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CoTec Québec Onboards BBA To Deliver Feasibility Study, Commences Environmental Baseline Studies and Appoints Corem To Complete Metallurgical Testing Program On Lac Jeannine Iron Tailings Project
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSX-V...
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[{"type":"text","content":"CoTec Québec Onboards BBA To Deliver Feasibility Study, Commences Environmental Baseline Studies and Appoints Corem To Complete Metallurgical Testing Program On Lac Jeannine Iron Tailings ProjectVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSX-V:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) (\"CoTec\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce it has onboarded BBA Inc. (\"BBA\") to the Lac Jeannine Feasibility Study (the \"Feasibility Study\") [i] to support its subsidiary, CoTec Québec Corporation Inc. (\"CoTec Québec\"). The BBA team has completed initial site visits and baseline studies of the Lac Jeannine Iron Tailings Project, Québec, Canada (\"Lac Jeannine\", or the \"Project\") and has drawn up a metallurgical testing program for the full Feasibility Study following a review of the metallurgical data generated by CoTec during the positive 2024 Preliminary Economic Assessment [ii] (the \"PEA\"). The primary objective of the testing program is targeting a concentrate grade of >67% Fe which is expected to support classification of Lac Jeannine as a critical mineral project. The results from the program will form the basis of the engineering design criteria and mass balance for the Project and are expected to be completed in H1 2026.Julian Treger, Chief Executive Officer of CoTec commented : \"We are very excited about the collaboration between BBA and Corem to deliver the metallurgical testing program. Corem's continued experience of working on the Project will bring additional value and insights. We look forward to the results from the test program, together with our updated Mineral Resource Estimate which we aim to release to the market in Q1 2026. We believe this will result in increased confidence for the Lac Jeannine Project compared to its current PEA level study. The initial environmental baseline studies are a first step towards the Environmental Assessment and Review Procedure for the Project's permitting process. Completing early baseline studies and metallurgical testingdemonstrates CoTec's strategy to execute opportunities expediently, working with all stakeholders.\"Corem is an internationally recognized center for expertise and innovation based in Québec City and offers mining corporations a range of specialized research services to help them develop and optimize key ...