# CleanTech Doubles Fluorspar Mineral Rights to 15,975 Acres with Quarant Project Acquisition in Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/cleantech-doubles-fluorspar-mineral-rights-to-15-975-acres-with-quarant-project--188ab5dc-c6ae-4249-a41e-bf63390c065e

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/CTV/news/7643549333990534/cleantech-doubles-fluorspar-mineral-rights-to-15-975-acres-with-quarant-project-

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-10-08T13:10:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp.

- Ticker: CTV

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Kentucky

- Primary commodity: Fluorspar

- Secondary commodities: Zinc, Silver, Germanium, Gallium, Rare earth elements, Lead

- Document categories: Drill results, Agreement transaction, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-09-15 19:12:52 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. has acquired the 7,825-acre Quarant fluorspar project in Kentucky, doubling its total mineral rights to 15,975 acres. The transaction involves a lease assignment and a US$210,000 consideration, positioning the company as a major fluorspar player in the US.

Reasoning: The acquisition of the Quarant Project nearly doubles the company's land holdings in a major fluorspar district, providing significant strategic scale despite the reliance on unvalidated historical data.

- Positive factor: Significant land mass increase

- Positive factor: Strategic position in prolific district

- Positive factor: Synergistic acquisition surrounding existing project

- Negative factor: Historical resource data lacks validation

- Negative factor: Historical resource does not demonstrate economic viability

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: The acquisition is described as surrounding the flagship Campbell-Crotser project, leveraging its proximity.

Evidence · text

> The acquisition is highly synergistic as the Quarant Project surrounds CleanTech's flagship Campbell-Crotser fluorspar-silver-zinc project

**No QA/QC Disclosure**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Why it applies: The company explicitly states that the historical resource estimate lacks documented estimation methodology and absence of QA/QC protocols.

Evidence · text

> absence of QA/QC protocols

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (4)

### HJ 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/cleantech-doubles-fluorspar-mineral-rights-to-15-975-acres-with-quarant-project--188ab5dc-c6ae-4249-a41e-bf63390c065e#fact-drill-facts-0)

Quarant · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HJ 5
- Project: Quarant
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: kentucky
- Reported Region: kentucky
- Ticker: CTV

#### Geometry

- Grade: 17.4
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 6.5532 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: HJ 5:0-6.5532

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 17.4% Zn is a strong intercept for a zinc-bearing zone.

- Positive factor: Strong zinc grade

Evidence · text

> drill hole HJ 5 returned 17.4% zinc over 21 feet

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### Campbell Crotser Historic

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/cleantech-doubles-fluorspar-mineral-rights-to-15-975-acres-with-quarant-project--188ab5dc-c6ae-4249-a41e-bf63390c065e#fact-drill-facts-1)

Campbell Crotser Fluorspar · fluorspar

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Campbell Crotser Historic
- Project: Campbell Crotser Fluorspar
- Commodity: fluorspar
- Region: kentucky
- Reported Region: kentucky
- Ticker: CTV

#### Geometry

- Grade: 37.1
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: low\_confidence
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1974-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade reported in a 1974 estimate that the company explicitly states it has not validated.

- Positive factor: High grade

- Negative factor: Unvalidated historical data

- Negative factor: No documented methodology

Evidence · text

> reported 805,841 tons grading 37.10% CaF2

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### Campbell Crotser Historic

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/cleantech-doubles-fluorspar-mineral-rights-to-15-975-acres-with-quarant-project--188ab5dc-c6ae-4249-a41e-bf63390c065e#fact-drill-facts-2)

Campbell Crotser Fluorspar · zinc

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Campbell Crotser Historic
- Project: Campbell Crotser Fluorspar
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: kentucky
- Reported Region: kentucky
- Ticker: CTV

#### Geometry

- Grade: 3.23
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: low\_confidence
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1974-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical zinc grade reported as part of an unvalidated 1974 estimate.

- Negative factor: Unvalidated historical data

Evidence · text

> 3.23% Zn

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### Campbell Crotser Historic

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/cleantech-doubles-fluorspar-mineral-rights-to-15-975-acres-with-quarant-project--188ab5dc-c6ae-4249-a41e-bf63390c065e#fact-drill-facts-3)

Campbell Crotser Fluorspar · lead

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Campbell Crotser Historic
- Project: Campbell Crotser Fluorspar
- Commodity: lead
- Region: kentucky
- Reported Region: kentucky
- Ticker: CTV

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.99
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: low\_confidence
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1974-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical lead grade reported as part of an unvalidated 1974 estimate.

- Negative factor: Unvalidated historical data

Evidence · text

> 0.99% Pb

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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