Quantum Announces 93% Gallium Recovery
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Quantum Critical Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- LEAP
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Québec
- Primary commodity
- Gallium
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-09-18 07:04:52 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Quantum Critical Metals Corp. has reported a 93% gallium recovery from preliminary bench-scale metallurgical testing on mica samples at its NMX East Project in Québec. This result demonstrates the potential for direct gallium extraction from mica, an unconventional source, supporting the company's goal of developing a domestic North American supply chain.
Reasoning: The announcement reports a high gallium recovery from unconventional mica samples, representing a significant technical milestone for the company's NMX East Project.
Positive factors
- High recovery rate (93%)
- Unconventional source (mica) demonstrates potential
- Strategic importance for domestic supply chain
Negative factors
- Preliminary bench-scale testwork only
- Process validation at scale required
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 93% gallium recovery exceeds the exceptional band for gallium.
Evidence · text
“93% gallium recovery”
Bench Scale Onlynegative
Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
Why it applies: Results are from preliminary bench-scale metallurgical test work.
Evidence · text
“preliminary bench-scale metallurgical test work”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
bench-scaleNMX East Project · galliumRecovery: 93 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- NMX East Project
- Commodity
- gallium
- Region
- canada_qc
- Reported Region
- Québec
- Ticker
- LEAP
Test Work
- Program Status
- preliminary
- Test Type
- bench-scale
- Sample
- mica samples
Recovery
- Recovery
- 93 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High recovery reported from preliminary testing.
Positive factors
- 93% recovery is very high
Negative factors
- Bench-scale only
Evidence · text
“93% gallium recovery from preliminary bench-scale metallurgical test work on mica samples”
Tags used in scoring
Byproduct Commodityneutral
The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver.
Why it applies: the release describes a byproduct credit
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.