SAGA Metals and Temas Resources Successfully Complete Metallurgical Scoping Test Achieving Vanadium Recoveries of 97.4% and Titanium Recoveries up to 90.8% and Announce a Pathway Towards a Pilot Plant for Radar Critical Minerals Project

Original announcement by tmx on

Company
SAGA Metals Corp.
Ticker
SAGA
Exchange
TSX
Region
Labrador, Canada
Primary commodity
Vanadium
Secondary commodities
Titanium, Iron ore
Document categories
Metallurgy, Drill results
Extracted
2026-08-20 19:17:54 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

SAGA Metals has successfully completed Stage 1 metallurgical scoping tests at its Radar Project using Temas Resources' RCL technology, achieving vanadium recoveries of 97.4% and titanium recoveries up to 90.8%. The results support advancing to a Stage 2 Detailed Bench Optimization Program and a future pathway toward pilot plant demonstration.

Reasoning: The announcement reports highly successful Stage 1 metallurgical scoping results using proprietary RCL technology, showing exceptional recoveries for vanadium and titanium, which significantly de-risks the project's commercial potential.

Positive factors

  • High vanadium recoveries (97.4%)
  • Strong titanium recoveries (up to 90.8%)
  • Successful bench-scale validation
  • Pathway to pilot plant established

Facts used in scoring: 9

Atlas analysis — SAGA Metals Corp.: SAGA Metals and Temas Resources Successfully Complete Metallurgical Scoping Test Achieving Vanadium Recoveries of 97.4% and Titanium Recoveries up to 90.8% and Announce a Pathway Towards a Pilot Plant for Radar Critical Minerals Project. 97.4% recovery; 78.1% recovery; 91.5% recovery

Classification and evidence

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).

Why it applies: The release mentions standard protocols for RCL validation and independent technical review.

Evidence · text

“standard protocols for RCL Validation”

True Width Disclosedpositive

Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.

Why it applies: The drill intercept table explicitly provides a 'True Thickness' column.

Evidence · table

“True Thickness”

Context: DDH ID

Extracted facts

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

Metallurgical Results (9)

bench scalevanadiumRecovery: 97.4 %View all details
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Identity

Commodity
vanadium
Ticker
SAGA

Test Work

Program Status
scoping
Test Type
bench scale
Sample
ROM Massive Oxide

Recovery

Recovery
97.4 %
Recovery Basis
actual_test

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 97.4% recovery is exceptional for vanadium.

Positive factors

  • Exceptional recovery

Evidence · table

“97.40%”

Context: ROM Massive Oxide

bench scaletitaniumRecovery: 78.1 %View all details
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Identity

Commodity
titanium
Ticker
SAGA

Test Work

Program Status
scoping
Test Type
bench scale
Sample
ROM Massive Oxide

Recovery

Recovery
78.1 %
Recovery Basis
actual_test

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 78.1% recovery is moderate for titanium.

Evidence · table

“78.10%”

Context: ROM Massive Oxide

bench scaleiron_oreRecovery: 91.5 %View all details
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Identity

Commodity
iron_ore
Ticker
SAGA

Test Work

Program Status
scoping
Test Type
bench scale
Sample
ROM Massive Oxide

Recovery

Recovery
91.5 %
Recovery Basis
actual_test

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 91.5% recovery is strong for iron.

Evidence · table

“91.50%”

Context: ROM Massive Oxide

bench scalevanadiumRecovery: 97.4 %View all details
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Identity

Commodity
vanadium
Ticker
SAGA

Test Work

Program Status
scoping
Test Type
bench scale
Sample
Ilmenite Concentrate

Recovery

Recovery
97.4 %
Recovery Basis
actual_test

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 97.4% recovery is exceptional for vanadium.

Positive factors

  • Exceptional recovery

Evidence · table

“97.40%”

Context: Ilmenite Concentrate

bench scaletitaniumRecovery: 90.8 %View all details
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Identity

Commodity
titanium
Ticker
SAGA

Test Work

Program Status
scoping
Test Type
bench scale
Sample
Ilmenite Concentrate

Recovery

Recovery
90.8 %
Recovery Basis
actual_test

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 90.8% recovery is strong for titanium.

Positive factors

  • Strong recovery

Evidence · table

“90.80%”

Context: Ilmenite Concentrate

bench scaleiron_oreRecovery: 86.7 %View all details
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Identity

Commodity
iron_ore
Ticker
SAGA

Test Work

Program Status
scoping
Test Type
bench scale
Sample
Ilmenite Concentrate

Recovery

Recovery
86.7 %
Recovery Basis
actual_test

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 86.7% recovery is strong for iron.

Evidence · table

“86.70%”

Context: Ilmenite Concentrate

Fact 7vanadiumView all details
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Identity

Commodity
vanadium
Ticker
SAGA

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 0.339% V2O5 is a standard grade for this deposit type.

Evidence · table

“0.339”

Context: 87.2

Fact 8titaniumView all details
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Identity

Commodity
titanium
Ticker
SAGA

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 10.15% TiO2 is a strong grade.

Evidence · table

“10.15”

Context: 87.2

Fact 9iron_oreView all details
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Identity

Commodity
iron_ore
Ticker
SAGA

Review

Needs Review
No
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 50.67% Fe2O3 is a moderate grade.

Evidence · table

“50.67”

Context: 87.2

How Atlas produces this analysis

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