# SAGA Metals Advances Radar Project to Stage 2 RCL Optimization Targeting First High-Purity Titanium, Vanadium and Iron Products Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/saga-metals-advances-radar-project-to-stage-2-rcl-optimization-targeting-first-h--ad8d9a78-bdf6-4193-a943-abbce21a5523 Original source: https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/3357-tsx-venture/saga/211967-saga-metals-advances-radar-project-to-stage-2-rcl-optimization-targeting-first-high-purity-titanium-vanadium-and-iron-products.html Publisher: jmn Original announcement: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-29T15:57:05.235Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-29T15:57:05.235Z - Company: SAGA Metals Corp. - Ticker: SAGA - Exchange: TSXV - Region: Labrador - Primary commodity: Titanium - Secondary commodities: Vanadium, Iron ore - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-09-29 15:57:05 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary SAGA Metals has advanced its collaborative metallurgical program with Temas Resources into Stage 2, focusing on detailed bench-scale optimization of the Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) technology. The program aims to optimize extraction and solvent extraction for titanium, vanadium, and iron to produce high-purity product samples and support future pilot-scale testing. Reasoning: The company is advancing its metallurgical program from initial validation to detailed bench-scale optimization, aiming to produce high-purity products and de-risk the flowsheet for pilot testing. - Positive factor: Advancement to Stage 2 optimization - Positive factor: Strong Stage 1 recoveries \(Ti 90.8%, V 97.4%, Fe 91.5%\) - Positive factor: Targeting high-purity downstream products - Positive factor: Clear path to pilot-scale testing - Negative factor: Still in bench-scale optimization phase Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: The program involves atmospheric chloride leaching and solvent extraction, which are mill-based hydrometallurgical processes. Evidence · text > atmospheric chloride leach followed by successive solvent extraction **Gravity Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet. Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route \("Falcon"\) **Single Domain Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established. Why it applies: only one composite was tested ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Metallurgical Results (3) ### leaching [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/saga-metals-advances-radar-project-to-stage-2-rcl-optimization-targeting-first-h--ad8d9a78-bdf6-4193-a943-abbce21a5523#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Radar Critical Minerals Project · titanium #### Identity - Project: Radar Critical Minerals Project - Commodity: titanium - Region: labrador - Reported Region: Labrador - Ticker: SAGA #### Test Work - Program Status: scoping - Test Type: leaching - Sample: ilmenite concentrate \(Stage 1\) #### Recovery - Recovery: 90.8 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Stage 1 recovery of 90.8% for titanium is strong for an initial validation stage. - Positive factor: High recovery for titanium Evidence · text > Stage 1 recoveries of up to 90.8% titanium ### leaching [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/saga-metals-advances-radar-project-to-stage-2-rcl-optimization-targeting-first-h--ad8d9a78-bdf6-4193-a943-abbce21a5523#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Radar Critical Minerals Project · vanadium #### Identity - Project: Radar Critical Minerals Project - Commodity: vanadium - Region: labrador - Reported Region: Labrador - Ticker: SAGA #### Test Work - Program Status: scoping - Test Type: leaching - Sample: ilmenite concentrate \(Stage 1\) #### Recovery - Recovery: 97.4 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Stage 1 recovery of 97.4% for vanadium is exceptional. - Positive factor: Very high vanadium recovery Evidence · text > 97.4% vanadium ### leaching [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/saga-metals-advances-radar-project-to-stage-2-rcl-optimization-targeting-first-h--ad8d9a78-bdf6-4193-a943-abbce21a5523#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Radar Critical Minerals Project · iron\_ore #### Identity - Project: Radar Critical Minerals Project - Commodity: iron\_ore - Region: labrador - Reported Region: Labrador - Ticker: SAGA #### Test Work - Program Status: scoping - Test Type: leaching - Sample: ilmenite concentrate \(Stage 1\) #### Recovery - Recovery: 91.5 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Stage 1 recovery of 91.5% for iron is strong. - Positive factor: Strong iron recovery Evidence · text > 91.5% iron ## 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.