# Temas and SAGA Advance RCL to Stage 2 Targeting Titanium, Vanadium and Iron Products in Preparation for Pilot Studies

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/temas-and-saga-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadium-and-iron-produ--2328dc56-260d-44b2-a8fd-2cd2507c2d2c

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/SAGA.V/press-releases/6435772598992220

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-09-29T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-29T13:10:40.336Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-29T13:10:40.336Z

- Company: Temas Resources Corp.

- Ticker: TMAS

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Labrador

- Primary commodity: Titanium

- Secondary commodities: Vanadium, Iron ore

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-09-29 13:10:41 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Temas Resources and SAGA Metals have commenced Stage 2 of the Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) metallurgical program. This stage focuses on optimizing the flowsheet and downstream solvent extraction to produce high-purity titanium, vanadium, and iron products in preparation for future pilot-scale testing.

Reasoning: The company is advancing its proprietary RCL technology from validation to detailed optimization, building a technical foundation for pilot studies and commercial products.

- Positive factor: Strong Stage 1 recoveries \(up to 97.4% V\)

- Positive factor: Clear stage-gated pathway to pilot-scale

- Positive factor: Third-party validation \(SAGA Metals\)

- Positive factor: Commercialization potential via licensing

- Negative factor: Stage 2 is early-stage bench-scale optimization

- Negative factor: Pilot-scale results are still pending

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 leaching and solvent extraction \(SX\) in a laboratory/bench-scale setting.

Evidence · text

> optimize RCL leaching and downstream solvent extraction

**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)

### laboratory

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/temas-and-saga-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadium-and-iron-produ--2328dc56-260d-44b2-a8fd-2cd2507c2d2c#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Radar Critical Minerals · titanium

#### Identity

- Project: Radar Critical Minerals
- Commodity: titanium
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: TMAS

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: laboratory
- 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: 90.8% recovery is strong for titanium in a laboratory setting.

- Positive factor: High recovery for titanium

Evidence · text

> Ilmenite concentrate delivered the highest titanium extraction at 90.8%

### laboratory

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/temas-and-saga-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadium-and-iron-produ--2328dc56-260d-44b2-a8fd-2cd2507c2d2c#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Radar Critical Minerals · vanadium

#### Identity

- Project: Radar Critical Minerals
- Commodity: vanadium
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: TMAS

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: laboratory
- 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: 97.4% recovery is exceptionally high for vanadium.

- Positive factor: Exceptional vanadium recovery

Evidence · text

> with vanadium at 97.4%

### laboratory

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/temas-and-saga-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadium-and-iron-produ--2328dc56-260d-44b2-a8fd-2cd2507c2d2c#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

Radar Critical Minerals · iron\_ore

#### Identity

- Project: Radar Critical Minerals
- Commodity: iron\_ore
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: TMAS

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: laboratory
- 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: 91.5% recovery is strong for iron.

- Positive factor: Strong iron recovery

Evidence · text

> and iron at 91.5%

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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