# Search Minerals Commissions SGS Canada for Comprehensive Scoping Study and Adds Dr. David Dreisinger as Technical Advisor

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/search-minerals-commissions-sgs-canada-for-comprehensive-scoping-study-and-adds--3cab89b3-3c77-4842-83fb-dea2a87c2ef2

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SMY/news/7734247853649171/search-minerals-commissions-sgs-canada-for-comprehensive-scoping-study-and-adds-

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-04-23T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Search Minerals Inc.

- Ticker: SMY

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Labrador

- Primary commodity: Rare earth elements

- Secondary commodities: Zirconium, Hafnium

- Document categories: Economic study, Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-09-16 22:46:45 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Search Minerals has commissioned SGS Canada to conduct a scoping study and metallurgical testwork for its Critical Rare Earth Element \(CREE\) projects in Labrador, specifically targeting acid demand reduction. Additionally, the company has appointed Dr. David Dreisinger as a technical advisor to support metallurgical process development.

Reasoning: The company is advancing its technical de-risking through professional third-party studies and expert appointments, though no new assay or resource data was released.

- Positive factor: Commissioning of a comprehensive scoping study by a global leader \(SGS\)

- Positive factor: Appointment of a highly experienced technical advisor \(Dr. David Dreisinger\)

- Positive factor: Focus on metallurgical optimization and acid demand reduction

- Positive factor: QP sign-off on the announcement

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Dr. David Dreisinger, Ph.D., P.Eng., is named as a Qualified Person under NI 43-101.

Evidence · text

> Qualified Person: David Dreisinger, Ph.D., P.Eng., has been appointed as a technical advisor to the Company and is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101

**PEA-Supporting**

Polarity: neutral

Story-specific tag

Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.

Why it applies: The scoping study is intended to support future economic studies and process optimization.

Evidence · text

> The work is expected to support ongoing process optimization and future economic studies

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

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

**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)

### acid bake-water leach

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/search-minerals-commissions-sgs-canada-for-comprehensive-scoping-study-and-adds--3cab89b3-3c77-4842-83fb-dea2a87c2ef2#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

DEEP FOX and FOXTROT · rare earth elements

#### Identity

- Project: DEEP FOX and FOXTROT
- Commodity: rare earth elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SMY

#### Test Work

- Program Status: scoping
- Test Type: acid bake-water leach
- Sample: Labrador CREE District

#### Lab

- Laboratory: SGS Canada Inc.

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The program aims to optimize the flowsheet and reduce acid consumption.

- Positive factor: Focus on reducing acid demand

Evidence · text

> Baseline acid bake-water leach testwork to determine the precise reduction in acid demand and REE extraction rates.

## 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.