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Benchmark Achieves 93% Gold Recovery and Confirms Strong Precious Metals Results Towards the Path to Gold and Silver Production
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - April 27, 2022) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Benchmark Achieves 93% Gold Recovery and Confirms Strong Precious Metals Results Towards the Path to Gold and Silver ProductionEdmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - April 27, 2022) - Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH) (OTCQX: BNCHF) (WKN: A2JM2X) (the \"Company\" or \"Benchmark\") - is pleased to announce advanced metallurgical laboratory test results for the Company's 100% owned Lawyers gold-silver Project. The testwork has provided gold leach recoveries averaging 93%, and silver recoveries of approximately 65% from the Amethyst Gold Breccia (AGB) and Cliffs Creek resources. The advanced test work confirms a simple preliminary design using conventional whole rock cyanide leaching and incorporating Merrill Crowe zinc precipitation to produce on-site gold and silver Dore. The test work builds a large data set throughout the main Amethyst Gold Breccia (AGB) and Cliffs Creek resource areas, in addition to composites representing potentially the first years of mining in a conceptual mine plan. The Lawyers Project is located in the historic mining region of the Golden Horseshoe, located in north-central British Columbia (BC), Canada.Jim Greig, President and Director, commented, \"The results demonstrate exceptional gold recovery from rocks utilizing a conventional and proven method that results in pouring gold and silver Dore bars. Technical results and participation from miners like Yamana Gold in Benchmark Metals continues to validate the potential to become Canada's next major gold and silver mine.\" Ian Harris, VP Engineering, commented, \"We are very encouraged by the metallurgical test results that demonstrate robust recovery on a standard conceptual mining schedule and support using a straightforward, proven, industry norm, processing flow sheet. The growing data set is now incorporated into our modelling and supportive of the evaluation of multiple mining scenarios for future feasibility level evaluations.\"The metallurgical program was advanced and coordinated by F. Wright Consulting Inc., under the direction of Frank Wright, P. Eng. Mr. Wright is an independent metallurgical consultant, with extensive experience in precious and base metal process development. He is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. The supporting studies have been conducted by several globally recognized laboratories including:AL...