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NIOB Intersects 8 metres of Syenitic Pegmatite at Bardy

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Jun 18, 2026 · 07:30 NIOB · 0.57 North American Niobium and Critical Minerals Corp.
NIOB · Price

Executive Summary

  • The Company's first drill program at the Bardy property has validated its targeting approach, with drill hole BBY-2026-006 intersecting 8.0 metres of syenitic pegmatite.
  • The intersection contains a prominent 0.20-metre zone of allanite, a rare-earth element (REE)-bearing mineral, marking the strongest REE occurrence logged in the program to date.
  • Laboratory assays are pending to quantify geochemical results, but visual core logging and radon-anomaly targeting have successfully identified prospective pegmatite-hosted REE potential across the La Tuque district ground.

Key Details

  • Drill Hole: BBY-2026-006
  • Primary Intercept: 8.0 metres of syenitic pegmatite from 139.70 m to 147.70 m
  • Associated Mineralization: Magnetite (identified by strong magnetic response) with trace disseminated pyrite distributed throughout the pegmatite interval
  • Allanite Zone 1: 0.20 m interval (146.20–146.40 m) containing millimetric brownish grains of allanite (REE-bearing epidote-group mineral)
  • Allanite Zone 2: 0.35 m interval (71.30–71.65 m) identified higher in the same hole
  • Targeting Method: Drilled on a radon-anomaly-defined dyke target utilizing soil-gas radon anomalies and high-resolution magnetics
  • Final Depth: 156 metres
  • Assay Status: Mineral identifications are based on visual/physical core logging only; quantitative geochemical results (including Nb and REE content) are pending laboratory assay and QA/QC review by a Qualified Person
  • Property Context: Bardy property is part of a 29,936-hectare district-scale land package in Québec’s Grenville Province (La Tuque region), hosting REE, niobium, and nickel-copper occurrences
  • Qualified Person: Clyde McMillan, P.Geo., consultant to the Company, reviewed and approved technical information per NI 43-101

Notable Quotes

  • “BBY-2026-006 is exactly what we wanted from the first drill program at Bardy. An eight-metre syenitic pegmatite carrying visible rare-earth mineralization, including a zone of allanite identified in the core. Laboratory assays will confirm what is in the rock, but Bardy is showing the same pegmatite-hosted REE potential we are advancing across our La Tuque district ground.” — Murray Nye, Chief Executive Officer
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