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confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.60
Trilogy Metals announces potential germanium by-product at Bornite project, Alaska
Trilogy Metals Inc.
- Germanium values up to 125 ppm in 84 core samples from South Reef area of Bornite copper-cobalt project.
- Germanium sulphide renierite confirmed; close association with copper sulphides suggests recovery in concentrate.
- Bornite deposit total Inferred resource 6.5B lbs copper; South Reef Inferred 22 Mt at 3.48% Cu.
- Germanium prices ~$2,750/kg, up 35% since Jan 2020; China export curbs increase supply risk.
- Further studies planned: re-analysis of 14 metallurgical composites and new CASERM whole-rock geochemical dataset.