# SAGA Metals Commences Diamond Drilling at the Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project in Labrador - First Two Diamond Drill Holes Intersected Prospective REE-Bearing Volcanic Unit

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/saga-metals-commences-diamond-drilling-at-the-wolverine-heavy-rare-earth-element--53aaba4d-1be1-48e1-b258-831772062bcf

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/SAGA.V/press-releases/5827179413526779

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-09-02T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: SAGA Metals Corp.

- Ticker: SAGA.V

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Labrador, Canada

- Primary commodity: Rare earth elements

- Secondary commodities: Uranium, Thorium

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-02 12:37:34 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

SAGA Metals has initiated diamond drilling at its Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project in Labrador, with the first two holes, W26-001 and W26-002, successfully intersecting the prospective REE-bearing volcanic unit. This early-stage program has confirmed the presence of the target unit at depth and identified a new sub-vertical structural mineralization style, expanding the project's exploration potential towards a maiden NI 43-101 resource estimate. While no assay results are yet available for these new holes, the geological observations are positive for the project's future.

Reasoning: SAGA Metals has commenced diamond drilling at its Wolverine REE Project, with the first two holes successfully intersecting the prospective REE-bearing volcanic unit and identifying a new sub-vertical structural target, significantly advancing the project's geological understanding towards a maiden resource estimate, despite the absence of assay results in this release.

- Positive factor: First diamond drilling on project

- Positive factor: Intersection of prospective REE-bearing unit confirmed

- Positive factor: New sub-vertical structural target identified

- Positive factor: Program designed to lead to maiden resource

- Positive factor: Step-out drilling confirmed continuity

- Negative factor: No assay results reported for new drill holes

- Negative factor: Early stage exploration with geological observations only

Facts used in scoring: 10

## Classification and evidence

**Exploration Drilling**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The program is designed to confirm and extend mineralization, evaluate high priority prospects, and advance the project toward a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate, indicating an exploration focus.

Evidence · text

> The program is designed with four components that will be fully integrated: 1\) detailed mapping of the previous identified mineralized zone to define the volcanic stratigraphy and alteration associated with heavy rare earth mineralization, 2\) grid pattern diamond drilling with holes on 100 meter centres with 200m step outs along strike and down dip to confirm and extend mineralization in the sub horizontal mineralized volcanic unit 3\) evaluation of other high priority prospects and 4\) determination of mineralized rock properties, geochemistry and metallurgical testing to advance the project toward a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate.

**Maiden Resource Target**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The drilling program's objectives explicitly include advancing the project towards a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate.

Evidence · text

> determination of mineralized rock properties, geochemistry and metallurgical testing to advance the project toward a maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate.

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The second drill hole, W26-002, was a 200-meter step-out along strike from the first hole, confirming continuity of the prospective unit.

Evidence · text

> The second hole \(176 meters EOH\) intersected the same stratigraphy and alteration markers despite a 200 meter step out along strike from W26-001.

**New Target Identified**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The drilling identified a new sub-vertical breccia-fracture network mineralization style, which is considered a significant new exploration target.

Evidence · text

> a second mineralization style was identified in the prospective volcanic unit: sub vertical breccia-fracture networks... The latter mineralization style is considered highly significant as the altered structure identifies a new sub vertical exploration target

**No Assay Results**

Polarity: negative

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The news release reports on the commencement of drilling and geological observations from the first two holes, but explicitly states that systematic sampling and assay of these holes are next steps, indicating no assay results are available in this release.

Evidence · text

> Systematic sampling and assay of W26-001 and subsequent holes

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: The release details the Qualified Person, the laboratory used \(ActLabs\), and the QA/QC procedures including standards and blanks.

Evidence · text

> Dr. A. Miller, P. Geo., PEGNL is an Independent Qualified Person... Samples for analysis were shipped to Activation Laboratories Ltd \("ActLabs"\) in Ancaster, Ontario. ... The standard used for QA/QC was CDN-RE-1203 certified by CDN Resource Laboratories Ltd and prepared using ore supplied by Canadian International Minerals from the Carbo property of the Copley Range in central BC. Blanks were inserted at the end of every hole as well as every 50 samples in sequence offset from Standards. Standards were inserted every 50 samples as well as additional randomized to have at least one standard on every second hole \(Table 1\).

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Dr. A. Miller, P. Geo., PEGNL is named as an Independent Qualified Person who reviewed and approved the technical information.

Evidence · text

> Dr. A. Miller, P. Geo., PEGNL is an Independent Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information disclosed in this news release.

**Metal Equivalent Opaque**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used.

Why it applies: The definition of TREO is provided as a sum of oxides, but no metal prices or recovery assumptions used for its calculation are disclosed.

