en.Wedoany.com Reported - Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (TSX.V:SMN; OTCQB:SMREF) announced that it has commissioned Fuse Advisors Inc. and Blue Coast Research Ltd. to conduct a preliminary metallurgical testing program for the Creek and Finn zones of its JD project, located in the Toodoggone mining district of north-central British Columbia, Canada. The testing aims to define project processing requirements and support preliminary flow sheet design for a potential large-tonnage operation. The program is expected to take approximately three months, with results to be released as they become available.
The metallurgical testing includes head characterization, mineralogical studies, comminution, and gold-silver recovery. The program will evaluate three recovery methods: cyanide leaching, gravity separation, and flotation. Sample preparation involves crushing, homogenization, and splitting, followed by fire assay for gold, multi-element ICP analysis, and automated mineralogy characterization. Test material, totaling approximately 302 kilograms from 20 composited interval samples, was collected from the Creek and Finn zones, representing the 2025 drilling program. Gold grades in the quartz-carbonate veins of the Creek zone range from 4 to 10 grams per tonne, while the Finn zone shows higher grades of 3 to 6 grams per tonne.
According to the plan, an aggressive exploration program is scheduled for the JD project in the summer of 2026, including 10,000 meters or more of diamond drilling, focusing on step-out and infill drilling. The objective is to maximize the number of attributable ounces in a Mineral Resource Estimate, with exploration concentrated along the Creek to Finn corridor. Compilation of historical data and previous drilling has identified several high-priority targets in areas including the Finn zone, Creek zone, Moosehorn, Wolf, JD West, AG Carbonate, and McClair.
An initial Mineral Resource Estimate for the project is anticipated to be completed in the second quarter of 2027 and incorporated into a planned NI 43-101 technical report. Regarding exploration expenditures, CAD $2.5 million was spent in 2024, increased to CAD $7.8 million in 2025, with CAD $10 million planned for 2026. The total expenditure requirement by December 2029 is CAD $22.5 million, with the majority expected to be completed after the 2026 exploration season.
In addition, commitments for earning an interest in the JD project include annual cash payments of CAD $200,000 (two remaining installments), annual issuance of 1,000,000 shares (three remaining installments), and staged exploration expenditures ranging from CAD $2.5 million to CAD $5 million, to be completed by 2029.
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