North American Niobium and Critical Minerals (CSE:NIOB) has completed an eight-hole diamond drilling program at its Bardy property in Québec, Canada.
The company drilled 1,554m across the property in the La Tuque region of Québec’s Grenville province. All eight holes intersected the targeted syenitic-to-granitic pegmatite dike swarm, with minerals interpreted as rare-earth-bearing allanite visually logged in most holes.
The targets were defined by combining soil-gas radon data, high-resolution drone-borne magnetic surveys, and surface mapping.
CEO Murray Nye says each hole improves the company’s understanding of the district’s pegmatite systems.
“We’re focused on these systems because they are prospective for niobium and rare earths, and key to meeting our long-term goal of becoming a leading supplier of critical minerals,” Nye says.
Hole BBY-2026-006 intersected 8m of syenitic pegmatite from 139.7m, including a 0.2m interval containing minerals interpreted as allanite. Other visually identified rare-earth-bearing mineral grains measured up to about 2cm wide.
The company cautions that the mineral identifications are based on visual core logging and qualitative field instruments and remain subject to laboratory confirmation. Reported intervals represent downhole lengths rather than true widths, and no quantitative metal concentrations have been reported.
Laurentia Geological Services operated the program, with core samples being submitted to independent laboratory SGS Canada in Val-d’Or for multielement and rare-earth element assays.
North American Niobium will report the results following a quality assurance and quality control review. It also plans petrographic and mineralogical work on selected intervals and will incorporate all 16 holes drilled at Bardy into its geological model.
The Bardy property forms part of the company’s 29,936-hectare land package in Québec, which hosts rare earth element, niobium, and nickel–copper occurrences.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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