VANCOUVER, British Columbia – SAGA Metals Corp., a North American exploration company focused on critical mineral discovery, has announced the strongest drill intercepts to date from its Radar Titanium-Vanadium-Iron (Ti-V-Fe) Project in Labrador. The company released assay results on January 2, 2026, for the first two holes of its 2025 Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) drill program at the Trapper Zone, located near the port of Cartwright.
Record-Breaking Assay Highlights
The initial results from the 2025 phase of drilling have delivered what the company calls "meaningful quantitative validation" for the significant intercepts of semi-massive and massive oxide observed during core logging. The two diamond drill holes, R-0008 and R-0009, both drilled from the surface, returned exceptional full-hole assays.
Hole R-0009 intersected 296.47 metres grading 39.75% iron oxide (Fe₂O₃), 7.46% titanium dioxide (TiO₂), and 0.25% vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅). This represents the project's best full-hole metrics to date. The preceding hole, R-0008, returned 269.36 metres at 36.21% Fe₂O₃, 6.57% TiO₂, and 0.244% V₂O₅.
The results included numerous high-grade layers within the holes. A standout intercept in hole R-0009 was an 87.20-metre section assaying 50.67% Fe₂O₃, 10.15% TiO₂, and 0.339% V₂O₅. Furthermore, a two-metre sample from hole R-0008 (sample 1800528) graded 13.30% TiO₂, marking the highest titanium dioxide concentration reported from the property so far.
Significant Improvement Over Previous Zones
The results from the Trapper Zone's Trapper North area show a dramatic improvement over earlier drilling in the project's Hawkeye Zone. SAGA Metals provided a direct comparison of the best full-hole results from each area.
Compared to the best hole from Hawkeye, the Trapper North results show a 124% increase in Fe₂O₃, a 105.9% increase in TiO₂, and a 36.9% increase in V₂O₅. This substantial uplift confirms a significant increase in overall oxide concentration within the newly drilled zone.
The assay data also revealed a high frequency of robust samples. Out of 418 samples reported, 193 graded over 7% TiO₂, with 97 of those exceeding 10%. For vanadium, 241 samples graded over 0.2% V₂O₅, with 128 surpassing 0.3%.
Executive Commentary and Next Steps
Michael Garagan, Chief Geoscience Officer and Director of SAGA Metals, stated that the results represent an outstanding success. "The first results from the 2025 phase of the MRE drill program at Trapper North have returned meaningful quantitative validation for the large intercepts of semi-massive and massive oxide that the team observed during the logging," said Garagan. "The results from the first two holes are an outstanding success, and represent the best intercepts drilled on the Radar property to date."
The 2025 drill program at the Trapper Zone is part of the company's phased strategy to define a mineral resource estimate. The results announced are for the first two of eight holes completed in this phase. The remaining assay results are pending. The company has also planned a more extensive MRE drill program grid for 2026.
The Radar Project targets a critical mineral assemblage of titanium, vanadium, and iron, all deemed essential for modern technologies and the green energy transition. Its location in Labrador offers potential logistical advantages due to proximity to the deep-water port at Cartwright.
