# Beauce Gold Fields Reports Phosphate Assays of 8.07% P2O5, Metallurgical Tests Produce 38.9% Concentrate with 93.4% Recovery Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BGF/news/8717465458519778/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro 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: Québec - Primary commodity: Phosphate - Secondary commodities: Rare earth oxides - Document categories: Metallurgy, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-08-21 02:28:32 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: High recovery \(93.4%\) - Positive factor: High-grade concentrate \(38.9% P2O5\) - Positive factor: Low impurity levels - Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed Facts used in scoring: 7 ## 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 internal quality control procedures like standards, blanks, and duplicates. Evidence · text > ALS Canada operates under internationally recognized quality assurance protocols **QP/CP Signed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: 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 Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: 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 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) phosphate #### 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 factor: High-grade phosphate value ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) phosphate #### 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 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) phosphate #### 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 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b#fact-metallurgical-facts-3) phosphate #### 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 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b#fact-metallurgical-facts-4) phosphate #### 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 factor: Sub-economic grade ### flotation [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b#fact-metallurgical-facts-5) phosphate #### 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 factor: High recovery - Positive factor: High concentrate grade ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/beauce-gold-fields-reports-phosphate-assays-of-8-07-p2o5-metallurgical-tests-pro--3960a66c-87d2-4bc0-b970-07665fed071b#fact-metallurgical-facts-6) rare earth oxides #### 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 Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.