# Eastport Announces Additional Positive Assay Results at the Foley Uranium Discovery

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-announces-additional-positive-assay-results-at-the-foley-uranium-discov--721e196b-82fd-4e17-91df-1d8d1bfcbf32

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/EVI/news/5051565727733567/eastport-announces-additional-positive-assay-results-at-the-foley-uranium-discov

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-06-09T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Eastport Critical Metals Corp.

- Ticker: EVI

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Botswana

- Primary commodity: Uranium

- Secondary commodities: Thorium

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-13 22:36:40 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Eastport Critical Metals Corp. has announced the second batch of assay results from its RC drilling program at the Foley Uranium Project in Botswana. The results confirm significant uranium mineralisation over a 1.4 km strike length with grades exceeding 200 ppm U3O8, and the deposit remains open in multiple directions.

Reasoning: New assay results confirm continuity of uranium mineralisation at the Foley project, maintaining grades above the 200ppm threshold and demonstrating strike length.

- Positive factor: significant uranium mineralisation over 1.4km strike

- Positive factor: confirms &gt;200ppm U3O8 grade profile

- Positive factor: mineralisation remains open north, south and east

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**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: Release mentions routine insertion of blanks and duplicate samples and uses an accredited laboratory \(SGS\).

Evidence · text

> Eastport implements quality assurance and quality control \("QA/QC"\) procedures including the routine insertion of blanks, and duplicate samples

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The company intends to commence step-out drilling to extend coverage to the north and east.

Evidence · text

> warrant the commencement of additional drill fences, step-out drilling

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The project is described as adjoining the Letlhakane uranium deposit.

Evidence · text

> The Foley Uranium Project, adjoining the Letlhakane uranium deposit

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### RC033

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-announces-additional-positive-assay-results-at-the-foley-uranium-discov--721e196b-82fd-4e17-91df-1d8d1bfcbf32#fact-drill-facts-0)

Foley Uranium · uranium

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC033
- Project: Foley Uranium
- Commodity: uranium
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Grade: 309
- Grade Unit: ppm U3O8
- Intercept: 5 m
- From: 75 m
- To: 80 m
- Intercept Depth: 75 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: RC033:75-80
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong uranium intercept confirming the target grade profile.

- Positive factor: grade exceeds 200ppm threshold

Evidence · text

> RC033: 5.0 m @ 309.0 ppm U3O8 from 75.0 m

#### 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

### RC034

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-announces-additional-positive-assay-results-at-the-foley-uranium-discov--721e196b-82fd-4e17-91df-1d8d1bfcbf32#fact-drill-facts-1)

Foley Uranium · uranium

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC034
- Project: Foley Uranium
- Commodity: uranium
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Grade: 203
- Grade Unit: ppm U3O8
- Intercept: 6 m
- From: 76 m
- To: 82 m
- Intercept Depth: 76 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: RC034:76-82
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Intercept confirms mineralisation profile.

- Positive factor: grade exceeds 200ppm threshold

Evidence · text

> RC034: 6.0 m @ 203.0 ppm U3O8 from 76.0 m

#### 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

### RC034

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-announces-additional-positive-assay-results-at-the-foley-uranium-discov--721e196b-82fd-4e17-91df-1d8d1bfcbf32#fact-drill-facts-2)

Foley Uranium · uranium

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC034
- Project: Foley Uranium
- Commodity: uranium
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Grade: 273
- Grade Unit: ppm U3O8
- Intercept: 3 m
- From: 76 m
- To: 79 m
- Intercept Depth: 76 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: RC034:76-79
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Higher grade sub-interval within RC034.

- Positive factor: high grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> including 3.0 m @ 273 ppm U3O8 from 76.0 m

#### 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

### RC037

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-announces-additional-positive-assay-results-at-the-foley-uranium-discov--721e196b-82fd-4e17-91df-1d8d1bfcbf32#fact-drill-facts-3)

Foley Uranium · uranium

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC037
- Project: Foley Uranium
- Commodity: uranium
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Grade: 241.5
- Grade Unit: ppm U3O8
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 43 m
- To: 45 m
- Intercept Depth: 43 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: RC037:43-45
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Intercept confirms mineralisation profile.

- Positive factor: grade exceeds 200ppm threshold

Evidence · text

> RC037: 2.0 m @ 241.5 ppm U3O8 from 43.0 m

#### 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

### RC037

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-announces-additional-positive-assay-results-at-the-foley-uranium-discov--721e196b-82fd-4e17-91df-1d8d1bfcbf32#fact-drill-facts-4)

Foley Uranium · uranium

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC037
- Project: Foley Uranium
- Commodity: uranium
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Grade: 450
- Grade Unit: ppm U3O8
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 54 m
- To: 56 m
- Intercept Depth: 54 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: RC037:54-56
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Higher grade sub-interval within RC037.

- Positive factor: high grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> and 2.0 m @ 450.0 ppm U3O8 from 54.0 m

#### 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

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.
