SAGA Metals Corp has achieved a significant milestone at its Radar Titanium-Vanadium-Iron Project in Labrador, completing the first three holes of its 2025-2026 mineral resource estimate drill program. The company's focused exploration of the high-priority Trapper Zone has yielded impressive results that could substantially expand the project's resource potential.
Major Drill Results Reveal Extensive Mineralization
The initial drilling campaign has delivered exceptional results, with drill hole R-0008 intersecting 156 meters of continuous gabbronorite containing semi-massive to massive oxide mineralization. This remarkable intercept was further extended by drill hole R-0009, which added another 165 meters of the same mineralized unit with increasing oxide content.
Both diamond drill holes, R-0008 with a length of 272 meters and R-0009 extending 299 meters, demonstrated heavy oxide mineralization throughout substantially their entire lengths. Approximately half of each drill hole contained semi-massive to massive oxides, indicating the substantial scale of the mineralized system.
Advanced Geological Understanding Unfolds
The 2025 ground survey identified a Total Magnetic Intensity anomaly that delineated an apparent fold structure in the Trapper North Zone. The company strategically placed two diamond drill holes along drill section N-11 to test the crest of this fold trace, revealing important structural information about the deposit.
Preliminary structural logging of R-0008 and R-0009 indicates an open, north-plunging antiform with limbs of moderate to steep-dipping gabbronorite layers. The drilling program employs advanced down-hole tools to provide oriented diamond drill core, enabling accurate reconstruction of the true 3D orientation of geological structures.
Technical Drill Program Details
The complete cross section through the nose of the fold in Trapper North has demonstrated impressive continuity. The initial 156-meter intercept of semi-massive to massive oxide in R-0008 was extended by an additional 165 meters in drill hole R-0009, following the same mineralized unit.
Drill hole R-0008 was collared with an azimuth of 38 degrees and dip of -45 degrees, specifically designed to intercept the northwest-trending oxide layering at the optimal perpendicular angle. This placement allowed the company to capture the true width of oxide layering on the south limb while gathering valuable data on the fold and structures associated with the northern limb.
The follow-up drill hole R-0009 maintained the same orientation to complete the cross-section started with R-0008, concentrating on drilling through the remainder of the believed fold structure. A third drill hole, R-0010, was drilled from the same pad as R-0009 to verify the most appropriate angle for drilling the northern limb of the fold and understand the true width of northern limb layering.
The extensive oxide mineralization encountered in these initial drill holes represents a significant step forward for SAGA Metals' Radar Project. The consistency and scale of the mineralization provide strong encouragement for the ongoing resource definition program and highlight the project's potential as a major titanium-vanadium-iron resource in Eastern Canada.
