# Spark's Maiden Drilling Delivers 78-Meters Rare Earth Intercept Grading 2,430 ppm TREO and 94-Meters Grading 63 g/t Ga2O3 Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/spark-s-maiden-drilling-delivers-78-meters-rare-earth-intercept-grading-2-430-pp--4789c1ee-1f04-4fe3-bb67-85c11a900db8 Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sparks-maiden-drilling-delivers-78-190600365.html Publisher: yahoo\_press Original announcement: 2026-02-10T19:06:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Spark Energy Minerals Inc. - Ticker: SPRK - Exchange: CSE - Region: Minas Gerais State, Brazil - Primary commodity: Rare earth - Secondary commodities: Gallium - Document categories: Drill results - Extracted: 2026-09-12 12:20:35 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Spark Energy Minerals has reported strong maiden RC drill results from its Arapaima Project in Brazil. The results include a 78-meter rare earth intercept and a 94-meter gallium intercept, highlighting near-surface mineralization. Reasoning: Maiden RC drilling at the Arapaima Project has returned significant thickness and high-grade intercepts for both rare earths and gallium. - Positive factor: thick intercepts - Positive factor: near-surface mineralization - Positive factor: maiden program success Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Maiden RC program results represent new discovery/testing of the project. Evidence · text > maiden Reverse Circulation \("RC"\) program ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/spark-s-maiden-drilling-delivers-78-meters-rare-earth-intercept-grading-2-430-pp--4789c1ee-1f04-4fe3-bb67-85c11a900db8#fact-drill-facts-0) Arapaima · rare earth Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Project: Arapaima - Commodity: rare earth - Region: brazil - Reported Region: brazil - Ticker: SPRK #### Geometry - Grade: 2430 - Grade Unit: ppm TREO - Intercept: 78 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 78m intercept is significant for a maiden program. - Positive factor: thick intercept - Positive factor: maiden program Evidence · text > 78-Meters Rare Earth Intercept Grading 2,430 ppm TREO #### 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/spark-s-maiden-drilling-delivers-78-meters-rare-earth-intercept-grading-2-430-pp--4789c1ee-1f04-4fe3-bb67-85c11a900db8#fact-drill-facts-1) Arapaima · gallium Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Project: Arapaima - Commodity: gallium - Region: brazil - Reported Region: brazil - Ticker: SPRK #### Geometry - Grade: 63 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 94 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 94m intercept of gallium is a significant discovery component. - Positive factor: thick intercept Evidence · text > 94-Meters Grading 63 g/t Ga2O3 #### 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 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/spark-s-maiden-drilling-delivers-78-meters-rare-earth-intercept-grading-2-430-pp--4789c1ee-1f04-4fe3-bb67-85c11a900db8#fact-drill-facts-2) Arapaima · rare earth Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Arapaima - Commodity: rare earth - Region: brazil - Reported Region: brazil - Ticker: SPRK #### Geometry - Grade: 6682 - Grade Unit: ppm TREO - Intercept: 2 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade peak interval of 6,682 ppm TREO. - Positive factor: high grade peak interval Evidence · text > Peak interval of 2 meters grading 6,682 ppm TREO #### 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.