# QMC to Initiate Process of Mineralogical Testing at Irgon Lithium Mine Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/qmc-to-initiate-process-of-mineralogical-testing-at-irgon-lithium-mine-project--d305cb52-4809-4f02-bb3a-49972a7a961b

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/QMC/news/6895269605101835/qmc-to-initiate-process-of-mineralogical-testing-at-irgon-lithium-mine-project

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2019-01-22T15:26:31.000Z

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: Cesium, Rubidium

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 08:27:47 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

QMC is initiating preliminary metallurgical testing with SGS Canada at the Irgon Lithium Mine Project using a proposed DMS and flotation flowsheet. The company also reported new MMI geochemical anomalies suggesting buried lithium-bearing pegmatite and provided details on a historical, non-compliant lithium resource from the 1950s.

Reasoning: The company is advancing toward metallurgical testing and has identified new geochemical targets, though the primary resource data is historical and non-compliant.

- Positive factor: Initiation of metallurgical testing with SGS Canada

- Positive factor: Identification of new MMI anomalies suggesting buried pegmatite

- Positive factor: Historical resource provides a baseline for exploration

- Negative factor: Historical resource is non-compliant with NI 43-101

- Negative factor: New MMI anomalies are unverified by drilling

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**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 resource estimate provided is from 1953-1954 and does not conform to current NI 43-101 standards.

Evidence · text

> This historical estimate is believed to be based on reasonable assumptions, and neither the company nor the QP has any reason to contest the document's relevance and reliability. ... The mineral reserve cited above is presented as a historical estimate and uses historical terminology which does not conform to current NI43-101 standards.

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: The proposed flowsheet includes dense media separation \(DMS\) and flotation technology.

Evidence · text

> The final phase will be to upgrade the lithium concentrate through flotation technology

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (2)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/qmc-to-initiate-process-of-mineralogical-testing-at-irgon-lithium-mine-project--d305cb52-4809-4f02-bb3a-49972a7a961b#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

lithium

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: lithium
- Ticker: QMC

#### Test Work

- Sample: Historical 1950s era work program

#### Recovery

- Recovery: 87 %
- Recovery Basis: actual\_test
- Conc. Grade: 5.9
- Conc. Grade Unit: % Li2O

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1955-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2019-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical recovery reported from 1950s era work.

- Positive factor: Relatively high historical recovery

- Negative factor: Historical data is non-compliant with modern standards

Evidence · text

> Historic metallurgical tests reported an 87% recovery from which a concentrate averaging 5.9% Li2O was obtained.

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/qmc-to-initiate-process-of-mineralogical-testing-at-irgon-lithium-mine-project--d305cb52-4809-4f02-bb3a-49972a7a961b#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

lithium

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: lithium
- Ticker: QMC

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1955-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2019-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical resource estimate from 1953-1954.

- Negative factor: Non-compliant with NI 43-101

- Negative factor: Historical estimate

Evidence · text

> reported a historical resource estimate of 1.2 million tons grading 1.51% Li20

## 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.