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Hanstone Receives Preliminary Metallurgical Results with Gold Recoveries up to 95.3% at Doc Property, British Columbia
(TheNewswire) Vancouver, BC – TheNewswire - February 8, 2023 - Hanstone ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Hanstone Receives Preliminary Metallurgical Results with Gold Recoveries up to 95.3% at Doc Property, British Columbia\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Vancouver, BC –\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n February 8, 2023 -\n \n \n Hanstone Gold Corp.\n \n \n (TSX.V:HANS) (OTC:HANCF) (FRA:HGO)\n \n \n (the\n“\n \n \n Company\n \n \n ” or “\n \n \n Hanstone\n \n \n ”) is pleased to announce that it\nhas received preliminary metallurgical results from a 54.5-kilogram\nbulk sample of mineralized material from its Doc Property.\n \n \n \n \n Analysis was conducted on a 54.5-kilogram\nrepresentative bulk sample collected from DOC22-Pit 2E, DOC22-Pit\n2.5E, and DOC22-Pit 3E. The tests were conducted by Sepro Laboratories\n(“Sepro”), a full-service metallurgical testing facility located\nin Langley, BC.\n \n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Metallurgical testing achieved excellent\nrecovery from processing of mineralized material from the Doc\nProperty.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Combined gravity concentration and cyanide leaching\n(gravity-leach) achieved overall gold recovery of 95.3%.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Head Assays\n \n \n \n \n Calculated head grades ranged from 31.5 g/t to 34.8 g/t\nAu with a calculated average grade of 32.2 g/t Au and a direct head\nassay grade 33.6 g/t Au (\n \n \n Table\n1\n \n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n Table 1:  Head Grade Summary\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Test Work Description\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Method\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Head Grade Au (g/t)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Direct Head Assay\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Assayed Grade\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 33.6\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fine Gravity (4 stage)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Calculated Grade\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 34.8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gravity-Flotation\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Calculated Grade\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 33.3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gravity-Leach\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Calculated Grade\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 31.5\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Direct Head Assay also returned values of 220 g/t\nAg, 1.93% Fe, 7.05% Pb, and 0.6% S.\n \n \n \n \n Gravity Concentration\n \n \n \n \n A 20 kg subsample was subjected to a 3-stage gravity\nconcentration test with intermediate grinding. The Falcon L40\nconcentrates were panned to determine upgradability. The stage 3\nFalcon tailings...