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SAGA extends Trapper zone with drill results

SAGA Metals (TSX-V:SAGA) has announced assay results from the four remaining diamond drill holes completed in Q4 2025 at Trapper South, part of the wholly owned Radar Titanium-Vanadium-Iron property in Labrador, Canada. 

The Trapper zones extends over 3km in the western part of the property. The drill program in late 2025 comprised eight holes total and was initiated to inform the company’s maiden resource estimate (MRE).

Analytical results from Trapper South include 100.7m grading 38.56% iron oxide, 6.8% titanium dioxide, and 0.229% vanadium oxide; 41.2m grading 36.17% iron oxide, 6.36% titanium dioxide, and 0.188% vanadium oxide; 111.5m grading 37.08% iron oxide, 5.14% titanium dioxide, and 0.242% vanadium oxide; and 75.2m grading 27.39% iron oxide, 4.87% titanium dioxide, and 0.116% vanadium oxide. 

CGO and Director Michael Garagan says that “the final 2025 assay results from Trapper South have delivered exceptional grades across all four drill holes, with standout intercepts that rival the rhythmic banding observed at the Hawkeye zone in early 2025”.

“These results further validate the continuity of oxide mineralisation along the 16+km strike from Hawkeye to Trapper.”

The company notes that following the announcement in late January 2026, the 2026 phase of MRE drilling has commenced and progressed to its fourth hole.

The Saga team has been “impressed” by intercepting 60-90m of semi-massive to massive oxide in two drill holes of cross-section S8, as well as further semi-massive to massive oxide in cross-section S7.

Commenting on the results from 2026 to-date, Garagan says “this accumulation of semi-massive to massive mineralisation was not expected outside of Trapper North and now increases the likelihood of additional thick, high-grade oxide layering throughout the 3+km strike length of the Trapper Zone”.

SAGA Metals is focused on the exploration and discovery of a diversified set of critical minerals to support North American security of supply. 

Write to Amy Rotman at Mining.com.au   

Images: SAGA Metals
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