Fortune Bay Corp. has completed a processing trade-off study by Ausenco for its 100%-owned Goldfields Gold Project in northern Saskatchewan, comparing on-site gold doré production with producing a gold-bearing concentrate for off-site sale and treatment. The study found doré production gives modestly higher gold recovery, while concentrate production offers a simpler initial plant, lower upfront capital, lower reagent use and higher capital efficiency, though it carries concentrate transportation and off-site treatment costs. The company considers concentrate production worth further evaluation, particularly in a staged development approach, and will combine these findings with recent metallurgical results and additional testwork ahead of a pre-feasibility study. With gold at about US$4,100 per ounce versus the US$2,600 base-case assumption in the 2025 PEA, the company says it is timely to reassess processing options, and compatibility with the existing environmental approval remains subject to regulatory confirmation.
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