Temas confirms gallium and scandium at La Blache as drilling expands multi-element critical minerals upside

Key Facts:

• Nine diamond drill holes at La Blache Project in Québec confirmed significant gallium, scandium and chromium mineralisation alongside titanium, vanadium and iron
• Best intercepts included 73m @ 83.7% Fe2O3 + TiO2 with 0.46% V2O5 and 56 ppm Ga from 110m
• Mineralisation extends 150 metres west of historical drilling and remains open towards surface outcrops
• Company's Regenerative Chloride Leach ("RCL") technology platform could potentially enable six-metal revenue stream from the oxide deposit
• 748 historical samples being re-assayed using new fused bead protocol to better understand overall metal inventory

All nine HQ diamond drill holes return consistent high-grade gallium, scandium and chromium alongside titanium, vanadium and iron, positioning RCL technology as the key to unlocking a true six-metal revenue stream from one of Canada's most significant oxide deposits.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - 12 MARCH 2026 - Temas Resources Corp. (ASX: TIO | CSE: TMAS | OTCQB: TMASF | FSE: 26P0) has confirmed significant gallium and scandium mineralisation within thick, high-grade massive oxide zones at its La Blache Project in Québec, Canada, with the latest drilling also extending mineralisation to the west toward surface.

The results come from a nine-hole, 2,304-metre HQ diamond drilling program completed in late 2025 at the Farrell-Taylor deposit, where Temas says gallium, scandium and chromium occur alongside vanadium, titanium and iron within the same mineralised system. The company believes this could add further value to La Blache as it advances both resource work and its proprietary Regenerative Chloride Leach (RCL) processing platform.

Drill intercepts include:

• FT-25-07 with 73m @ 83.7% Fe₂O₃ + TiO₂, 0.46% V₂O₅ and 56 ppm Ga, 19 ppm Sc and 1,240 ppm Cr from 110m
• FT-25-04 with 75m @ 79.8% Fe₂O₃ + TiO₂, 0.43% V₂O₅ and 57 ppm  Ga, 17 ppm  Sc and 1,463 ppm Cr from 204m
• FT-25-06 with 40m @ 75.6% Fe₂O₃ + TiO₂, 0.39% V₂O₅ and 59 ppm  Ga, 17 ppm  Sc and 1,110 ppm Cr from 145m
• FT-25-03 with 30m @ 78.7% Fe₂O₃ + TiO₂, 0.39% V₂O₅ and 53 ppm  Ga, 16 ppm  Sc and 1,294 ppm Cr from 214m
• FT-25-05 with 26m @ 86.6% Fe₂O₃ + TiO₂, 0.45% V₂O₅ and 60 ppm  Ga, 19 ppm  Sc and 1,309 ppm Cr from 210m
• FT-25-08 with 26m @ 84.6% Fe₂O₃ + TiO₂, 0.43% V₂O₅ and 58 ppm  Ga, 19 ppm Sc and 1,258 ppm Cr from 108m
• FT-25-09 with 24m @ 83.3% Fe₂O₃ + TiO₂, 0.45% V₂O₅ and 57 ppm  Ga, 18 ppm  Sc and 1,133 ppm Cr from 123m

Temas said holes FT-25-06 through FT-25-09 confirmed mineralisation extending up to 150 metres west of historical drilling, where it shallows toward the outcropping Schmoo Zone. The company said mineralisation is thickening and remains open toward surface outcrops a further 500 metres to the west, supporting the potential for additional scale at Farrell-Taylor.

Tim Fernback, Temas Chief Executive Officer, commented: 

“The consistency of the gallium, scandium, and chromium within the massive oxide zones at La Blache is highly encouraging and adds another layer of potential value to an already strong titanium, vanadium and iron system. 

What stands out is that these critical metals are hosted within the same thick, high-grade massive oxide intervals that are central to the project, while the latest western holes have also confirmed that the mineralisation continues to extend and shallow toward surface. 

Our updated Fused assay work is also showing meaningful increases in reported values from several key elements, reinforcing the importance of re-assaying historical core under the new Protocol. With 748 samples from 2022 program already submitted, we expect to build a much stronger picture of the overall metal inventory at La Blache in the near term. 

At the same time, this style of multi-element mineralisation is well aligned with Temas’ RCL technology, which we believe has the potential to enhance the value of the project beyond its existing titanium, vanadium and iron base. 

This is truly an exciting step forward for the Company and our shareholders.” 

Temas is also extending its fused bead assay digestion protocol across historical core after saying the updated assay work on 2025 samples had proven highly effective. The company has already dispatched 748 samples from its 2022 drilling for re-assay under the new protocol and expects the work to help build a stronger picture of the overall metal inventory at La Blache.

In parallel, Temas is continuing negotiations with potential RCL technology partners, while relogging and re-assaying more than 20,000 metres of recovered historic NQ core from La Blache. The company is also processing historic core from the Hervieux West and Hervieux East resource areas as it works to bring datasets onto the same assay standard.

La Blache is a large iron-titanium-vanadium oxide project in Québec’s Grenville Province, with published foreign and historic resources across Farrell-Taylor, Hervieux West and Hervieux East. Temas is positioning the project alongside its RCL technology platform, which it says is suited to complex, multi-element mineralisation and may provide a pathway to recover accessory metals including gallium, scandium and chromium in addition to titanium, vanadium and iron.

 

About us:

Temas Resources Corp. (ASX: TIO | CSE: TMAS | OTCQB: TMASF | FRA:26P0) is a technology-driven critical minerals company advancing a dual-business model built around proprietary processing innovation and strategic mineral ownership. The Company’s patented Regenerative Chloride Leach (RCL) technology platform delivers significant operational cost reductions — validated at up to 65% lower than traditional processing — while dramatically reducing energy use and environmental impact.

 

Temas’ RCL process is the foundation of its technology licensing and partnership business, enabling global mining and materials companies to adopt sustainable, high-margin metal extraction methods across a range of critical minerals including titanium, vanadium, nickel, and rare earth elements.


Complementing its technology division, Temas also owns 100% of two advanced titanium-vanadium-iron projects in Québec, Canada — La Blache and Lac Brûlé — which are strategically positioned to feed directly into the Company’s proprietary processing platform, creating a fully integrated mine-to-market supply chain for Western metals.

Through this combination of innovative IP commercialization and resource ownership, Temas Resources is positioned to deliver scalable, low-carbon solutions that strengthen Western critical-mineral independence and create long-term value for shareholders.

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