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Blue Star Gold Provides Positive Results of Preliminary Metallurgy Study on the Gnu (Nutaaq) Zone Mineralisation
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 7, 2023) - Blue Star Gold Corp. (TSXV: ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Blue Star Gold Provides Positive Results of Preliminary Metallurgy Study on the Gnu (Nutaaq) Zone MineralisationVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 7, 2023) - Blue Star Gold Corp. (TSXV: BAU) (OTCQB: BAUFF) (FSE: 5WP0) (\"Blue Star\" or the \"Company\") announces the results of preliminary metallurgical testing conducted on the Gnu (Nutaaq) Zone on the Ulu Gold Project (the \"Project\"), located in the west Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. HighlightsPreliminary testing indicates 92-94% gold extraction with conventional methodologyMore than 30% of the gold is expected to occur as gravity recoverable gold (GRG)The Gnu (Nutaaq) Zone has similar mineral composition and metallurgical performances to the preliminary NFN Zone metallurgy study (May 2020)Indications that the Gnu (Nutaaq) Zone can readily be mingled with both the NFN Zone and Flood Zone Deposit mineralisationBlue Star's CEO, Grant Ewing, commented, \"The results of the preliminary metallurgy work conducted at the Gnu Zone are very encouraging, as they indicate high gold recoveries utilizing industry standard metallurgical processes. The Gnu Zone results compare favourably with the test work conducted previously on both our flagship Flood Zone deposit and the NFN Zone and indicate that all evaluated mineralised zones could be processed together and achieve excellent gold recoveries.\"Results of the Preliminary Metallurgical StudyPreliminary mineralogical and metallurgical test work was initiated with the completion of Blue Star's 2022 exploration campaign. Objectives of this study included the analysis of mineralogical characteristics of Gnu (Nutaaq) Zone mineralisation and the preliminary assessment of gold metallurgical performances to various process flow sheets evaluating the Flood Zone Gold Deposit. The amenability for potential co-processing with nearby advanced base metal projects was also assessed. The study was coordinated by Tetra Tech Canada Inc. and carried out by SGS Canada Inc. A single master composite sample of approximately 30kg was assembled from coarse rejects of two slightly different mineralization styles, one being a quartz-rich portion of the vein bearing sulphide minerals and local free gold, the other being a polymetallic sulphide rich portion of the vein. The master composite was composed of half split NQ sized drill core s...