Golconda Gallium Metallurgy Results from The Company's Golconda Project in Arizona Validate Potential Strategic Supply of U.S.-produced Gallium for Defense and Semiconductor Applications
The exploratory metallurgical test work was undertaken by SGS Lakefield, assessing gallium, silver and gold recovery from unoxidized drill core and RC chips from the
"These exceptional results support a staged, low-capital pathway targeting early development of saleable gallium concentrate with optional precious-metal by-products," said
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"Last year we announced a mineralogy breakthrough where test work had shown that approximately 90% of the total gallium at Golconda is hosted in sericite, a type of muscovite, making it the primary target for concentration and extraction," said Wallace. He added that the presence of gallium in highly anomalous levels in sericite and separate from the precious metal bearing sulfides at the project, are considered positive characteristics that can aid in the concentration and extraction of gallium in these rocks using traditional mineral processing integrating this project into domestic supply chains.
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