# Eastport Provides Semarule-REE Drilling Update

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-provides-semarule-ree-drilling-update--2526ae5e-3345-40a3-8a8d-72c35065dffd

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/EVI/news/7242069718957198/eastport-provides-semarule-ree-drilling-update

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z

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: Rare earth elements

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-13 22:44:50 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Eastport Critical Metals Corp. has provided a drilling update for its Semarule REE Project in Botswana, reporting encouraging visual indicators of a carbonatite system including fenite alteration and calcite veining. A recent ground gravity survey supports the presence of subsurface targets, and the company plans to conduct mineralogical and metallurgical studies on surface syenite samples.

Reasoning: The update provides encouraging visual and geophysical evidence for a carbonatite REE system, but lacks quantitative assay data to confirm grades.

- Positive factor: visual indicators of carbonatite system

- Positive factor: gravity survey supports subsurface target

- Positive factor: fenite alteration and calcite veining observed

- Negative factor: no assay grades reported in this update

- Negative factor: results are purely visual/geophysical

Facts used in scoring: 4

## 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: The release names a Qualified Person \(Nicholas O'Reilly\) and states the technical information was reviewed and approved.

Evidence · text

> reviewed and approved by Nicholas O'Reilly MIMMM \(QMR\) MAusIMM MSc DIC, an independent consultant and Qualified Person

**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: While a QP is named, no specific assay protocols, lab certification, or QA/QC methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\) are disclosed in this update.

Evidence · text

> Eastport Provides Semarule-REE Drilling Update

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (4)

### SEM003

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-provides-semarule-ree-drilling-update--2526ae5e-3345-40a3-8a8d-72c35065dffd#fact-drill-facts-0)

Semarule · rare earth elements

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SEM003
- Project: Semarule
- Commodity: rare earth elements
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 400 m
- From: 21.5 m
- To: 400 m
- Hole Depth: 400 m
- Intercept Depth: 21.5 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SEM003:21.5-400
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Easting: 355200
- Northing: 7294236
- CRS: UTM Zone 35S WGS84 Datum
- Elevation: 1109 m
- Azimuth: 45 °
- Dip: -70 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Visual observation of mela-syenite and fenitised zones suggests potential carbonatite.

- Positive factor: visual indicators of carbonatite

- Negative factor: no assay grades

Evidence · text

> mela-syenite with apatite, fenitised zones, calcite & magnetic patches

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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

### SEM005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-provides-semarule-ree-drilling-update--2526ae5e-3345-40a3-8a8d-72c35065dffd#fact-drill-facts-1)

Semarule · rare earth elements

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SEM005
- Project: Semarule
- Commodity: rare earth elements
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 77 m
- From: 24.3 m
- To: 77 m
- Hole Depth: 349.9 m
- Intercept Depth: 24.3 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SEM005:24.3-77
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Easting: 354198
- Northing: 7293432
- CRS: UTM Zone 35S WGS84 Datum
- Elevation: 1120 m
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Visual observation of mela-syenite and fenite.

- Positive factor: fenite alteration

- Negative factor: no assay grades

Evidence · text

> mela-syenite, fenite

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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

### SEM005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-provides-semarule-ree-drilling-update--2526ae5e-3345-40a3-8a8d-72c35065dffd#fact-drill-facts-2)

Semarule · rare earth elements

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SEM005
- Project: Semarule
- Commodity: rare earth elements
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 235 m
- From: 77 m
- To: 312 m
- Hole Depth: 349.9 m
- Intercept Depth: 77 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SEM005:77-312
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Easting: 354198
- Northing: 7293432
- CRS: UTM Zone 35S WGS84 Datum
- Elevation: 1120 m
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Visual observation of calc-silicate syenite with mela-syenite zones.

- Positive factor: calc-silicate syenite

- Negative factor: no assay grades

Evidence · text

> calc-silicate syenite with zones of mela-syenite at times fenite

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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

### SEM006

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/eastport-provides-semarule-ree-drilling-update--2526ae5e-3345-40a3-8a8d-72c35065dffd#fact-drill-facts-3)

Semarule · rare earth elements

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SEM006
- Project: Semarule
- Commodity: rare earth elements
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: botswana
- Ticker: EVI

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 350 m
- From: 25.8 m
- To: 350 m
- Hole Depth: 350 m
- Intercept Depth: 25.8 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SEM006:25.8-350
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Easting: 355098
- Northing: 7294450
- CRS: UTM Zone 35S WGS84 Datum
- Elevation: 1114 m
- Azimuth: 30 °
- Dip: -65 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Visual observation of mela-syenite and calcite vein at 293m.

- Positive factor: visual indicators of carbonatite

- Positive factor: calcite vein observed

- Negative factor: no assay grades

Evidence · text

> mela-syenite with apatite, fenitised zones, calcite & magnetic patches

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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

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