TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium has successfully completed a comprehensive metallurgical test program at Mintek in South Africa, aimed at validating the heap leach process for its Muntanga project in Zambia.
The test results confirmed uranium recovery rates of 90% or higher from the main Muntanga and Dibbwi East deposits, which account for 80% of the project’s measured and indicated resources.
Key findings included fast recovery times within 20 days, low acid consumption, and rapid kinetic rates, highlighting the potential for small on-off leach pads to be used in the project.
The testwork encompassed comminution, agglomeration, 6-meter sulphuric acid column leaching, ion exchange, and uranium elution and precipitation across six mineralized zones, utilizing samples from a 2023 diamond drilling campaign. This extensive program surpassed previous tests, which used 2-meter leach columns.
“These encouraging results confirm the straightforward metallurgy of the Muntanga project and will enhance the accuracy of the forthcoming feasibility study, due by year-end,” said CEO Daniel Major.
With high uranium recoveries and low acid consumption, the findings reinforce confidence in the project’s processing design.
The Muntanga project includes three mining licenses and three exploration licenses, covering a total area of 1,226 km².
