Chesapeake Gold cuts Metates heap oxidation time to 90 days, keeps gold recovery at 70%
Bitget2026/09/22 10:01- Chesapeake Gold outlined Phase III test results for its proprietary heap oxidation process at the Metates project in Durango, Mexico.
- Massive Intrusive domain reached 70% gold recovery, 61% silver recovery in 90 days, versus 180–240 days in earlier phases.
- Intrusive Breccia domain achieved 57% gold recovery, 60% silver recovery over 180 days, exceeding prior programs.
- HPGR crushing lifted direct cyanidation recoveries to 47% for gold, 65% for silver, up 16% and 23% versus conventional crushing.
- Work continues toward an optimization program, pilot-plant planning, and a prefeasibility study tied to recovering the San Vicente 3 concession.
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