Eastport Critical Metals Corp. Announces Additional Assay Results for Fence 2 at the Foley Uranium Project, Botswana
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Eastport Critical Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- EVI
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Botswana
- Primary commodity
- Uranium
- Secondary commodities
- Thorium
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 10:23:42 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Eastport Critical Metals Corp. has announced successful drill results from Fence 2 at the Foley Uranium Project in Botswana, confirming continuous uranium mineralization. The intercepts include high-grade zones, such as 1.0 m at 1,319 ppm U3O8, supporting a large-scale paleo-channel system near the Letlhakane deposit.
Reasoning: Strong drill results confirming continuous uranium mineralization and high-grade intercepts in a paleo-channel setting, demonstrating significant exploration potential.
Positive factors
- continuous uranium mineralisation across two parallel fences
- intercepts well above the 200 ppm U3O8 cut-off
- presence of high-grade internal zones
- district-scale potential near Letlhakane deposit
Facts used in scoring: 7
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (7)
RC012Foley Uranium Project · uraniumGrade: 284.7Grade Unit: ppm U3O8Intercept: 3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RC012
- Project
- Foley Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 284.7
- Grade Unit
- ppm U3O8
- Intercept
- 3 m
- From
- 84 m
- To
- 87 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RC012:84.0-87.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept of 284.7 ppm U3O8 is above the 200 ppm threshold.
Positive factors
- above 200 ppm cut-off
Evidence · text
“RC012: 3.0 m @ 284.7 ppm U3O8 from 84.0 m”
RC013Foley Uranium Project · uraniumGrade: 260.5Grade Unit: ppm U3O8Intercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RC013
- Project
- Foley Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 260.5
- Grade Unit
- ppm U3O8
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 100 m
- To
- 102 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RC013:100.0-102.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept of 260.5 ppm U3O8 is above the 200 ppm threshold.
Positive factors
- above 200 ppm cut-off
Evidence · text
“RC013: 2.0 m @ 260.5 ppm U3O8 from 100.0 m”
RC016Foley Uranium Project · uraniumGrade: 363.4Grade Unit: ppm U3O8Intercept: 6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RC016
- Project
- Foley Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 363.4
- Grade Unit
- ppm U3O8
- Intercept
- 6 m
- From
- 60 m
- To
- 66 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RC016:60.0-66.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept of 363.4 ppm U3O8 is above the 200 ppm threshold.
Positive factors
- above 200 ppm cut-off
Evidence · text
“RC016: 6.0 m @ 363.4 ppm U3O8 from 60.0 m”
RC016Foley Uranium Project · uraniumGrade: 1319Grade Unit: ppm U3O8Intercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RC016
- Project
- Foley Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 1319
- Grade Unit
- ppm U3O8
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 63 m
- To
- 64 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RC016:63.0-64.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 1,319 ppm U3O8 is an exceptionally high-grade intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
Evidence · text
“including 1.0 m @ 1,319 ppm U3O8 at 63.0m”
RC018Foley Uranium Project · uraniumGrade: 416Grade Unit: ppm U3O8Intercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RC018
- Project
- Foley Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 416
- Grade Unit
- ppm U3O8
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 49 m
- To
- 50 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RC018:49.0-50.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept of 416 ppm U3O8 is above the 200 ppm threshold.
Positive factors
- above 200 ppm cut-off
Evidence · text
“RC018: 1.0 m @ 416.0 ppm U3O8 from 49.0 m”
RC018Foley Uranium Project · uraniumGrade: 325Grade Unit: ppm U3O8Intercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RC018
- Project
- Foley Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 325
- Grade Unit
- ppm U3O8
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 54 m
- To
- 55 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RC018:54.0-55.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept of 325 ppm U3O8 is above the 200 ppm threshold.
Positive factors
- above 200 ppm cut-off
Evidence · text
“1.0 m @ 325.0 ppm U3O8 at 54.0 m”
RC018Foley Uranium Project · uraniumGrade: 530Grade Unit: ppm U3O8Intercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RC018
- Project
- Foley Uranium Project
- Commodity
- uranium
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- Botswana
- Ticker
- EVI
Geometry
- Grade
- 530
- Grade Unit
- ppm U3O8
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 58 m
- To
- 59 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RC018:58.0-59.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Group
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Intercept of 530 ppm U3O8 is above the 200 ppm threshold.
Positive factors
- above 200 ppm cut-off
Evidence · text
“1.0 m @ 530.0 ppm U3O8 at 58.0m”
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