09:48 AM EST - Columbus Gold Corporation : announced the results of the final two phases of comprehensive metallurgical test work from Columbus Gold's 100% controlled Montagne d'Or Gold Deposit, Paul Isnard Project, in French Guiana. Highlights of Phase II and III metallurgical test work include: Large-scale gravity + rougher flotation testing on master composite resulted in a combined gold recovery of 95.9% from the UFZ master composite and 96.0% gold recovery from the LFZ master composite. Rougher flotation concentrates was upgraded in one stage of cleaner flotation to produce a cleaner flotation concentrate that contained about 17-18 g/t Au and 34-72 g/t Ag. After one stage of cleaning a combined gravity + cleaner flotation gold recovery of about 94% Au was achieved. Columbus Gold Corporation
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