202624 releases
NioBay annonce l’identification de nouvelles cibles sur le projet James Bay Niobium et l’agrandissement de la zone de recherche du site principal
Compilation and reinterpretation of geological and geophysical data on the James Bay Niobium project, 45 km south of Moose Factory, Ontario, identified new exploration targets and a possible extension of the Zone 2-3 mineralization, with the mineralized envelope reaching grades up to 2.66% Nb₂O₅. The work was carried out by Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience Inc. of Sudbury. NioBay holds an exploration permit and a mining lease valid until 2028 in the area, covering 25.85 km² plus 66.75 km² of claims.
Drill resultsNioBay Announces the Identification of New Targets on the James Bay Niobium Project and the Expansion of the Main Site Exploration Area
A data compilation and reinterpretation of geological and geophysical information on the James Bay Niobium Project, 45 km south of Moose Factory, Ontario, carried out by Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience Inc. of Sudbury, identified new exploration targets and a possible extension of mineralization in Zone 2-3. The mineralized envelope has returned grades of up to 2.66% Nb₂O₅. NioBay holds an exploration permit and a mining lease valid until 2028, covering 66.75 km² of claims and a 25.85 km² lease.
Drill resultsNioBay Metals Announces New Mineralized Intersections
Initial results from the first 13 holes of a 10,000-metre drilling campaign at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Québec, in which NioBay holds an 80.2% interest, returned tantalum intersections above the deposit's average grade, with more than 15 m of mineralization exceeding average tantalum content in holes 1532-26-18, -22, -23c, -24, -25, -29, -30, -32 and -34. The first 5,000 metres targeted the northern zone. Drilling began mid-June and concludes at the end of October, with results to be used in an updated resource estimate.
Drill resultsLes Métaux NioBay annonce des nouvelles intersections minéralisées
First results from the summer–autumn 2026 drill campaign at the 80.2%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec returned tantalum intersections above the deposit's average grade in the first 13 holes received, with more than 15 m of above-average tantalum mineralization in holes 1532-26-18, -22, -23c, -24, -25, -29, -30, -32 and -34. The 10,000 m program began in mid-June and will finish at the end of October; results will feed a resource estimate update.
Drill resultsNioBay Appoints a New Member to Its Board of Directors
Guillaume Bacconnier has been appointed to the board of NioBay Metals, effective immediately. He holds a Master's degree in Polymer Science, has been with the Rio Tinto Group for about 20 years, and currently serves as General Manager of Évolys Québec Inc., a Rio Tinto–Aymium joint venture producing biocarbon in Canada. The Company granted him 150,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.08 per share, with a seven-year term; one-third vest immediately and the remainder over two years.
ManagementNioBay annonce la nomination d’un nouveau membre à son conseil d’administration
Guillaume Bacconnier has been appointed to the board of directors of Niobay Metals, effective immediately. Bacconnier holds a master's degree in polymer science, has worked with the Rio Tinto group for about 20 years and is currently general manager of evolys Québec inc., a Rio Tinto–Aymium joint venture producing biocarbon in Canada. He was granted 150,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.08 with a seven-year term, one third vesting immediately and the remainder over two years.
ManagementNioBay ouvre les portes du projet Crevier aux élus de la MRC Maria-Chapdelaine
Elected officials from the MRC de Maria-Chapdelaine visited the Crevier niobium and tantalum project in Quebec on Monday, August 31, including mayors of Girardville, Saint-Thomas-Didyme, Normandin, Péribonka, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay and Saint-Stanislas, MRC prefect Jean Morency, MRC economic development advisers, and a Dolbeau-Mistassini municipal councillor. Attendees received an update on the project and on the niobium and tantalum market, toured facilities and equipment, and met teams working on the ongoing exploration campaign. NioBay holds 80.2% of Crevier.
CorporateNioBay Opens the Doors to the Crevier Project for Elected Officials of the Maria-Chapdelaine RCM
Elected officials from the Maria-Chapdelaine RCM visited the Crevier niobium and tantalum project in Québec on Monday, August 31, including the mayors of Girardville, Saint-Thomas-Didyme, Normandin, Péribonka, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay and Saint-Stanislas, RCM Prefect Jean Morency, RCM senior management and economic development advisors, and a Dolbeau-Mistassini municipal councillor. The visit included a project update, an overview of niobium and tantalum market conditions, a tour of facilities and equipment, meetings with exploration teams, and discussion of next steps. NioBay holds an 80.2% interest in Crevier.