Evidence · text

> TREO = La2O3 + Ce2O3 + Pr2O3 + Nd2O3 + Sm2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Tb2O3 + Dy23 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3 + Y2O3

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (10)

### W26-001

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

#### Identity

- Hole ID: W26-001
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 169 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 169 m
- Hole Depth: 182 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The first diamond drill hole successfully intersected a significant length of the prospective REE-bearing unit, confirming geological continuity at depth, which is a positive early exploration step despite the lack of assay data.

- Positive factor: First diamond drill hole on property

- Positive factor: Intersected prospective REE-bearing unit

- Positive factor: Extended depth knowledge of mineralization

- Negative factor: No assay results reported

Evidence · text

> The depth of that first sub vertical drill hole was 182 meters including 169 meters of the shallowly dipping prospective REE-bearing volcanic ash tuff unit.

### W26-002

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

#### Identity

- Hole ID: W26-002
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 176 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 176 m
- Hole Depth: 176 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The second diamond drill hole, a 200m step-out, confirmed the continuity of the prospective REE-bearing unit, indicating broader geological potential, though assay results are pending.

- Positive factor: Step-out hole confirmed continuity of prospective unit

- Positive factor: Intersected same stratigraphy and alteration markers

- Negative factor: No assay results reported

Evidence · text

> The second hole \(176 meters EOH\) intersected the same stratigraphy and alteration markers despite a 200 meter step out along strike from W26-001.

### WOLRC25-003

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WOLRC25-003
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.77
- Grade Unit: % TREO
- Intercept: 48.8 m
- From: 1.5 m
- To: 50.3 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical intercept shows broad, near-surface REE mineralization, providing positive context for the current drilling program.

- Positive factor: Broad, near-surface REE mineralization

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

Evidence · text

> WOLRC25-003: 48.8 m @ 0.77% total rare earth oxides \("TREO\*"\) from 1.5 m

### WOLRC25-003

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WOLRC25-003
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.06
- Grade Unit: % TREO
- Intercept: 18.3 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical higher-grade sub-interval demonstrates good REE grades within the broader mineralized zone.

- Positive factor: Higher-grade sub-interval within broad mineralization

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

Evidence · text

> including 18.3 m @ 1.06% TREO

### WOLRC25-006

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WOLRC25-006
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.71
- Grade Unit: % TREO
- Intercept: 38.1 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 38.1 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical intercept shows broad, near-surface REE mineralization from surface, providing positive context for the current drilling program.

- Positive factor: Broad, near-surface REE mineralization from surface

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

Evidence · text

> WOLRC25-006: 38.1 m @ 0.71% TREO from surface

### WOLRC25-006

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WOLRC25-006
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.53
- Grade Unit: % TREO
- Intercept: 4.6 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical higher-grade sub-interval demonstrates good REE grades within the broader mineralized zone.

- Positive factor: Higher-grade sub-interval within broad mineralization

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

Evidence · text

> including 4.6 m @ 1.53% TREO

### WOLRC25-002

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WOLRC25-002
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.52
- Grade Unit: % TREO
- Intercept: 51.8 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 51.8 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical intercept shows broad, near-surface REE mineralization from surface, providing positive context for the current drilling program.

- Positive factor: Broad, near-surface REE mineralization from surface

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

Evidence · text

> WOLRC25-002: 51.8 m @ 0.52% TREO from surface

### WOLRC25-002

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WOLRC25-002
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.67
- Grade Unit: % TREO
- Intercept: 33.5 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical higher-grade sub-interval demonstrates good REE grades within the broader mineralized zone.

- Positive factor: Higher-grade sub-interval within broad mineralization

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

Evidence · text

> including 33.5 m @ 0.67% TREO

### WOLRC-006-25

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WOLRC-006-25
- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.03
- Grade Unit: % TREO
- Intercept: 1.5 m
- From: 1.5 m
- To: 3 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical peak assay demonstrates very high-grade REE potential within a narrow interval, providing a strong benchmark for future assays.

- Positive factor: High-grade peak assay from historical drilling

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

- Negative factor: Very narrow interval

Evidence · text

> RC drill program assays reached 2.03% TREO \(WOLRC-006-25 – Sample 2355079 from 1.5-3 m\)

### Fact 10

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Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project · rare\_earth\_elements

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Wolverine Heavy Rare Earth Element Project
- Commodity: rare\_earth\_elements
- Region: labrador
- Reported Region: Labrador
- Ticker: SAGA.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 21.6
- Grade Unit: % TREO

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Activation Laboratories Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical grab sample shows exceptionally high REE grades, highlighting the strong potential of the project, though grab samples are not representative of the entire deposit.

- Positive factor: Extremely high-grade surface sample

- Positive factor: Indicates strong mineralization potential

- Negative factor: Historical data, not new results

- Negative factor: Grab samples are not representative of overall grade

Evidence · text

> Thirty-nine \(39\) grab sample returned assays up to 21.6% TREO.

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