# Quantum Critical Metals Launches Advanced Mapping of Gallium, Rubidium and Other Critical Minerals at the Discovery Property in Qu&\#xE9;bec

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/quantum-critical-metals-launches-advanced-mapping-of-gallium-rubidium-and-other--279e06f9-d214-4d54-b3bf-626cb4ca57b0

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/LEAP.V/press-releases/5052585038293384

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-09-21T13:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Quantum Critical Metals Corp.

- Ticker: LEAP

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Québec

- Primary commodity: Gallium

- Secondary commodities: Rubidium, Cesium

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-21 13:22:01 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Quantum Critical Metals has initiated an advanced mineral mapping program at its Discovery Property in Québec using nine historical samples. The program, conducted by Elemission Inc., aims to identify mineral hosts for gallium, rubidium, and cesium to guide future metallurgical testwork.

Reasoning: The announcement describes a technical de-risking program \(mineral mapping\) rather than new assay results or resource updates. It is a positive step for project development but lacks immediate grade/tonnage impact.

- Positive factor: Initiation of advanced mineral mapping to de-risk future metallurgical testing

- Positive factor: Use of historical material to advance technical understanding without new drilling costs

- Positive factor: Engagement of specialized consultants \(Elemission Inc. and GMY Consulting Inc.\)

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Bench Scale Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.

Why it applies: The company mentions potential future bench-scale flotation testing following the mapping results.

Evidence · text

> If supported by the results, the Company may then proceed to bench-scale flotation testing.

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Story-specific tag

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: The company mentions its flagship NMX East Project is near Nemaska Lithium’s Whabouchi Project.

Evidence · text

> Its flagship NMX East Project is located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec, near Nemaska Lithium’s Whabouchi Project

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("flotation"\)

**Gravity Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.

Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route \("gravity"\)

**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: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (1)

### mineral mapping

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/quantum-critical-metals-launches-advanced-mapping-of-gallium-rubidium-and-other--279e06f9-d214-4d54-b3bf-626cb4ca57b0#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Discovery Property

#### Identity

- Project: Discovery Property
- Region: canada\_qc
- Reported Region: Québec
- Ticker: LEAP

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: mineral mapping
- Sample: nine historical samples from drill core and surface material collected in 2018

#### Lab

- Laboratory: Elemission Inc.
- Consultant: GMY Consulting Inc.

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This is a planning/mapping program to inform future metallurgy, not a report of achieved recovery.

- Positive factor: Program aims to identify mineral hosts and guide recovery testing

Evidence · text

> initiated an advanced mineral mapping program using nine historical samples from its wholly owned Discovery Property

## 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.