Surge Copper Reports Excellent Metallurgical Results Supporting Pre-Feasibility Advancement at Berg Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Surge Copper Corp.
- Ticker
- SURG
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Molybdenum, Silver, Gold
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 07:59:21 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Surge Copper has reported excellent metallurgical testwork results for the Berg Project, with locked cycle tests achieving over 90% recovery for both copper and molybdenum. The results confirm the effectiveness of a conventional flotation flowsheet and the ability to produce clean, marketable concentrates, supporting the advancement to pre-feasibility studies.
Reasoning: The metallurgical results demonstrate high recoveries for both primary metals (Cu, Mo) and confirm the ability to produce clean, saleable concentrates, significantly de-risking the project for PFS advancement.
Positive factors
- High copper and molybdenum recoveries exceeding 90% in locked cycle tests
- Clean concentrates with no penalty elements reported
- Successful copper-molybdenum separation confirmed
- Results exceed conservative PEA recovery estimates
Negative factors
- Supergene composite shows lower recovery (80.5% Cu) compared to hypogene
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Locked cycle tests achieved over 90% copper and molybdenum recoveries for hypogene material.
Evidence · text
“Locked cycle testing achieved up to 90.7% Cu and 93.0% Mo recovery”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release mentions ALS Metallurgy Kamloops, ISO 9001:2015 compliance, and internal QC checks.
Evidence · text
“This metallurgical testwork has been undertaken at ALS Metallurgy Kamloops who conforms to ISO 9001:2015.”
Free Millingpositive
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The release confirms clean final products with no penalty elements and simple flotation kinetics.
Evidence · text
“confirm clean final products with high separation efficiency”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (8)
locked cyclecopperRecovery: 90.7 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Hypogene composite
- Grind P80
- 160 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 90.7 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 90.7% Cu recovery in locked cycle tests is a strong result for a porphyry-style deposit.
Positive factors
- Exceeds 90% recovery threshold
Evidence · text
“Hypogene composite : 90.7% Cu, 93.0% Mo recovery”
locked cyclemolybdenumRecovery: 93 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Hypogene composite
- Grind P80
- 160 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 93.0% Mo recovery is excellent and supports the project's economic differentiator.
Positive factors
- Exceeds 90% recovery threshold
Evidence · text
“Hypogene composite : 90.7% Cu, 93.0% Mo recovery”
locked cyclecopperRecovery: 88.4 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Transitional Supergene composite
- Grind P80
- 160 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 88.4% Cu recovery is a solid result for transitional material.
Positive factors
- Strong recovery near 90%
Evidence · text
“Transitional Supergene composite : 88.4% Cu, 92.1% Mo”
locked cyclemolybdenumRecovery: 92.1 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Transitional Supergene composite
- Grind P80
- 160 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 92.1 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 92.1% Mo recovery is very strong.
Positive factors
- High recovery > 90%
Evidence · text
“Transitional Supergene composite : 88.4% Cu, 92.1% Mo”
locked cyclecopperRecovery: 80.5 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Supergene composite
- Grind P80
- 160 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 80.5 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 80.5% Cu recovery is acceptable but notably lower than the hypogene and transitional zones.
Negative factors
- Lower recovery compared to other composites
Evidence · text
“Supergene composite : 80.5% Cu, 88.6% Mo”
locked cyclemolybdenumRecovery: 88.6 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- locked cycle
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation
- Sample
- Supergene composite
- Grind P80
- 160 µm
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Lab
- Laboratory
- ALS Metallurgy Kamloops
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 88.6% Mo recovery is strong for supergene material.
Positive factors
- Strong recovery > 85%
Evidence · text
“Supergene composite : 80.5% Cu, 88.6% Mo”
flotationmolybdenumRecovery: 94.6 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- copper-molybdenum separation
- Sample
- Hypogene bulk concentrate separation
Recovery
- Recovery
- 94.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 94.6% Mo recovery during separation tests confirms efficient production of a separate Mo concentrate.
Positive factors
- High separation efficiency
Evidence · text
“Hypogene : 94.6% Mo recovery to a 49.9% Mo concentrate”
flotationmolybdenumRecovery: 95.6 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Ticker
- SURG
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- copper-molybdenum separation
- Sample
- Supergene bulk concentrate separation
Recovery
- Recovery
- 95.6 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 95.6% Mo recovery during separation tests is excellent.
Positive factors
- High separation efficiency
Evidence · text
“Supergene : 95.6% Mo recovery to a 50.9% Mo concentrate”
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