# Temas Resources and SAGA Metals 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-resources-and-saga-metals-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadi--c9d38487-e6af-4ce7-ba24-20c86535fe9d Original source: https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/2833-cse/tmas/211940-temas-and-saga-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadium-and-iron-products-in-preparation-for-pilot-studies.html Publisher: jmn Original announcement: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-29T17:07:58.099Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-29T17:07:58.099Z - Company: Temas Resources Corp. - Ticker: TMAS - Exchange: CSE - Region: Québec, Canada - Primary commodity: Titanium - Secondary commodities: Vanadium, Iron ore - Document categories: Metallurgy - Extracted: 2026-09-29 17:07:58 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Temas Resources and SAGA Metals are advancing their Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) metallurgical program to Stage 2, focusing on detailed bench-scale optimization. Stage 1 successfully demonstrated high recoveries for titanium \(90.8%\), iron \(91.5%\), and vanadium \(97.4%\) from SAGA feed materials. Reasoning: The announcement details the successful completion of Stage 1 metallurgical testing with high recoveries, justifying the advancement to Stage 2 optimization. - Positive factor: Successful Stage 1 validation of RCL technology - Positive factor: High recovery rates for titanium, iron, and vanadium - Positive factor: Advancement to Stage 2 optimization and pilot study preparation Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **High Recovery** Polarity: positive Definition: Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route. Why it applies: Titanium, vanadium, and iron recoveries achieved in Stage 1 were all above 90%. Evidence · text > achieved titanium recoveries of up to 90.8%, iron recoveries of up to 91.5% and vanadium recoveries of up to 97.4% **Mill Route** Polarity: neutral Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\). Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("concentrate"\) **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) ### Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/temas-resources-and-saga-metals-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadi--c9d38487-e6af-4ce7-ba24-20c86535fe9d#fact-metallurgical-facts-0) Radar · titanium Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Project: Radar - Commodity: titanium - Region: labrador - Reported Region: Labrador - Ticker: TMAS #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) - Sample: ilmenite concentrate #### Recovery - Recovery: 90.8 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High titanium recovery achieved during Stage 1 validation. - Positive factor: High recovery rate of 90.8% Evidence · text > Ilmenite concentrate delivered the highest titanium extraction at 90.8% ### Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/temas-resources-and-saga-metals-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadi--c9d38487-e6af-4ce7-ba24-20c86535fe9d#fact-metallurgical-facts-1) Radar · vanadium Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Project: Radar - Commodity: vanadium - Region: labrador - Reported Region: Labrador - Ticker: TMAS #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) - Sample: ilmenite concentrate #### Recovery - Recovery: 97.4 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Exceptional vanadium recovery achieved during Stage 1 validation. - Positive factor: Very high vanadium recovery of 97.4% Evidence · text > vanadium at 97.4% ### Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/temas-resources-and-saga-metals-advance-rcl-to-stage-2-targeting-titanium-vanadi--c9d38487-e6af-4ce7-ba24-20c86535fe9d#fact-metallurgical-facts-2) Radar · iron\_ore Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Project: Radar - Commodity: iron\_ore - Region: labrador - Reported Region: Labrador - Ticker: TMAS #### Test Work - Program Status: preliminary - Test Type: Regenerative Chloride Leach \(RCL\) - Sample: ilmenite concentrate #### Recovery - Recovery: 91.5 % - Recovery Basis: actual\_test #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong iron recovery achieved during Stage 1 validation. - Positive factor: High iron recovery of 91.5% Evidence · text > iron at 91.5% ## 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.