Resouro Strategic Metals Inc. (RSGOF) Selects Flowsheet for Tiros PEA
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Resouro Strategic Metals Inc.
- Ticker
- RSM
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Primary commodity
- Titanium
- Secondary commodities
- Rare earth elements
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-26 06:52:04 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Resouro Strategic Metals has selected a metallurgical flowsheet for its Tiros Titanium and Rare Earth Elements Project in Brazil to support an upcoming Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA). The flowsheet utilizes a combination of conventional technologies to produce titanium dioxide and rare earth sulfates, with further confirmation testing currently underway at SGS Lakefield.
Reasoning: The selection of a flowsheet is a key de-risking milestone for the Tiros Project PEA, though specific recovery metrics are still pending.
Positive factors
- Flowsheet selection provides path to PEA
- Use of conventional technologies
- Expert team involvement
- Testing at reputable labs (SGS)
Negative factors
- Recoveries and mass balances not yet reported
- Process still undergoing confirmation testing
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: The flowsheet involves calcination, acid baking, and leaching processes.
Evidence · text
“using a calcination / acid baking / leach process”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
calcination / acid baking / leachTiros Project · titaniumView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tiros Project
- Commodity
- titanium
- Region
- brazil
- Reported Region
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Ticker
- RSM
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- calcination / acid baking / leach
- Processing Route
- calcination / acid baking / leach
- Sample
- Tiros Project mineralization
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Lakefield
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Flowsheet selection is a positive step, but actual recovery performance is still being confirmed.
Positive factors
- Detailed testwork completed
Negative factors
- Recoveries not yet disclosed
Evidence · text
“a fine particle treatment stream optimized for the recovery of a fine titanium powder, as well as rare earth elements, by using a calcination / acid baking / leach process.”
calcination / acid baking / leachTiros Project · rare earth elementsView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Tiros Project
- Commodity
- rare earth elements
- Region
- brazil
- Reported Region
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Ticker
- RSM
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- calcination / acid baking / leach
- Processing Route
- calcination / acid baking / leach
- Sample
- Tiros Project mineralization
Lab
- Laboratory
- SGS Lakefield
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Flowsheet selection is a positive step, but actual recovery performance is still being confirmed.
Positive factors
- Detailed testwork completed
Negative factors
- Recoveries not yet disclosed
Evidence · text
“a fine particle treatment stream optimized for the recovery of a fine titanium powder, as well as rare earth elements, by using a calcination / acid baking / leach process.”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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