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Aston Bay and American West Metals Confirm Direct Shipping Product Potential at the Storm Project, Nunavut, Canada
Ore sorting and beneficiation results highlight simple, small-footprint development potential ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aston Bay and American West Metals Confirm Direct Shipping Product Potential at the Storm Project, Nunavut, CanadaOre sorting and beneficiation results highlight simple, small-footprint development potentialHIGHLIGHTSDetailed metallurgical study and test work program on representative Cyclone and Chinook Deposit mineralization has successfully generated potential commercial grade Direct Shipping Products (\"DSPs\")The two-circuit, ore sorting* and Inline Pressure Jig (\"IPJ\") stream is capable of a range of DSP concentrate grades with excellent yields of copper (\"Cu\")The DSP processing test work has delivered:Cyclone Deposit at 1.2% Cu to 1.5% Cu feed grades16-22% Cu concentrate, 58-62% copper metal to DSPChinook Deposit at 1.2% Cu to 1.5% Cu feed grade16-22% Cu concentrate, 64-71% of copper metal to DSPDSP process can be easily optimized to suit increased processing rates and selective concentrate gradesOngoing test work anticipated to include further upside potential and includes continuing variability, comminution and optimization studies on the Cyclone, Chinook, and Thunder DepositsThe development opportunity has excellent ESG outcomes with a very small environmental footprint and no deleterious elementsOngoing drilling at Storm is designed to inform an upcoming maiden mineral resource estimate for the Storm Project that is currently being constructed to CIM standards, and to explore the margins of the known deposits as well as new discoveries for additional potential resources.*\"Ore sorting\" is an industry-recognized term for the use of advanced sensors to mechanically separate well-mineralized from poorly-mineralized rock. The reader is cautioned that \"ore\" has specific implications regarding the feasibility and economic viability of a mineral deposit; until these studies are complete, no material from Storm yet satisfies the definition of ore, and \"ore sorting\" here refers solely to the beneficiation process.TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / August 13, 2024 / Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. (TSXV:BAY)(OTCQB:ATBHF) (\"Aston Bay\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to confirm that a metallurgical study and test work program on typical Storm mineralization has successfully generated potential commercial grade Direct Shipping Products at the Storm Copper Project (\"Storm\" or the \"Project\") on Somerset Island, Nunavut. The studies an...