SAGA Metals completes metallurgical test at 97.4% vanadium recovery

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 30, 2026) - SAGA Metals Corp. (TSXV: SAGA) (OTCQB: SAGMF) (FSE: 20H) ("SAGA" or the "Company") , a North American exploration company focused on critical mineral discoveries, is pleased to report the successful completion of an independent Stage 1 metallurgical validation program utilizing Temas Resources Corp.'s ("Temas") proprietary Regenerative Chloride Leach ("RCL") Platform Technology on representative samples from SAGA's titanium-vanadium-iron mineralization at the 100%-owned Radar Critical Minerals Project near Cartwright, Labrador, Canada. Combined with the consistent and significant results from SAGA's mineral resource estimate drill program, the metallurgical recoveries further strengthen the commercial potential of its flagship project. Stage 1 Bench Scale Scoping Highlights Top recoveries during two-stage RCL testing include: Titanium recoveries of up to 90.8% Vanadium recoveries of up to 97.4% Iron recoveries of up to 91.5% RCL testing demonstrated excellent extraction of critical minerals from multiple feed types.

The validation program successfully met all Stage 1 objectives and supports a positive Gate 1 decision to advance into the Detailed Bench Optimization Program (Stage 2). The ilmenite concentrate produced the strongest titanium extraction, achieving 90.8% recovery, while iron extraction remained consistently above 86% across three representative samples and vanadium extraction exceeded 94% in every test. Stage 2 optimization will focus on further improving recoveries while advancing process design toward pilot-scale demonstration.

Upon completion, SAGA will progress to a demonstration plant and outline the path to commercial deployment. RCL process produces hi