VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 1, 2020 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE:XMG) (FKT:1MG) (OTC PINK:MGXMF) announces additional metallurgy results for extraction of gold from mineralized rock from the Heino Gold Deposit by ALS Global Canada. A 2kg sample taken from a 150kg bulk sample, averaging 28.8 grams per tonne gold, was crushed and run through a gravity (Knelson) concentrator ("Pan Con" in the tables below) and flotation circuit with a 94.1% total recovery of gold and 5.9% gold reporting to tailings.
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KM6240-02 Heino Surface Composite |
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Overall Metallurgical Balance |
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Product |
Weight |
Assay - percent or g/tonne |
Distribution - percent |
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% |
grams |
Pb |
Zn |
Fe |
S |
Ag |
Au |
Pb |
Zn |
Fe |
S |
Ag |
Au |
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Pan Con |
0.8 |
16.5 |
2.22 |
1.08 |
43.2 |
34.6 |
644 |
2344 |
10.3 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
7.8 |
26.6 |
68.2 |
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Bulk Ro Con 1 |
6.7 |
131.9 |
1.56 |
3.65 |
39.8 |
32.5 |
158 |
101 |
58.0 |
68.9 |
38.1 |
58.6 |
52.1 |
23.5 |
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Bulk Ro Con 2 |
2.2 |
43.4 |
0.32 |
1.52 |
25.2 |
20.2 |
42 |
14.0 |
3.9 |
9.4 |
7.9 |
12.0 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
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Bulk Ro Con 3 |
1.3 |
25.5 |
0.25 |
0.75 |
19.5 |
14.2 |
32 |
15.7 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
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Bulk Ro Con 4 |
1.4 |
28.4 |
0.21 |
0.41 |
15.4 |
9.47 |
26 |
13.5 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
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Bulk Ro Tail |
87.5 |
1720.4 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
3.4 |
0.55 |
3 |
1.93 |
24.3 |
14.8 |
42.0 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
5.9 |
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Feed |
100.0 |
1966.1 |
0.18 |
0.36 |
7.0 |
3.72 |
20 |
28.8 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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KM6240-02 Heino Surface Composite |
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Cumulative Metallurgical Balance |
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Cumulative |
Cum. Weight |
Assay - percent or g/tonne |
Distribution - percent |
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Product |
% |
grams |
Pb |
Zn |
Fe |
S |
Ag |
Au |
Pb |
Zn |
Fe |
S |
Ag |
Au |
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Product 1 |
0.8 |
16.5 |
2.22 |
1.08 |
43.2 |
34.6 |
644 |
2344 |
10.3 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
7.8 |
26.6 |
68.2 |
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Product 2 |
6.7 |
131.9 |
1.56 |
3.65 |
39.8 |
32.5 |
158 |
101 |
58.0 |
68.9 |
38.1 |
58.6 |
52.1 |
23.5 |
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Product 2 to 3 |
8.9 |
175.3 |
1.25 |
3.12 |
36.2 |
29.5 |
129 |
79.3 |
61.9 |
78.3 |
46.1 |
70.6 |
56.7 |
24.5 |
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Product 2 to 4 |
10.2 |
200.8 |
1.13 |
2.82 |
34.1 |
27.5 |
117 |
71.3 |
63.7 |
81.0 |
49.7 |
75.6 |
58.7 |
25.2 |
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Product 2 to 5 |
11.7 |
229.2 |
1.01 |
2.52 |
31.8 |
25.3 |
106 |
64.1 |
65.4 |
82.7 |
52.8 |
79.3 |
60.5 |
25.9 |
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Product 6 |
87.5 |
1720.4 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
3.4 |
0.55 |
3 |
1.93 |
24.3 |
14.8 |
42.0 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
5.9 |
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Feed |
100.0 |
1966.1 |
0.18 |
0.36 |
7.0 |
3.72 |
20 |
28.8 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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Grav + Flot Con |
12.5 |
246 |
1.09 |
2.43 |
32.5 |
25.9 |
142 |
217 |
75.7 |
85.2 |
58.0 |
87.1 |
87.1 |
94.1 |
Qualified Person
Andris Kikauka (P. Geo.), Vice President of Exploration for MGX Minerals, has prepared, reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this press release. Mr. Kikauka is a non-independent Qualified Person within the meaning of NI 43-101.
Advisors
Kingsdale Advisors is acting as strategic shareholder and communications advisor and Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP is acting as legal advisor to MGX Minerals Inc.
About MGX Minerals Inc.
MGX Minerals is a Canadian resource and technology company.
Contact Information:
Neil Foran
Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]
Web: www.mgxminerals.com
Media:
Andy Radia
Director, Communications and Marketing
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Ph: 416-867-2357
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