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Vizsla Silver Reports High Metallurgical Test Recoveries For Napoleon: 93% Silver And 90% Gold
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSXV: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) ("Vizsla" or the "Company") is pleased to announce initial m
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 17, 2022 /CNW/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSXV: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) (\"Vizsla\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce initial metallurgical test results for the Napoleon Resource Area (\"Napoleon\") at its 100%-owned flagship Panuco silver-gold project (\"Panuco\" or the \"Project\") located in Mexico. Highlights: Open circuit rougher bulk flotation testing yielded recoveries of up to 93% for silver (Ag), 90% gold (Au), 94% lead (Pb), and 94% zinc (Zn); Open circuit rougher sequential flotation testing yielded lead and zinc concentrates with combined recoveries up to 88% Ag, 88% Au, 96% pb and 96% Zn; Direct cyanide leach tests yielded recoveries of up to 87% Ag and 93% Au after 48 hours retention time; and, Gravity separation testing highlighted recoveries of 29% Ag and 40% Au. \"The results of preliminary metallurgical testing at Napoleon are a major milestone for Panuco as it significantly de-risks the Project ahead of the maiden resource in the first quarter of 2022,\" commented Michael Konnert, Vizsla President & CEO. \"Given the historical production in the district, we had a good indication that Panuco metallurgy would be amenable to standard processing methods. With high precious metals recoveries demonstrated through a variety of different processing flowsheets, the Project has considerable flexibility in terms of processing strategies. As we move forward, the project team will be able to evaluate and select the best option, or use multiple processing options to optimize project returns.\" Metallurgical Test Program Overview As the first metallurgical testing program conducted by Vizsla at Panuco, the objective was to assess the wide range of viable processing alternatives that could be applied to successfully recover precious and base metals from mineralized material at Napoleon. The metallurgical test program consisted of geo-metallurgical characterization, comminution testing, cyanide leach testing, gravity recovery, grind size sensitivity, bulk and sequential flotation assessments. A total of ~330 kg of core material was selected from six mineralized drill holes defining ten litho-based point samples. The rationale for sample selection considered primary lithologies, spatial coverage and representation, contiguous mineralization, distribution of gra...