SAGA Metals advances Radar project to Stage 2 RCL optimization

Eight-week program with Temas Resources designed to lock in the RCL flowsheet, generate merchant-quality product samples and establish engineering criteria for a proposed mini-pilot--

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 29, 2026) - SAGA Metals Corp. (TSXV: SAGA) (OTCQX: SAGMF) (FSE: 20H) ("SAGA" or the "Company") , a North American exploration company focused on critical mineral discoveries, is pleased to announce that it has advanced its collaborative metallurgical program with Temas Resources Corp. ("Temas") into Stage 2 - Detailed Bench-Scale Optimization of Temas' proprietary Regenerative Chloride Leach ("RCL") technology on mineralization from SAGA's 100%-owned Radar Critical Minerals Project near Cartwright, Labrador.

Stage 2 moves the Radar program from initial validation into defined process optimization. The work is designed to establish reproducible RCL leaching and downstream solvent-extraction parameters for titanium, vanadium and iron, produce first high-purity product samples, and generate the engineering data required to support a Gate 2 decision on a proposed mini-pilot program.

Highlights

Stage 2 now underway: SAGA and Temas have commenced an approximately eight-week Detailed Bench-Scale Optimization program following Stage 1 recoveries of up to 90.8% titanium, 97.4% vanadium and 91.5% iron.

Defined flowsheet objective: Stage 2 will optimize RCL leaching and downstream solvent extraction for titanium, vanadium and iron, with the goal of establishing reproducible operating parameters and preliminary process design criteria.

First product samples targeted: The program will generate sufficient pregnant leach solution for solvent extraction testing and is designed to deliver first samples of high-purity titanium dioxide, vanadium and iron products.

Clear line of sight to pilot-scale: Successful