Bayhorse Silver (TSX-V:BHS) has extracted an approved 25 tonne run-of-mine metallurgical bulk sample from its namesake silver mine in the US.
The bulk sample analysis will provide additional data for further resource definition and to form part of the geochemical analysis required for the Bayhorse Silver Mine operating permit application.
Bayhorse says the metallurgical analysis may also confirm through the milling and flotation process, mill recoveries, tailings minerals percentages and necessary waste water remediation to allow proper disposal of the waste water from the milling process.
CEO Graeme O’Neill says this bulk sample is expected to mimic potential mining operations and give a clear indication of the ore sorter select silver upgrade, and what the final grades and recoveries are likely to be when full scale mining is resumed.
“With the very high percentages of copper, antimony and zinc recovery in the flotation concentrate along with the silver from the development material processing, the resultant concentrate produced will be bagged and readied for further processing, smelting and leaching,” O’Neill says.
Bayhorse Silver is an explorer and producer focused on its wholly owned historical Bayhorse Silver Mine located in Oregon, US. The mine has an inferred resource of 292,300 tonnes at 21.65 ounces per tonne for 6.3 million ounces of silver.
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