Great Development!
"CLIFTON STAR ENGAGES METALLURGY CONSULTANT
Vancouver, B. C. December 22, 2010 - Clifton Star Resources, Inc. (CFO TSX-V)(C3T Frankfurt) is pleased to announce the engagement of David Dreisinger, Ph.D., P. Eng. as a consulting metallurgist on the Company’s projects. Dr. Dreisinger will perform a review of available information on the processing of ore and tailing related to the Duparquet Gold Project and report his findings to the Board of Directors.
Following completion of this review, Dr. Dreisinger will work with the Company’s team to develop a targeted program for extraction of the gold contained in the Duparquet Gold Project properties located inSouthwestern Quebec."
Readers here will remember that I moved quickly to dispel the suggestion, when posted, that there was a problem with the Beattie ore recoveries. Refractory is a word that is technically applied to most any sulphide ore. Some will use people's lack of knowledge of ore treatment to suggest that references made, to Beattie ore as being refractory (and therefore troublesome) is a negative. THIS IS WRONG and soon Clifton Star will know more about the Beattie/Donchester ore than anyone, including Osisko. Thank you Harry and Director Ross Glanville!
SOME refractory (sulphide) ores are troublesome. However, historical work indicates that the Beattie ore concentrates are capable of realizing over 90% recovery, Fred Archibald is a direct link to that historical work. As Dr. Dreisinger examines this historical work and existing Beattie/Donchester core, of which CFO owns ~130,000 meters, he will conduct his metallurgical evaluation in the light of modern hydro-metallurgical and biological methods of ore treatment. IMO he will tell Harry that Beattie ore concentrate is capable of over 95% recovery, with straight-forward treatment methods. This is based on what I have read about the Beattie ore. One doesn't mill 10 million tonnes of ore and not learn something about it. Fortunately, some of this work was published.
This is good news IMO, anytime Clifton Star is in the position of knowing more about Duparquet than anyone, I say "Right On!" This increases shareholder value IMO.
Not Investment advice, DYODD.