CorporateNioBay Receives a Grant of $500,000 from the Government of Quebec
A $500,000 grant has been awarded under the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests' Mining Research and Innovation Support Program for the Crevier niobium and tantalum project, located about 50 km north of Girardville, Quebec. The funding will support production of a Nb and Ta concentrate from 140 metric tonnes of Crevier material and optimization of the hydrometallurgical process for producing Nb and Ta oxides. NioBay holds a 72.5% interest in Crevier.
CorporateNioBay reçoit un appui financier de 500 000 dollars du gouvernement du Québec
A $500,000 grant has been awarded to NioBay Metals under Quebec's Programme d'appui à la recherche et à l'innovation du domaine minier (PARIDM), administered by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts, for the Crevier niobium and tantalum project, located about 50 km north of Girardville, Quebec. The non-dilutive funding will support production of a Nb and Ta concentrate from 140 metric tonnes of Crevier deposit material and optimization of the hydrometallurgical process for Nb and Ta oxides. NioBay holds 72.5% of Crevier.
CorporateNioBay obtient ~99,6 % en oxyde de niobium (Nb₂O₅) et 99,98 % en oxyde de tantale (Ta₂O₅) dans la fabrication de ses oxydes finaux
Purification testwork on material from the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec produced final oxides grading approximately 99.6% Nb₂O₅ and 99.98% Ta₂O₅, with calcination carried to 1050 °C. The hydrometallurgical work (leaching, precipitation, calcination) was done at SGS Canada in Lakefield, Ontario, and the purification stage at SGS in Quebec City. NioBay holds 80.18% of Crevier, with Niobec inc. holding 19.82%.
NewsNioBay Achieves ~99.6% Niobium Oxide (Nb₂O₅) and 99.98% Tantalum Oxide (Ta₂O₅) in the manufacture of final oxides from Crevier
Purification testwork on material from the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Québec produced niobium oxide at approximately 99.6% purity and tantalum oxide at 99.98%, following earlier metallurgical and hydrometallurgical phases reported April 8. The calcination phase reached up to 1050 °C, with purification done at SGS Canada facilities in Quebec City and hydrometallurgical work at SGS in Lakefield, Ontario. NioBay owns 80.18% of Crevier, located about 50 km north of Girardville, with Niobec Inc. holding 19.82%.
NewsNioBay Announces the Commencement of Summer Field Programs Across Its Projects
A minimum of 5,000 metres of drilling has begun at the Crevier niobium-tantalum property in Québec, about 50 km north of Girardville, targeting whether the 2023 northern tantalum-rich discovery connects to the Main Zone, upgrading the 2025 southern discovery to Measured resources, and testing depth extent of the Main Zone. Targets were drawn from the updated mineral resource estimate released February 25, 2026. Drilling is by Mashteuiatsh First Nations Drilling with supervision by IOS Geoscientific Services. Inspection and geophysical reconnaissance was completed in early June on the James Bay Niobium mining lease in Ontario, with an airborne survey planned later in the season.
Drill resultsNioBay annonce le début des travaux d’été de terrain sur ses projets
A minimum 5,000 m summer drill campaign has begun at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, about 50 km north of Girardville, targeting a possible connection between the 2023 northern discovery and the main zone, conversion of the 2025 southern discovery to measured resources, and depth extensions. Targets were defined by the resource estimate published February 25, 2026. Drilling is by a Mashteuiatsh First Nations contractor, with geological supervision by IOS Services Géoscientifiques.
Drill resultsNioBay Announces Election of Directors
Shareholders at NioBay Metals' annual general meeting held June 16, 2026 elected Jean-Sébastien David, Josianne Beaudry, Laurence Farmer, Raymond Legault, Bruno Di Battista and Serge Savard as directors, re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and re-approved the rolling stock option plan. Holders of 64,776,173 common shares, over 34.6% of the 187,313,490 shares outstanding, were represented. Following the meeting, the company granted 1,415,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.095 with seven-year terms, one third vesting immediately.
ManagementLes Métaux NioBay annonce l’élection des administrateurs
Shareholders at the June 16, 2026 annual meeting elected Jean-Sébastien David, Josianne Beaudry, Laurence Farmer, Raymond Legault, Bruno Di Battista and Serge Savard to the board, reappointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor and re-approved the rolling stock option plan. Holders of 64,776,173 common shares, over 34.6% of the 187,313,490 shares outstanding, were represented. The company also approved the grant of 1,415,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.095 with a seven-year term, one-third vesting immediately and the balance over two years.
