SCOTTIE RESOURCES REPORTS POSITIVE INITIAL METALLURGICAL TEST RESULTS FOR BLUEBERRY ZONE WITH UP TO 97.6% GOLD RECOVERY
A composite sample was created from coarse reject material from 2022 drill core samples. Sample selection was based on geological considerations, distribution throughout the mineralized structure, and geochemical and mineralogical data to best represent a conceptual resource (Table 1). Core samples were shipped for metallurgical testing to Sepro Laboratories, an accredited facility located in
Table 1: Intervals used to create ~260 kg composite sample of the Blueberry Zone for metallurgical testing.
Hole ID | Mineraliza | From | To | Interval | Average | Average | Intercept |
SR22-145 | Contact | 69 | 83 | 14 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 65 |
SR22-151 | Contact | 387 | 396 | 9 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 355 |
SR22-153 | Contact | 216 | 221 | 5 | 10.5 | 32 | 215 |
SR22-153 | Vein | 150 | 154 | 4 | 23.5 | 8.9 | 150 |
SR22-163 | Contact | 200 | 205 | 5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 200 |
SR22-165 | Vein | 75 | 77 | 2 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 50 |
SR22-167 | Contact | 59 | 64 | 5 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 115 |
SR22-167 | Vein | 30 | 40 | 10 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 65 |
SR22-167 | Contact | 119 | 122 | 3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 88 |
SR22-167 | Vein | 134 | 137 | 3 | 26.1 | 4.5 | 100 |
SR22-168 | Vein | 201 | 206 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 200 |
SR22-171 | Contact | 204 | 208 | 4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 200 |
SR22-175 | Vein | 199 | 207 | 8 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 225 |
SR22-179 | Contact | 184 | 191 | 7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 178 |
SR22-186 | Contact | 334 | 341 | 7 | 24.3 | 8.6 | 275 |
SR22-209 | Vein | 235 | 240 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 220 |
Weighted average grade | 11.9 | 9.6 |
President and CEO, Brad Rourke comments: "One of the primary roles of junior explorers is to reduce risk by answering unresolved questions. These promising initial metallurgical results illustrate strong gold recoveries using multiple extraction techniques and by doing so substantially de-risk the project. With so many advantages to the deposit: high-grade, near surface, on a road, adjacent to high-voltage power – these results confirming the deposit's metallurgy adds yet another positive element."
After homogenisation of the samples, representative head grade samples were taken from the composite sample. The average gold grade of these representative samples was in excellent agreement with the calculated grade based on a weighted average of the combined drill intercepts, 11.8 g/t versus 11.9 g/t respectively. The average silver grades varied slightly with respective values of 9.6 g/t and 6.5 g/t.
The recovery processes used to test the samples were selected based on technology and flowsheets of nearby operating mills, the testwork focused on recovery processes such as Gravity Recoverable Gold (GRG), Rougher Flotation (RF), and Cyanide Leaching (CN). Grind sizes tested were between p80s of 103 μm, and 25 μm. The results were not fully optimized during this preliminary testing program, but to serve as a baseline from which to evaluate the processing of ore from the Blueberry Deposit.
Cyanide Leach Testing
Direct CN leach test results show that
CN leach tests on the coarser GRG tails (milled to p80 of 103 μm) returned
Gravity-Rougher Flotation Testing
The standard GRG test resulted in a GRG value of
About the Blueberry Contact Zone
The Blueberry Zone is located just 2 kilometres northeast of the
These exceptional results support our pathway to a multi-million-ounce deposit, which we will continue to uncover during the 2023 exploration season, visit our website for a video outlining our 2023 Exploration Plan.
Dr. Thomas Mumford, P.Geo., a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed the technical information contained in this news release on behalf of the Company.
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Results from samples taken during the 2022 field season were analyzed at SGS Minerals in
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