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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001279569-23-001147"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMQ"
cik: "0001543418"
company_name: "Trilogy Metals Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T22:46:40.714218+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trilogy Metals announces potential germanium by-product at Bornite project, Alaska

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001279569-23-001147
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMQ
- cik: 0001543418
- company_name: Trilogy Metals Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1543418/000127956923001147/0001279569-23-001147-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1543418/000127956923001147/form8k.htm

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