King Global Critical Minerals Inc. released analytical results from its Golden Turkey tailings project. The project is located within the Black Canyon property in Yavapai County, Arizona. The 2026 program collected 76 samples on an approximate 30-foot grid. Samples averaged 3.85 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 76.2 g/t silver. Base metals averaged 0.44 percent lead and 0.42 percent zinc. These results highlight potential secondary metal recovery opportunities.
Systematic Grid Sampling Identifies Polymetallic Near-Surface Material
The program expanded upon an initial 37-sample campaign from April 2024. That earlier program averaged 3.0 g/t gold and 32 g/t silver. In the 2026 grid, 17 samples exceeded 5 g/t gold. Six of those samples returned values above 10 g/t gold.
Sample J454978 yielded 22.6 g/t gold and 254 g/t silver. It also contained 1.14 percent lead and 1.12 percent zinc. Workers collected samples by manually loosening surface material using hand tools.
The exposed surface material was subject to long-term arid weathering and oxidation. Reported averages characterize only the sampled surface population. Drill verification is required to establish grades across the full depth profile.
Engineering Strategy Targets Secondary Processing and Remediation
King Global is evaluating Golden Turkey for secondary processing and site reclamation. The project relies partly on a 1996 historical engineering survey. That survey estimated tailings volume using surveyed contours and historical test wells.
Reprocessing previously mined tailings differs from greenfield hard-rock development. It offers an opportunity to extract residual metals while reclaiming disturbed land.
The company will advance permitting discussions with the United States Forest Service. Further work includes vertical auger sampling, bulk-density testing, and metallurgical recovery studies. Off-site processing options are being evaluated to avoid building permanent milling infrastructure. No current mineral resource or economic feasibility study exists for the property.
Market Impact
○ Impacted Metals: Gold bullion, silver bullion, refined lead, refined zinc, polymetallic tailings
○ Direction: Uncertain
○ Time Horizon: 12–18 months
○ Affected Industries: Precious metals mining, secondary metal processing, environmental reclamation
○ Related Price Reports: Copper Weekly Price Report, Zinc Weekly Price Report
○ Watch Item: Vertical profile sampling and bulk-density measurements will be critical to establishing whether near-surface precious metal grades extend throughout the entire tailings deposit.
SuperMetalPrice Commentary:
King Global’s sampling results from Arizona illustrate growing industry interest in evaluating historic mine tailings for secondary mineral recovery and environmental site restoration. While near-surface gold and silver grades appear promising, establishing an economic re-processing project requires rigorous verification of vertical grade continuity, bulk density, and metallurgical recovery rates.
From a supply chain perspective, tailings re-processing offers a lower-impact method to source precious and base metals while addressing legacy environmental liabilities. Investors and mining analysts should watch upcoming vertical drilling results and USFS permitting progress to gauge the project’s long-term commercial viability.
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