Vancouver-based exploration company SAGA Metals Corp. has announced what it calls the strongest critical mineral drill results to date from its flagship Radar Ti-V-Fe Project in Labrador. The initial assay data from the 2025 phase of drilling at the Trapper Zone has delivered exceptional grades of titanium, vanadium, and iron oxides, significantly outperforming previous findings from the property.
Record-Breaking Assay Highlights from Trapper Zone
The company reported full assay results for the first two diamond drill holes of its Phase 1 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) program. Hole R-0009 returned 296.47 metres grading 39.75% iron oxide (Fe₂O₃), 7.46% titanium dioxide (TiO₂), and 0.25% vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅), all from surface. The preceding hole, R-0008, intersected 269.36 metres at 36.21% Fe₂O₃, 6.57% TiO₂, and 0.244% V₂O₅.
These results represent a dramatic improvement over the best historical intercepts from the nearby Hawkeye Zone. Compared to Hawkeye, the Trapper Zone results show a 124% increase in iron oxide, a 105.9% increase in titanium dioxide, and a 36.9% increase in vanadium pentoxide concentrations.
Further analysis of the 418 samples revealed high-grade potential. A total of 193 samples graded over 7% TiO₂, with 97 of those exceeding 10%. For vanadium, 241 samples graded over 0.2% V₂O₅, with 128 surpassing 0.3%. The highest individual titanium grade recorded was a 2-metre sample assaying 13.30% TiO₂.
Exceptional Intercepts Validate Exploration Model
Within the broader intercepts, the drilling encountered several exceptionally rich layers. One standout interval in hole R-0009 spanned 87.20 metres and averaged 50.67% Fe₂O₃, 10.15% TiO₂, and 0.339% V₂O₅. This high-grade zone underscores the project's potential to host substantial volumes of semi-massive to massive oxide mineralization.
Michael Garagan, Chief Geoscience Officer and Director of SAGA Metals, stated that the results provide meaningful quantitative validation for the large intercepts observed during core logging. "The results from the first two holes are an outstanding success, and represent the best intercepts drilled on the Radar property to date," Garagan said in the news release dated January 5, 2026.
Strategic Significance for Canada's Critical Minerals Push
The Radar Project's location near the port of Cartwright in Labrador is strategically advantageous. Titanium, vanadium, and iron are all classified as critical minerals by the Canadian government, essential for modern technologies like aerospace components, high-strength alloys, and renewable energy storage. Strong results from a Canadian-based project support national goals for securing domestic supply chains for these vital materials.
These initial results are from just the first two of eight drill holes completed in the 2025 Trapper Zone program. The data will feed directly into a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate, with a more extensive MRE drill program planned for 2026. The company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SAGA, on the OTCQB as SAGMF, and on the Frankfurt Exchange as 20H.
The announcement marks a pivotal moment for SAGA Metals, transforming the Radar Project from a promising exploration target into a demonstrably high-grade critical minerals asset with substantial scale potential in a key Canadian mining jurisdiction.
