### agitated cyanide leach [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-begins-metallurgical-testwork-to-confirm-reprocessing-potential-of-hist--e4b3edfe-3626-4cc5-9fde-1105ec530cbe#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: AGA #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: agitated cyanide leach - Processing Route: agitated cyanide leach, CIL - Sample: Belmont tailings impoundment #### Lab - Laboratory: Forte Analytical LLC #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The company is testing recovery potential based on historical solubility data. - Positive factor: Historical diagnostic leaching showed 55-61% gold solubility - Negative factor: Testing is in early stages Evidence · text > 55-61% of gold readily cyanide-soluble ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-begins-metallurgical-testwork-to-confirm-reprocessing-potential-of-hist--e4b3edfe-3626-4cc5-9fde-1105ec530cbe#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Ticker: AGA #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The resource is an inferred estimate of 1.8 Moz silver. - Positive factor: Significant silver content - Negative factor: Inferred category limits geological confidence Evidence · text > 1.8 Million Ounces Silver... \(44 g/t Ag... within approximately 1.26 Mt\) ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver47-begins-metallurgical-testwork-to-confirm-reprocessing-potential-of-hist--e4b3edfe-3626-4cc5-9fde-1105ec530cbe#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: AGA #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The gold component is a low-grade byproduct of the silver resource. - Negative factor: Low grade gold Evidence · text > 11,000 Ounces Gold... \(0.3 g/t Au... within approximately 1.26 Mt\) ## 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.