# North American Niobium Highlights 0.150% Nb₂O₅ with124.53 ppm Dy₂O₃ from Pegmatite Grab Sample and 0.19% TREO from REE-BearingCarbonatite Outcrop at Seigneurie, Québec

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/north-american-niobium-highlights-0-150-nb2o5-with124-53-ppm-dy2o3-from-pegmatit--3bedd6fb-13d2-4bf2-b5dc-75fb1b222239

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/north-american-niobium-highlights-0-123000123.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-02-17T12:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: North American Niobium and Critical Minerals Corp.

- Ticker: NIOB

- Exchange: CSE

- Region: Québec

- Primary commodity: Niobium

- Secondary commodities: Dysprosium, Rare earth elements

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-12 11:09:33 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

North American Niobium reported high-grade niobium and dysprosium results from grab and channel sampling at the Seigneurie Project in Québec. The results include 1,502 ppm Nb₂O₅ from a pegmatite grab sample.

Reasoning: High-grade niobium and dysprosium reported from surface grab and channel samples, providing early exploration signals but lacking the geological confidence of drill intercepts.

- Positive factor: high-grade niobium intercept

- Positive factor: presence of dysprosium

- Negative factor: sampling method is grab/channel rather than drilling

- Negative factor: limited scale of results

Facts used in scoring: 2

## 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 results are from surface grab and channel sampling at the Seigneurie Project.

Evidence · text

> Phase 1 channel sampling and Phase 2 selective grab sampling completed on its 100%-owned Seigneurie Project

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (2)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/north-american-niobium-highlights-0-150-nb2o5-with124-53-ppm-dy2o3-from-pegmatit--3bedd6fb-13d2-4bf2-b5dc-75fb1b222239#fact-drill-facts-0)

Seigneurie Project · niobium

#### Identity

- Project: Seigneurie Project
- Commodity: niobium
- Region: canada\_qc
- Reported Region: Québec
- Ticker: NIOB

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1502
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Seigneurie
- Loc. Source: document

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1,502 ppm Nb₂O₅ is a significant grade for a grab sample.

- Positive factor: high-grade niobium

- Negative factor: surface grab sample only

Evidence · text

> high-grade niobium-dysprosium pegmatite grab sample returning 1,502 ppm Nb₂O₅

#### 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

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/north-american-niobium-highlights-0-150-nb2o5-with124-53-ppm-dy2o3-from-pegmatit--3bedd6fb-13d2-4bf2-b5dc-75fb1b222239#fact-drill-facts-1)

Seigneurie Project · dysprosium

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Project: Seigneurie Project
- Commodity: dysprosium
- Region: canada\_qc
- Reported Region: Québec
- Ticker: NIOB

#### Geometry

- Grade: 124.53
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Seigneurie
- Loc. Source: document

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Presence of dysprosium adds value to the niobium mineralization.

- Positive factor: presence of dysprosium

Evidence · text

> 0.150% Nb₂O₅ with 124.53 ppm Dy₂O₃

#### 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.