# Beauce Gold Fields Annonce des Analyses de Phosphate Jusqu'a 8,07 % P2O5 des Essais Metallurgiques Produisent un Concentre a 38,9 % avec une Recuperation de 93,4 %

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BGF/news/6704342088427028/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-03-12T12:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Beauce Gold Fields

- Ticker: BGF

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec

- Primary commodity: Phosphate

- Secondary commodities: Rare earth oxides, Thorium, Uranium

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 02:27:34 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Beauce Gold Fields reported successful metallurgical flotation tests on phosphate-bearing apatite from its CH-98 property in Quebec. The tests achieved a high recovery of 93.4% and a concentrate grade of 38.9% P2O5, with low levels of thorium and uranium.

Reasoning: The metallurgical results demonstrate high recovery and concentrate grade using conventional flotation, significantly de-risking the phosphate project.

- Positive factor: High recovery of 93.4%

- Positive factor: Strong concentrate grade of 38.9% P2O5

- Positive factor: Low impurity levels \(thorium and uranium\)

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed with certified lab

Facts used in scoring: 9

## Classification and evidence

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: Release mentions ALS Canada is an ISO certified lab and includes standards, blanks, and duplicates.

Evidence · text

> ALS Canada applique des protocoles d’assurance qualité reconnus internationalement.

**High Recovery**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.

Why it applies: 93.4% recovery is exceptional for phosphate flotation.

Evidence · text

> Récupération de 93,4 %

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 9. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (9)

### flotation

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phosphate

#### Identity

- Commodity: phosphate
- Ticker: BGF

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: flotation
- Processing Route: flotation
- Sample: CH-98-61 outcrop rock sample

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 93.4 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Head Grade: 8.07
- Head Grade Unit: % P2O5
- Conc. Grade: 38.9
- Conc. Grade Unit: % P2O5

#### Lab

- Laboratory: COREM

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 93.4% recovery and 38.9% concentrate grade are excellent for phosphate flotation.

- Positive factor: Exceptional recovery

- Positive factor: High concentrate grade

Evidence · text

> Meilleur essai de flottation: 38,9 % P2O5; Récupération de 93,4 %

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

rare earth oxides

#### Identity

- Commodity: rare earth oxides
- Ticker: BGF

#### Test Work

- Sample: CH-98-61 flotation concentrate

#### Recovery

- Conc. Grade: 0.19
- Conc. Grade Unit: % TREO

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Reported as a low-level byproduct in the concentrate.

- Positive factor: Low impurity level

Evidence · text

> 0,19 % d’oxydes totaux de terres rares \(TREO\)

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

thorium

#### Identity

- Commodity: thorium
- Ticker: BGF

#### Test Work

- Sample: CH-98-61 flotation concentrate

#### Recovery

- Conc. Grade: 5
- Conc. Grade Unit: ppm

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Thorium levels are reported as very low \(<5 ppm\).

- Positive factor: Low impurity level

Evidence · text

> Faibles teneurs en thorium \(<5 ppm\)

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

uranium

#### Identity

- Commodity: uranium
- Ticker: BGF

#### Test Work

- Sample: CH-98-61 flotation concentrate

#### Recovery

- Conc. Grade: 1.3
- Conc. Grade Unit: ppm

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Uranium levels are reported as very low \(1.3 ppm\).

- Positive factor: Low impurity level

Evidence · text

> uranium \(1,3 ppm\)

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-4)

phosphate

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: phosphate
- Ticker: BGF

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 8.07% P2O5 is a significant grade for this deposit type.

- Positive factor: High grade intercept

Evidence · table

> 8,07

Context: CH-98-61

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-5)

phosphate

#### Identity

- Commodity: phosphate
- Ticker: BGF

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept.

Evidence · table

> 4,31

Context: 2025-0115

### Fact 7

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-6)

phosphate

#### Identity

- Commodity: phosphate
- Ticker: BGF

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept.

Evidence · table

> 3,01

Context: 2025-0113

### Fact 8

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-7)

phosphate

#### Identity

- Commodity: phosphate
- Ticker: BGF

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Lower grade intercept.

Evidence · table

> 1,95

Context: 2025-0112

### Fact 9

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-annonce-des-analyses-de-phosphate-jusqu-a-8-07-p2o5-des-essai--3898f055-13e3-4721-8bc6-1071619cd6be#fact-metallurgical-facts-8)

phosphate

#### Identity

- Commodity: phosphate
- Ticker: BGF

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade intercept.

Evidence · table

> 0,28

Context: CH-98-C

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