Talisker Reports Strong Gold Upgrading and Waste Rejection Results from Final Sorting Test Program for the Bralorne Gold Project
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Talisker Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- TSK.TO
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-17 12:29:49 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Talisker has completed a final sorting test program for the Bralorne Gold Project, demonstrating that XRT technology can reject up to 67% of waste while doubling gold grades. Based on the results, the company will remove the laser sorter from its plant design to maximize grade and reduce capital costs by approximately $4 million CAD.
Reasoning: The test program successfully validated XRT sorting as a primary tool for mass rejection and grade enhancement, leading to a simplified, lower-cost plant design.
Positive factors
- Significant waste rejection (57-67%)
- Strong gold grade upgrading (2.0x to 2.5x)
- High gold recovery (>95% with laser, 84-87% with XRT alone)
- CAPEX reduction of ~$4M CAD by simplifying flowsheet
- Lower operating and transportation costs
Negative factors
- Laser sorter addition was deemed subeconomic due to grade dilution
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: XRT recovery of 84-87% and cumulative recovery >95% are strong for the technology application.
Evidence · text
“Recovering 87% to 84% of total contained gold respectively.”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The sorting is part of a planned circuit for a future milling facility.
Evidence · text
“reduce the size, capital intensity, and operating costs of a future on-site milling facility”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
XRT sortingBralorne Gold Project · goldRecovery: 84 %Head Grade: 4.91Head Grade Unit: g/t AuView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bralorne Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- TSK.TO
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- XRT sorting
- Processing Route
- XRT sorting
- Sample
- Test 02, XRT maximizing gold upgrade
Recovery
- Recovery
- 84 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 4.91
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t Au
- Conc. Grade
- 12.5
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t Au
Lab
- Laboratory
- Saskatchewan Research Council
- Consultant
- Canenco Consulting Corp.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong grade upgrade and high waste rejection achieved in Test 02.
Positive factors
- 2.5x grade upgrade
- 67% waste rejection
Evidence · table
“12.5”
Context: 4.91
XRT sortingBralorne Gold Project · goldRecovery: 87 %Head Grade: 6.49Head Grade Unit: g/t AuView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bralorne Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- TSK.TO
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- XRT sorting
- Processing Route
- XRT sorting
- Sample
- Test 03, XRT maximizing gold recovery
Recovery
- Recovery
- 87 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 6.49
- Head Grade Unit
- g/t Au
- Conc. Grade
- 13.1
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t Au
Lab
- Laboratory
- Saskatchewan Research Council
- Consultant
- Canenco Consulting Corp.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High recovery achieved in Test 03 while maintaining significant waste rejection.
Positive factors
- 87% recovery
- 57% waste rejection
Evidence · table
“13.1”
Context: 6.49
How Atlas produces this analysis
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