ManagementNioBay annonce la conclusion et le succès de ses travaux métallurgiques sur le projet Crevier
Metallurgical and hydrometallurgical test work on a 10-tonne bulk sample from the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, held 72.5% by NioBay and 27.5% by Niobec inc., returned 70% Nb₂O₅ recovery with concentrate grades from 17% to 36% Nb₂O₅, average leach extraction of 92.3% niobium and 95.8% tantalum, and a final Nb₂O₅ product grading 75.8%. Leach residue contained 19% to 32% zirconium. The NI 43-101 resource report dated April 7, 2026 was filed on SEDAR+.
Study resultsNioBay Announces the Completion and Success of Metallurgical Work on the Crevier Project
Metallurgical and hydrometallurgical test work on a 10 metric tonne bulk sample from the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Québec, in which NioBay holds 72.5%, returned 70% Nb₂O₅ recovery at grades of 17% to 36% Nb₂O₅ depending on concentration stage, with conventional extraction averaging 92.3% for niobium and 95.8% for tantalum and a final niobium pentoxide product at 75.8% purity. Leach residues contain 19% to 32% zirconium, and fluoride-free alkaline fusion tests on 13% Nb₂O₅ concentrate yielded 86.4% niobium and 91.4% tantalum extraction. The NI 43-101 resource update technical report dated April 7, 2026 was filed on SEDAR+.
Study resultsNioBay annonce une nouvelle estimation des ressources sur son projet Crevier
An updated NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, 72.5% owned by NioBay and 27.5% by Niobec, reports measured resources of 16,257,000 tonnes at 0.17% Nb₂O₅ and 201 ppm Ta₂O₅, indicated resources of 4,476,000 tonnes at 0.17% Nb₂O₅ and 208 ppm Ta₂O₅, and inferred resources of 12,766,000 tonnes at 0.12% Nb₂O₅ and 131 ppm Ta₂O₅, constrained by an optimized pit at a US$82/kg Nb price. The company also granted 475,000 options at $0.10 exercise price.
Resource updateNioBay Announces a New Resource Estimate on Its Crevier Project
An updated NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Québec, 72.5% owned by NioBay and 27.5% by Niobec, reports measured and indicated resources of 20,733,000 t at 0.17% Nb₂O₅ and 202 ppm Ta₂O₅, including measured resources of 16,257,000 t, plus inferred resources of 12,766,000 t at 0.12% Nb₂O₅ and 131 ppm Ta₂O₅. The estimate used an optimized pit shell, a Nb price of US$82/kg and a 0.1124% Nb₂O₅-equivalent cut-off. The Company also granted 475,000 stock options at $0.10 for a seven-year term.
Resource updateNioBay Metals to Present Its North American Niobium Strategy at Red Cloud’s Pre-PDAC Showcase
NioBay Metals will present at Red Cloud's Pre-PDAC Mining Showcase, held in person at The Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto on February 26-27, 2026. CEO Jean-Sébastien David and CFO Anthony Glavac will attend both days and present on February 27 at 9:40 AM with an update on strategy, recent developments and next-phase initiatives. The company holds a 100% interest in the James Bay Niobium Project in Ontario and 72.5% of the Crevier project in Québec.
CorporateLes Métaux NioBay présentera sa stratégie nord-américaine pour le niobium lors du salon Pre-PDAC organisé par Red Cloud
A presentation will be given at the Red Cloud Pre-PDAC Mining Showcase, held in person at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto on February 26 and 27, 2026. CEO Jean-Sébastien David and CFO Anthony Glavac will attend both days and present on February 27 at 9:40 a.m. on company strategy, recent developments and next-phase initiatives. NioBay holds 100% of the James Bay Niobium project in Ontario and 72.5% of the Crevier project in Quebec.
CorporateUpdate For The James Bay Niobium Project
A February 18, 2026 letter from the Chief of the Moose Cree First Nation, later posted on Facebook, prompted a response regarding the wholly-owned James Bay Niobium Project, located 45 km south of Moosonee in Ontario. NioBay stated it will carry out its exploration program respecting MCFN rights, applicable environmental laws and regulations, and in full compliance with the permit issued by the Ontario government. The board acknowledged the project lies within Treaty 9 and Moose Cree core territory.
