# MetalQuest Mining Completes 2nd Phase Field Program and Logistics Initiative at the Lac Otelnuk Iron and Superior Iron Projects; Advances Comprehensive Metallurgical Test Work Program with COREM

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/MQM.V/press-releases/7519769474359146

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-09-02T11:15:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: MetalQuest Mining Inc.

- Ticker: MQM.V

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: northern Québec

- Primary commodity: Iron ore

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-02 11:42:32 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

MetalQuest Mining has completed a field program to retrieve 550 kg of legacy drill core for metallurgical testing with COREM. The program aims to optimize a flowsheet for producing high-purity, DR-grade iron pellets at the Lac Otelnuk Iron project.

Reasoning: The company is advancing a metallurgical program to optimize iron pellet production using legacy core, which is a key de-risking step, though the underlying resource is historical.

- Positive factor: Engagement of COREM for metallurgical optimization

- Positive factor: Successful retrieval of representative legacy core

- Positive factor: Historical feasibility study provides strong baseline

- Negative factor: Resource data is historical \(2015\) and requires validation

Facts used in scoring: 9

## Classification and evidence

**Resource Update**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.

Why it applies: The document provides a summary of the historical mineral resource for the Lac Otelnuk Iron Project.

Evidence · text

> The 2015 Technical Report provides the most recent mineral resource for the Lac Otelnuk deposit

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: The resource estimate includes a significant Inferred component.

Evidence · table

> 6.84

Context: 6.84

**Historical Estimate Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.

Why it applies: The mineral resource estimate provided is from a 2015 technical report.

Evidence · text

> The 2015 Technical Report provides the most recent mineral resource

## Extracted facts

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

## Metallurgical Results (9)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Measured resource from a 2015 Feasibility Study.

- Positive factor: Large tonnage

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 29.3

Context: 16.21

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Measured resource DTWR grade from 2015 report.

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 25.8

Context: 16.21

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Measured resource magnetic iron grade from 2015 report.

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 17.8

Context: 16.21

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource from 2015 Feasibility Study.

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 31.5

Context: 4.43

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-4)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource DTWR grade from 2015 report.

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 24.1

Context: 4.43

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-5)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource magnetic iron grade from 2015 report.

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 16.7

Context: 4.43

### Fact 7

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-6)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource from 2015 Feasibility Study.

- Negative factor: Inferred category

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 29.8

Context: 6.84

### Fact 8

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-7)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource DTWR grade from 2015 report.

- Negative factor: Inferred category

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 26.3

Context: 6.84

### Fact 9

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/metalquest-mining-completes-2nd-phase-field-program-and-logistics-initiative-at--f35c9663-d2b8-427f-b098-f86923751d66#fact-metallurgical-facts-8)

iron\_ore

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Ticker: MQM.V

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource magnetic iron grade from 2015 report.

- Negative factor: Inferred category

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · table

> 17.8

Context: 6.84

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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