Integra’s Phase 3 Metallurgical Testing Yields Gold Recovery of Up to 97.8 Percent

Integra Gold Corp. (TSXV:ICG) announced the results of the Phase 3 metallurgical testing program completed at its Quebec-based Lamaque gold project, commenting that it achieved gold recovery of up to 97.8 percent for the Parallel Zone using a combination of gravity and carbon-in-leach cyanidation.

As quoted in the press release:

The Phase 3 program was designed to individually assess the metallurgical response of samples from the project’s four gold deposits using flowsheets that replicated the processes used by various mills in the immediate vicinity of the Lamaque Project. The Company is currently assessing the viability and availability of each of the mills and will incorporate these results into its future plans.

Stephen de Jong, president and CEO of Integra, commented:

Results of this program confirm that gold at the Lamaque Project can be efficiently recovered utilizing the same processing methodologies and flowsheets used in existing milling facilities in the immediate vicinity. We will use this positive metallurgical data to guide the next phase of our development plan, which is to assess all options and determine the best fit for the Company’s needs moving forward. The fact that there are six potentially available mills included as part of this study speaks volumes about the infrastructure advantages this project has.

The recent test work indicates that metallurgical gold recoveries can be optimized to over 95% which is consistent with what was achieved historically on similar types of mineralization at the neighbouring Lamaque and Sigma mines. Further metallurgical work is required for the Plug No. 4 material and we are confident there is significant room for optimization. We do not anticipate this will have a significant impact on our upcoming PEA as the initial phase of proposed production will focus on the Triangle and Parallel Zones.

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