GoviEx Uranium Completes Successful Metallurgical Testwork at Zambia’s Muntanga Project
TSX-V-listed GoviEx Uranium has successfully completed an extensive metallurgical testwork program at Mintek in South Africa, aimed at demonstrating the viability of the heap leach process for its Muntanga project in Zambia.
The testwork confirmed that uranium recoveries of 90% or higher were achieved from the main deposits, Muntanga and Dibbwi East, which represent 80% of the measured and indicated resources.
Additionally, it showed short recovery times within 20 days, low acid consumption, and fast kinetic rates, supporting the feasibility of small on-off leach pads for the project.
The program involved comminution, agglomeration, 6-meter sulphuric acid column leaching, ion exchange, and uranium elution and precipitation for six mineralization zones across the project, using material from a 2023 diamond drilling campaign.
This work was far more comprehensive than previous tests, which were limited to 2-meter leach columns.
“These positive results confirm the straightforward metallurgy of the Muntanga project and will improve the accuracy of the upcoming feasibility study, expected by year-end,” said CEO Daniel Major.
“With high uranium recoveries and low acid consumption, the data strengthens our confidence in the project’s processing design.”
The Muntanga project covers three mining licenses and three exploration licenses, spanning a total of 1,226 km².