CorporateMise à jour pour le projet de niobium James Bay
A letter dated February 18, 2026 from the Chief of Moose Cree First Nation, later posted on Facebook, prompted NioBay to respond regarding its James Bay niobium project, located 45 km south of Moosonee in Ontario's James Bay lowlands. The company states it will carry out its exploration program respecting MCFN rights, applicable environmental laws, and in full compliance with its Ontario government permit. NioBay holds 100% of the project, which lies within Treaty 9 territory.
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202530 releases
NioBay Metals Announces Closing of Brokered Life Offering and Concurrent Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of C$8.9 Million
A brokered private placement closed for gross proceeds of C$8,497,990.20, comprising 12,277,430 units at C$0.14, 28,306,250 flow-through units at C$0.16 and 10,715,000 charity flow-through units at C$0.21, alongside a non-brokered placement of 2,296,250 FT units at C$0.16 for C$367,400, with Red Cloud Securities as sole agent. Each unit includes one warrant exercisable at C$0.20 until December 18, 2028. Flow-through proceeds will fund the James Bay Niobium Project in Ontario; insiders bought 8,671,429 units and 162,500 FT units. TSXV final approval pending.
FinancingLes Métaux NioBay annonce la clôture du placement sous le régime de la dispense pour financement de l’émetteur coté par l’entremise d’un courtier et du placement privé simultané pour un produit brut de 8,9 millions de dollars canadiens
A brokered private placement closed for gross proceeds of C$8,497,990.20, including exercise of the agent's option, comprising 12,277,430 units at C$0.14, 28,306,250 flow-through units at C$0.16 and 10,715,000 charity flow-through units at C$0.21, alongside a concurrent non-brokered placement of 2,296,250 charity flow-through units at C$0.16 for C$367,400, bringing total gross proceeds to C$8.9 million. Each unit includes one warrant exercisable at C$0.20 until December 18, 2028. Flow-through proceeds are earmarked for the James Bay niobium project in Ontario; Red Cloud Securities acted as sole agent and received C$442,439 and 2,597,063 broker warrants.
FinancingNioBay Metals Announces Upsize Of Brokered Life Offering And Concurrent Private Placement To Gross Proceeds Of Up To C$7.5 Million
Maximum gross proceeds of a previously announced best efforts brokered private placement have been increased from C$5,000,000 to C$7,500,000, comprising units at C$0.14, flow-through units at C$0.16 and charity flow-through units at C$0.21, each with one warrant exercisable at C$0.20 for 36 months; a minimum 7,142,858 units (about C$1,000,000) must be sold. Red Cloud Securities is sole agent and bookrunner with an option for up to an additional C$1,000,000. Net proceeds are for the James Bay Niobium Project in Ontario and working capital, with closing scheduled December 18, 2025.
FinancingLes Métaux NioBay annonce une augmentation de la taille de son placement sous le régime de la dispense pour financement de l’émetteur coté par l’entremise d’un courtier et de son placement privé simultané, dont le produit brut maximal est passé à 7,5 millions de dollars canadiens
The maximum gross proceeds of the previously announced agency private placement have been increased from C$5,000,000 to C$7,500,000, comprising units at C$0.14 (minimum 7,142,858 units for about C$1,000,000), flow-through units at C$0.16 and charity flow-through units at C$0.21, each with one warrant exercisable at C$0.20 for 36 months. Red Cloud Securities is sole agent with an option for up to C$1,000,000 more. Closing is expected December 18, 2025, with proceeds directed to the James Bay niobium project in Ontario and working capital.
FinancingNioBay Metals Announces Brokered Life Offering and Concurrent Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of Up to C$5 Million
A best-efforts brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to C$5,000,000 has been agreed with Red Cloud Securities as sole agent and bookrunner, comprising units at C$0.14, flow-through units at C$0.16 and charity flow-through units at C$0.21, each with one warrant exercisable at C$0.20 for 36 months, subject to a minimum 7,142,858 units for about C$1,000,000. Red Cloud holds an option for an additional C$1,000,000. Net proceeds are for the James Bay Niobium Project in Ontario, working capital and general corporate purposes, with closing scheduled for December 18, 2025.
