Leach Testing Underway with GlyCat™ Process
Leach Testing Underway with GlyCat™ Process
October 23, 2023/ British Columbia / Gold Port Corporation (CSE: GPO) (OTCQB:
GPOTF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that leach test work is underway using a
new and innovative leaching process. Draslovka’s Mining Innovation Centre in Perth,
Australia has been retained to test their patented “GlyCat™” glycine leaching technology for
the recovery of gold using a dual lixiviant system of glycine and sodium cyanide. Samples
from the Groete Gold Project have been received in Australia and are currently under
evaluation. Test work is being conducted under the supervision of Mr. William
Feyerabend, CPG, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, and a director of
the Company.
Glycine is a non-toxic biodegradable and recyclable amino acid commonly used as a food
additive. Industry test work by Draslovka’s Mining Innovation Centre in Perth, has
demonstrated that GlyCat™ enables significant operation cost savings from the reduction in
the use of cyanide, detoxification and other leaching reagents, potential improvements in
gold recovery as well as reduction of waste and wastewater treatment costs.
Company President and CEO, Adrian F. C. Hobkirk is quoted, “We are excited to be testing
state-of-the-art chemical solutions for the extraction of gold from the Groete Gold Deposit.
The Company is committed to identifying the most cost effective, environmentally friendly
and sustainable recovery process for this significant gold deposit."
About Draslovka
Draslovka Holding a.s. (Draslovka) is a global leader in cyanide-based chemical specialties
and agricultural chemicals including next generation fumigants and biocides. Utilizing the
company’s significant expertise, Draslovka develops and scales solutions which are vital for
delivering sustainable growth at pace. A private holding company based in the Czech
Republic, it is owned by four Czech families and has more than 100 years of experience in
hydrogen cyanide (HCN) production and HCN chemistry. The company specializes in the
production of fully synthetic and highly purified liquid HCN, which undergoes further
processing for application in a variety of downstream products ranging from mining
through to agriculture sectors. Through its scalable chemistry-based solutions, Draslovka
aims to unlock transformation and be the leading global player in the production of
cyanides for use in synthesis, mining, and industrial and agricultural applications, with
safety and environmental sustainability at the heart of all its operations.
About Gold Port Corporation
Gold Port Corporation (GPO) is focused on the further exploration and development of the
100% owned Groete Gold Project, located in Guyana, South America. The current focus of
the Company is to enhance the NI 43-101 gold deposit defined at the Groete Project to a
higher-grade lower tonnage resource. The Project was last explored in 2012, which
included a drill program that allowed the calculation of an Inferred Mineral Resource of
1.57 million gold equivalent ounces (gold plus copper) within 74 million tonnes, at a grade
of 0.66 grams per tonne gold equivalent. A cut-off grade of 0.25 gold equivalent grams per
tonne, a gold price of US$1,275 per ounce and copper price of US$3.00 per pound was used
in the calculation of the Inferred Mineral Resource. Details of the Mineral Resource are
contained in a National Instrument 43-101 report titled, Technical Report and Updated
Mineral Resource Estimate on the Groete Gold Copper Deposit, Groete Property, Guyana,
South America by P&E Mining Consultants Inc., dated April 16, 2019, available on SEDAR
and the Company website at www.goldportcorporation.com.
The Company owns a new MP Power track mounted drill rig located in Guyana and is siting
a road access to the project to initiate a drill program. The new program is anticipated to
include a 35-hole, 8,100-meter program which will seek to delineate a higher grade and
higher quality gold resource contained within the current geological model.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Adrian F. C. Hobkirk
President, CEO and Director
T: 954-684-8040
W: www.goldportcorporation.com
Mr. William Feyerabend, CPG, a Consulting Geologist and Qualified Person under National
Instrument 43 -101, participated in the writing of this press release and approves the
scientific and technical content.
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