# West Point Gold Reports Positive Metallurgical Results from Gold Chain with Recoveries of up to 92%

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-point-gold-reports-positive-metallurgical-results-from-gold-chain-with-reco--490fa90b-eec0-4d29-9608-adcf312ccb42

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/west-point-gold-reports-positive-110000932.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-04-22T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: West Point Gold Corporation

- Ticker: WPG

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Arizona

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 23:49:10 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

West Point Gold has announced positive Phase 2 metallurgical test results for the Tyro Main Zone at its Gold Chain Project in Arizona. Milled material achieved high recoveries between 87% and 92%, while HPGR crushed material yielded lower recoveries of 39% to 68%.

Reasoning: Milled material recoveries of up to 92% are strong for gold, though HPGR crushed material shows significantly lower performance.

- Positive factor: Strong milled material recoveries

- Positive factor: Phase 2 testing maturity

- Negative factor: Lower recoveries for HPGR crushed material

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The results specifically mention milled material recoveries.

Evidence · text

> Recoveries on average ranged from 87% to 92% for milled material

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: Milled material recoveries reached up to 92%, which is in the strong/exceptional band for gold.

Evidence · text

> Recoveries on average ranged from 87% to 92% for milled material

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (2)

### mill

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-point-gold-reports-positive-metallurgical-results-from-gold-chain-with-reco--490fa90b-eec0-4d29-9608-adcf312ccb42#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Gold Chain Project · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Gold Chain Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: WPG

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: mill
- Sample: milled material

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 92 %
- Recovery Basis: unspecified

#### Lab

- Consultant: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 92% recovery for milled material is in the strong/exceptional band for gold.

- Positive factor: High recovery for milled ore

Evidence · text

> Recoveries on average ranged from 87% to 92% for milled material

### HPGR crushed

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-point-gold-reports-positive-metallurgical-results-from-gold-chain-with-reco--490fa90b-eec0-4d29-9608-adcf312ccb42#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Gold Chain Project · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Gold Chain Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: WPG

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: HPGR crushed
- Sample: HPGR Crushed material

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 68 %
- Recovery Basis: unspecified

#### Lab

- Consultant: Kappes, Cassiday & Associates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 68% recovery for HPGR crushed material is below the expected threshold for economic gold processing.

- Negative factor: Low recovery for HPGR crushed material

Evidence · text

> 39% to 68% for HPGR Crushed material

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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