High Tide Res testing returns 68.24% Fe from Labrador West
Original announcement by cse on
- Company
- High Tide Resources Corp.
- Ticker
- HTRC
- Exchange
- CSE
- Region
- Labrador West
- Primary commodity
- Iron ore
- Secondary commodities
- Silica, Alumina
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-10-15 01:02:03 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
High Tide Resources reported excellent flotation test results at the Labrador West Iron Project, producing concentrates with iron grades up to 68.24% Fe and very low silica and alumina levels. The successful testwork across hematite, magnetite-carbonate, and goethite mineralization types has established proof of concept for Direct Reduction (DR) quality concentrate, with a 2.5-tonne pilot plant program now underway.
Reasoning: The flotation testwork produced high-grade iron concentrates with very low impurities, establishing proof of concept for DR-quality material and advancing the project to the pilot plant stage.
Positive factors
- High iron grades achieved (up to 68.24% Fe)
- Very low deleterious elements (silica and alumina averaging 1.0%)
- Successful proof of concept for Direct Reduction (DR) quality concentrate
- Advancement to pilot plant stage
- Strong results across all three mineralization types (hematite, magnetite-carbonate, goethite)
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Concentrate grades are high (up to 68.24% Fe) for iron ore flotation.
Evidence · text
“Flotation concentrates achieved high iron grades of 68.1% Fe, 68.2% Fe, and 66.0% Fe”
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The results are from flotation testwork.
Evidence · text
“excellent flotation test results”
Gravity Routeneutral
Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route ("gravity")
Multi-Domain Testedpositive
Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
Why it applies: 3 distinct composites were tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (3)
flotationLabrador West Iron Project · iron_oreHead Grade: 31.25Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Labrador West Iron Project
- Commodity
- iron_ore
- Region
- labrador west
- Reported Region
- Labrador West
- Ticker
- HTRC
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Hematite Type flotation concentrate
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- unspecified
- Head Grade
- 31.25
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 68.13
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Studiengesellschaft fur Eisenerzaufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade hematite concentrate achieved.
Positive factors
- High iron grade of 68.13% Fe
Evidence · table
“68.13”
Context: Hematite Type
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
flotationLabrador West Iron Project · iron_oreHead Grade: 26.23Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Labrador West Iron Project
- Commodity
- iron_ore
- Region
- labrador west
- Reported Region
- Labrador West
- Ticker
- HTRC
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Magnetite-Carbonate Type flotation concentrate
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- unspecified
- Head Grade
- 26.23
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 68.24
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Studiengesellschaft fur Eisenerzaufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Excellent magnetite-carbonate concentrate grade.
Positive factors
- Highest iron grade achieved at 68.24% Fe
Evidence · table
“68.24”
Context: Magnetite-Carbonate
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
flotationLabrador West Iron Project · iron_oreHead Grade: 28.5Head Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Labrador West Iron Project
- Commodity
- iron_ore
- Region
- labrador west
- Reported Region
- Labrador West
- Ticker
- HTRC
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- flotation
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Goethite Type flotation concentrate
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- unspecified
- Head Grade
- 28.5
- Head Grade Unit
- %
- Conc. Grade
- 65.99
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- Studiengesellschaft fur Eisenerzaufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid goethite concentrate grade achieved.
Positive factors
- Strong goethite concentrate grade of 65.99% Fe
Evidence · table
“65.99”
Context: Goethite Type
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
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.