Eastport Critical Metals Confirms Extensive Copper Mineralisation at Flagship Matsitama Copper Project with Multiple Intercepts Exceeding 100 Metres
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Eastport Critical Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- EVI
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Botswana
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 10:24:26 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Eastport Critical Metals has reported positive Phase One infill drilling results at the Matsitama Copper Project in Botswana, confirming thick copper mineralisation exceeding 100m in multiple holes. The results validate historical continuity at the Nakalakwana deposit and support future NI 43-101 compliant resource updates.
Reasoning: Phase one infill drilling successfully confirmed thick (>100m) copper mineralisation at the Nakalakwana deposit, validating historical continuity with high-grade sub-intervals.
Positive factors
- thick copper-rich mineralisation
- intercepts exceeding 100m
- confirms historical continuity
- QA/QC disclosed
Negative factors
- historical resource is not current
- historical resource is SAMREC compliant not NI 43-101
Facts used in scoring: 15
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions ALS-Chemex South Africa's ICP-AES analytical technique.
Evidence · text
“obtained using ALS-Chemex South Africa's ICP-AES analytical technique”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The program is described as Phase One infill drilling to validate historical results.
Evidence · text
“Phase One infill drilling has successfully confirmed”
Historical Estimate Onlynegative
Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.
Why it applies: The document discusses a 2013 SRK resource that is not considered current.
Evidence · text
“Eastport does not consider the 2013 SRK Consulting (South Africa) Pty Limited ("SRK") mineral resource as current.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 15. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (15)
NAKDD25-003Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 2346Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 137.1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-003
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 2346
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 137.1 m
- From
- 80.3 m
- To
- 217.4 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-003:80.3-217.4
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 137.1m intercept at 2,346 ppm Cu confirms thick mineralisation.
Positive factors
- thick intercept
- high grade sub-intervals
Evidence · text
“NAKDD25-003 137.1 m @ 2,346 ppm Cu from 80.3. m”
NAKDD25-003Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 3866Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 17.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-003
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 3866
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 17.7 m
- From
- 80.3 m
- To
- 98 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-003:80.3-98.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within NAKDD25-003.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“17.7 m @ 3,866 ppm Cu from 80.3 m”
NAKDD25-003Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 2027Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 59.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-003
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 2027
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 59.4 m
- From
- 122 m
- To
- 181.4 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-003:122.0-181.4
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant width sub-interval in NAKDD25-003.
Positive factors
- significant width
Evidence · text
“59.4 m @ 2,027 ppm Cu from 122.0 m”
NAKDD25-003Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 4289Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 37.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-003
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 4289
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 37.4 m
- From
- 181.7 m
- To
- 219.1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-003:181.7-219.1
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval in NAKDD25-003.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“37.4m @ 4,289 ppm Cu from 181.7 m”
NAKDD25-004Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 2394Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 100.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-004
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 2394
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 100.6 m
- From
- 142.7 m
- To
- 243.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-004:142.7-243.3
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 100.6m intercept at 2,394 ppm Cu confirms thick mineralisation.
Positive factors
- thick intercept
Evidence · text
“NAKDD25-004 100.6 m @ 2,394 ppm Cu from 142.7 m”
NAKDD25-004Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 4343Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 10 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-004
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 4343
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 10 m
- From
- 148.8 m
- To
- 158.8 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-004:148.8-158.8
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval in NAKDD25-004.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“10.0 m @ 4,343 ppm Cu from 148.8 m”
NAKDD25-004Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 3421Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 28.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-004
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 3421
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 28.5 m
- From
- 250.9 m
- To
- 279.4 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-004:250.9-279.4
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval in NAKDD25-004.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“28.5 m @ 3,421 ppm Cu from 250.9 m”
NAKDD25-007Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 3002Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 109.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-007
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 3002
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 109.6 m
- From
- 16 m
- To
- 125.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-007:16.0-125.6
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 109.6m intercept at 3,002 ppm Cu confirms thick mineralisation.
Positive factors
- thick intercept
Evidence · text
“NAKDD25-007 109.6 m @ 3,002 ppm Cu from 16.0 m”
NAKDD25-007Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 4690Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 54.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-007
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 4690
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 54.2 m
- From
- 73.4 m
- To
- 127.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-007:73.4-127.6
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval in NAKDD25-007.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“54.2 m @ 4,690 ppm Cu from 73.4 m”
NAKDD25-007Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 5024Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 21.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-007
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 5024
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 21.9 m
- From
- 75.4 m
- To
- 97.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-007:75.4-97.3
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval in NAKDD25-007.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“21.9 m @ 5,024 ppm Cu from 75.4 m”
NAKDD25-007Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 7192Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 14.1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-007
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 7192
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 14.1 m
- From
- 111.5 m
- To
- 125.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAKDD25-007:111.5-125.6
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval in NAKDD25-007.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“14.1 m @ 7,192 ppm Cu from 111.5 m”
NAKDD25-011Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 1854Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 34.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-011
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 1854
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 34.7 m
- From
- 140 m
- To
- 174.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 34.7m intercept at 1,854 ppm Cu.
Negative factors
- lower grade compared to other holes
Evidence · text
“NAKDD25-011 34.7 m @ 1,854 ppm Cu from 140.0 m”
NAKDD25-008Matsitama Copper Project · copperGrade: 338Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 28.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAKDD25-008
- Project
- Matsitama Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 338
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 28.2 m
- From
- 160 m
- To
- 188.2 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS-Chemex South Africa
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 28.2m composite at 338 ppm Cu is below 1000 ppm threshold.
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · text
“composite 28.2m @ 338 ppm Cu”
Fact 14copperGrade: 4800Grade Unit: ppmHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 4800
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical SAMREC 2007 compliant resource from 2013.
Negative factors
- historical estimate
- not NI 43-101 compliant
- age of data
Evidence · table
“4,800”
Context: 6.8
Fact 15copperGrade: 4294Grade Unit: ppmHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 4294
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical SAMREC 2007 compliant resource from 2013.
Negative factors
- historical estimate
- not NI 43-101 compliant
- age of data
Evidence · table
“4,294”
Context: 3.1
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