# NOA Lithium Provides Update on 2026 Exploration Drilling Program at Rio Grande Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/noa-lithium-provides-update-on-2026-exploration-drilling-program-at-rio-grande-p--513e00ac-f9b8-4762-95d5-e9bbf272749a

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NOAL/news/5877607537861747/noa-lithium-provides-update-on-2026-exploration-drilling-program-at-rio-grande-p

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-06-11T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: NOA Lithium Brines Inc.

- Ticker: NOAL

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Salta Province, Argentina

- Primary commodity: Lithium

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-14 14:46:53 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

NOA Lithium provides an update on its 2026 exploration drilling program at the Rio Grande Project in Argentina. Two wells, RT-RG26-PW001 and RT-RG26-PW002, are currently being drilled to support hydrogeological modeling and the upcoming Preliminary Feasibility Study.

Reasoning: The announcement is a routine operational update on drilling progress without new assay results or resource updates.

- Positive factor: drilling rigs operating as planned

- Positive factor: advancing toward Preliminary Feasibility Study

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Story-specific tag

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: The drilling is described as part of an exploration program to refine hydrogeological and resource models.

Evidence · text

> designed to support evaluation of deep brine-bearing aquifers and ongoing refinement of the Project's hydrogeological and resource models

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### RT-RG26-PW001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/noa-lithium-provides-update-on-2026-exploration-drilling-program-at-rio-grande-p--513e00ac-f9b8-4762-95d5-e9bbf272749a#fact-drill-facts-0)

Rio Grande

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RT-RG26-PW001
- Project: Rio Grande
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: argentina
- Ticker: NOAL

#### Geometry

- Hole Depth: 168 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

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

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Update on drilling depth only; no assay results provided.

- Positive factor: drilling progressing as planned

Evidence · text

> Well RT-RG26-PW001, which commenced first, has reached a depth of 168 metres

#### 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

### RT-RG26-PW002

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/noa-lithium-provides-update-on-2026-exploration-drilling-program-at-rio-grande-p--513e00ac-f9b8-4762-95d5-e9bbf272749a#fact-drill-facts-1)

Rio Grande

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RT-RG26-PW002
- Project: Rio Grande
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: argentina
- Ticker: NOAL

#### Geometry

- Hole Depth: 30 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

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

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Update on drilling depth only; no assay results provided.

- Positive factor: drilling progressing as planned

Evidence · text

> Well RT-RG26-PW002 has reached a depth of 30 metres

#### 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

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.