CleanTech Expects to Submit Campbell-Crotser Fluorspar Mine Permit by Year End at Kentucky Fluorspar District
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp.
- Ticker
- CTV
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Kentucky
- Primary commodity
- Fluorspar
- Secondary commodities
- Zinc, Lead
- Document categories
- Permitting, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-23 06:26:47 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
CleanTech expects to submit mine and processing plant permit applications for the Campbell-Crotser Fluorspar Project by the end of November 2026. The company also restated a 1974 historical resource estimate of 805,841 tonnes, noting that a new drill program is planned for August 2026 to verify these results under modern QA/QC protocols.
Reasoning: The company provided a regulatory roadmap for the Campbell-Crotser project and restated a 1974 historical resource estimate. While the permitting timeline is clear, the resource data is of limited reliability due to its age and non-compliance with modern standards.
Positive factors
- Permitting roadmap established
- Strategic critical mineral context
- Planned drill program to verify historical data
Negative factors
- Historical resource estimate is non-compliant
- Lack of modern QA/QC on historical data
- Permit issuance not expected until 2028
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
Historical Estimate Onlynegative
Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.
Why it applies: The resource estimate provided is from 1974 and does not conform to current CIM standards.
Evidence · text
“The Historical Estimate is presented using the historical category terminology of the source report, which predates and does not conform to the current CIM Definition Standards”
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.
Why it applies: The historical estimate was prepared by Boyce Moodie III in 1974 and has not been verified by a current QP.
Evidence · text
“The drill core, assay records and underlying geological data have not been independently verified by the Company or by a qualified person”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
No stored fact records are available for this extraction.
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.