Beauce Gold Fields Reports Phosphate Assays of 8.07% P2O5, Metallurgical Tests Produce 38.9% Concentrate with 93.4% Recovery
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Beauce Gold Fields
- Ticker
- BGF
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Québec
- Primary commodity
- Phosphate
- Secondary commodities
- Rare earth oxides
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 02:28:32 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Beauce Gold Fields reported high-grade phosphate assays of 8.07% P2O5 from the CH-98 property in Québec. Metallurgical flotation tests conducted by COREM achieved a 38.9% P2O5 concentrate with a 93.4% recovery and low impurity levels.
Reasoning: Strong metallurgical results demonstrating effective upgrading of phosphate via conventional flotation, supported by high-grade assay results from the CH-98-61 outcrop.
Positive factors
- High recovery (93.4%)
- High-grade concentrate (38.9% P2O5)
- Low impurity levels
- QA/QC disclosed
Facts used in scoring: 7
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 internal quality control procedures like standards, blanks, and duplicates.
Evidence · text
“ALS Canada operates under internationally recognized quality assurance protocols”
QP/CP Signedpositive · Story-specific tag
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: The technical information was reviewed and approved by Christian Tremblay, M.Sc., P.Geo, an independent Qualified Person.
Evidence · text
“approved by Christian Tremblay, M.Sc., P.Geo . , an independent Qualified Person”
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Phosphate recovery of 93.4% is exceptional for flotation.
Evidence · text
“93.4% P2O5 recovery”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The process uses conventional flotation methods.
Evidence · text
“using conventional flotation methods”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (7)
Fact 1phosphateView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- phosphate
- Ticker
- BGF
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 8.07% P2O5 is a significant grade for an outcrop sample.
Positive factors
- High-grade phosphate value
Fact 2phosphateView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- phosphate
- Ticker
- BGF
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade phosphate assay.
Fact 3phosphateView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- phosphate
- Ticker
- BGF
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade phosphate assay.
Fact 4phosphateView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- phosphate
- Ticker
- BGF
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade phosphate assay.
Fact 5phosphateView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- phosphate
- Ticker
- BGF
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very low phosphate grade.
Negative factors
- Sub-economic grade
flotationphosphateRecovery: 93.4 %Head Grade: 5.6Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- phosphate
- Ticker
- BGF
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- conventional flotation methods
- Sample
- apatite-bearing material from the CH-98-61 outcrop
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93.4 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Head Grade
- 5.6
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 38.9
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- COREM
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Excellent recovery and concentrate grade using conventional flotation.
Positive factors
- High recovery
- High concentrate grade
Fact 7rare earth oxidesView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- rare earth oxides
- Ticker
- BGF
Test Work
- Sample
- apatite concentrate from CH-98-61 flotation
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 0.19
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace REO content in concentrate.
How Atlas produces this analysis
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