# Guangxi to Produce Lithium Oxide for QMC

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/guangxi-to-produce-lithium-oxide-for-qmc--0611d341-5972-4901-b537-f91f6a3a7709

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/QMC/news/5806562218637775/guangxi-to-produce-lithium-oxide-for-qmc

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2019-10-16T13:14:06.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Quantum Minerals Corp.

- Ticker: QMC

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Manitoba

- Primary commodity: Lithium

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Agreement transaction

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 08:26:32 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Quantum Minerals Corp. has shipped mineralized spodumene samples from its Irgon Lithium Mine Project to Guangxi Non-Ferrous Limu Mining Co. for metallurgical testing. The goal is to produce a 6% battery-grade lithium oxide concentrate and develop a production flow-sheet.

Reasoning: The company has initiated metallurgical testing with a significant Chinese partner to produce battery-grade concentrate, a key de-risking step for the Irgon project.

- Positive factor: metallurgical testing milestone

- Positive factor: strategic partnership with state-owned entity

- Positive factor: pathway to concentrate production

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Bench Scale Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.

Why it applies: The announcement describes the initiation of metallurgical testing to determine concentrate production, which is at a preliminary/bench stage.

Evidence · text

> Guangxi has requested we send material to them for metallurgical testing

**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 content was reviewed and approved by Bruce E. Goad, P. Geo., a qualified person.

Evidence · text

> reviewed and approved by Bruce E. Goad, P. Geo., a qualified person

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### metallurgical testing

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/guangxi-to-produce-lithium-oxide-for-qmc--0611d341-5972-4901-b537-f91f6a3a7709#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Irgon Lithium Mine Project · lithium

#### Identity

- Project: Irgon Lithium Mine Project
- Commodity: lithium
- Region: canada\_mb
- Reported Region: Manitoba
- Ticker: QMC

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: metallurgical testing
- Processing Route: production of a 6% lithium oxide concentrate
- Sample: mineralized \(spodumene\) samples from the Irgon, Irgon West, Mapetre and Central Dikes

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 6 %
- Recovery Basis: theoretical

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Guangxi Non-Ferrous Limu Mining Co.

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The 6% figure is the target concentrate grade for the testing program, not a measured recovery from a completed test.

- Positive factor: target is battery-grade concentrate

- Negative factor: recovery is a target/theoretical goal for testing, not an achieved result

Evidence · text

> produce a 6% battery-grade lithium oxide 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.