# NIOB’s Newest Seigneurie Assays Show Higher-Grade Heavy Rare Earth Mineralization

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/niob-s-newest-seigneurie-assays-show-higher-grade-heavy-rare-earth-mineralizatio--94102797-6c9f-4acc-9dfd-8b66958ecee4

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/niob-newest-seigneurie-assays-show-113000996.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-07-14T11:30:00.000Z

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: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Heavy rare earth oxide

- Secondary commodities: Dysprosium oxide

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 10:06:35 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

North American Niobium and Critical Minerals Corp. reported new assay results from hole SGN-2026-003 at the Seigneurie Project. The hole returned significantly higher dysprosium oxide grades compared to the first hole, alongside heavy rare earth oxide mineralization.

Reasoning: The dysprosium oxide grade \(211.17 ppm\) is nearly three times higher than the previously reported hole, representing a significant grade improvement for this specific element.

- Positive factor: Higher grade dysprosium than previous hole

- Positive factor: Discovery of high-grade mineralization

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The results from a second hole \(SGN-2026-003\) demonstrate continued mineralization and grade improvement at the project.

Evidence · text

> Assays from a second hole are in

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (2)

### SGN-2026-003

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Seigneurie · dysprosium oxide

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SGN-2026-003
- Project: Seigneurie
- Commodity: dysprosium oxide
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: NIOB

#### Geometry

- Grade: 211.17
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 2 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SGN-2026-003:0.0-2.0

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 211.17 ppm dysprosium oxide is a significant increase over the prior hole's grade.

- Positive factor: Grade is nearly 3x higher than previous hole

Evidence · text

> SGN-2026-003 returns 211.17 ppm dysprosium oxide over 2.0 metres

### SGN-2026-003

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Seigneurie · heavy rare earth oxide

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SGN-2026-003
- Project: Seigneurie
- Commodity: heavy rare earth oxide
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: NIOB

#### Geometry

- Grade: 946.25
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 7.7 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SGN-2026-003:0.0-7.7

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 946.25 ppm HREO over 7.7m is a solid intercept for this project stage.

- Positive factor: Strong HREO grades

Evidence · text

> 946.25 ppm heavy rare earth oxide over 7.7 metres

## 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.