NioBay Achieves ~99.6% Niobium Oxide (Nb?O?) and 99.98% Tantalum Oxide (Ta?O?) in the manufacture of final oxides from Crevier 
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- NioBay Metals Inc.
- Ticker
- NBY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Quebec
- Primary commodity
- Niobium
- Secondary commodities
- Tantalum
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 18:57:40 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
NioBay Metals Inc. has successfully produced high-purity niobium oxide (~99.6%) and tantalum oxide (~99.98%) through a calcination and hydrometallurgical process at the Crevier Project. These results confirm the effectiveness of the purification process and meet the specifications required by potential customers for battery and superalloy applications.
Reasoning: The achievement of ~99.6% Nb2O5 and ~99.98% Ta2O5 purity is a significant technical milestone for the Crevier project, moving it closer to commercial product specifications.
Positive factors
- High purity achieved
- Meets customer specifications
- Successful calcination process
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Achieved near 100% purity in final oxide manufacture.
Evidence · text
“Achieves ~99.6% Niobium Oxide (Nb2O5) and 99.98% Tantalum Oxide (Ta2O5)”
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: Jean-Sébastien David, P.Geo., is named as the Qualified Person.
Evidence · text
“reviewed and approved by Jean-Sébastien David, P.Geo., a “Qualified Person””
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (4)
Fact 1niobiumRecovery: 99.6312 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- niobium
- Ticker
- NBY
Test Work
- Sample
- NbP-02 Calcined residue
Recovery
- Recovery
- 99.6312 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Conc. Grade
- 99.6312
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Achieved extremely high purity of 99.63% Nb2O5.
Positive factors
- Exceptional purity
Evidence · table
“99.6312”
Context: NbP-02 Calcined residue
Fact 2tantalumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- tantalum
- Ticker
- NBY
Test Work
- Sample
- NbP-02 Calcined residue
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 0.021
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace tantalum content in the niobium-focused sample.
Evidence · table
“0.0210”
Context: NbP-02 Calcined residue
Fact 3tantalumRecovery: 99.9786 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- tantalum
- Ticker
- NBY
Test Work
- Sample
- TaP-01 Calcined residue
Recovery
- Recovery
- 99.9786 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
- Conc. Grade
- 99.9786
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Achieved extremely high purity of 99.98% Ta2O5.
Positive factors
- Exceptional purity
Evidence · table
“99.9786”
Context: TaP-01 Calcined residue
Fact 4niobiumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- niobium
- Ticker
- NBY
Test Work
- Sample
- TaP-01 Calcined residue
Recovery
- Conc. Grade
- 0.0278
- Conc. Grade Unit
- %
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace niobium content in the tantalum-focused sample.
Evidence · table
“0.0278”
Context: TaP-01 Calcined residue
How Atlas produces this analysis
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