FinancingLes Métaux NioBay annonce un placement sous le régime de la dispense pour financement de l'émetteur coté par l'entremise d'un courtier et un placement privé simultané pour un produit brut pouvant atteindre 5 millions de dollars canadiens
Un placement pour un produit brut pouvant atteindre 5 000 000 $ CA a été conclu avec Red Cloud Securities comme unique placeur pour compte, combinant des unités à 0,14 $ CA (minimum de 7 142 858 unités, soit environ 1 000 000 $ CA), des unités accréditives à 0,16 $ CA et des unités accréditives de bienfaisance à 0,21 $ CA, chacune incluant un bon de souscription à 0,20 $ CA sur 36 mois. Une option du placeur de 1 000 000 $ CA additionnel est accordée. Clôture prévue le 18 décembre 2025; produit destiné au projet de niobium James Bay en Ontario et au fonds de roulement.
FinancingNioBay Metals Announces Additional Mineralized Intersections
Final results from the 15-hole, 3,324 m 2025 summer drill campaign at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Québec, completed in August 2025, include intercepts such as 11.30 m at 0.2473% Nb2O5 in hole 1532-25-04 and 16.00 m at 198 ppm Ta2O5 in hole 1532-25-09, with mineralization now confirmed over a strike length exceeding 6 km. Results will be used to update a resource estimate. More than 140 tonnes of rock were crushed and bagged for mineralogical testing.
Drill resultsLes Métaux NioBay annonce d'autres intersections minéralisées
Final results from the summer 2025 drilling at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, a 15-hole, 3,224 m campaign completed in August 2025, confirmed additional mineralized zones, with mineralization now identified over more than 6 km. Intersections include 11.30 m at 0.2473% Nb2O5 in hole 1532-25-04 and 8.70 m at 0.2558% Nb2O5 in hole 1532-25-05, plus tantalum, rare earth and strontium results. Over 140 tm of rock was crushed and bagged for additional mineralogical testing, and results will feed a resource estimate update.
Drill resultsNioBay améliore de 56 % la teneur de son concentré par rapport aux résultats métallurgiques historiques
Pilot-scale metallurgical testing by SGS in Quebec City on just under 10 t of ore from the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, grading 0.2% Nb2O5 and 200 ppm Ta2O5, produced concentrates grading 16%, 17%, 32% and 36% Nb2O5, a 56% improvement on the 20.3% final concentrate grade from 2012 testing. Nb2O5 recovery peaked at 84.6%, averaging 65%. A second pilot treating 145 t of ore from 2025 fieldwork is planned; SGS's final report will be filed on SEDAR.
Study resultsNioBay Improves the Concentrate Content by 56% as Compared to Historical Metallurgical Results
Pilot metallurgical testwork by SGS in Quebec City on just under 10 mt of ore from the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, grading 0.2% Nb2O5 and 200 ppm Ta2O5, produced concentrates grading 16%, 17%, 32% and 36% Nb2O5, with peak recovery of 84.6% Nb2O5 and average recovery of 65% over 17 kg of 32% Nb2O5 concentrate. The 36% grade compares with 20.3% from 2012 laboratory tests, a 56% improvement. A second pilot processing 145 mt of ore is planned.
Study resultsNioBay Confirms Receipt of an Exploration Permit for Its James Bay Niobium Project
A new three-year exploration permit has been granted by the Ontario government for the James Bay Niobium Project, located 42 km south of Moosonee, Ontario. The permit allows resumption and completion of a drilling campaign suspended at the request of the Moose Cree First Nation on March 17, 2022, with a modified drilling pattern away from South Bluff Creek, helicopter-borne work and strict water and drilling mud management. NioBay also holds a mining lease valid until October 2028.
CorporateNioBay confirme la réception d’un permis d’exploration pour son projet James Bay Niobium
Ontario has granted a new three-year exploration permit for the James Bay Niobium project, located 42 km south of Moosonee, Ontario, allowing NioBay to resume and complete the drilling campaign halted at the request of the Moose Cree First Nation on March 17, 2022. The drill pattern has been modified to move away from South Bluff Creek, and the permit requires a helicopter-supported campaign and strict water and drill-mud management. NioBay also holds a mining lease valid until October 2028.
CorporateNioBay Appoints First Members of its Technical Advisory Committee
Four members have been appointed to NioBay Metals' newly formed Technical Advisory Committee: Dawn Madahbee Leach (Aboriginal affairs, Ontario and Canada), Jonathan Launière, Eng. (Aboriginal affairs, Quebec and Mashteuiatsh), metallurgist Caroline Olsen (metallurgy and strategy) and Jean-David Moore, Eng. (Quebec junior mining strategy). The committee will assist the Board and management, and additional members could join by the end of the year. NioBay holds 100% of the James Bay Niobium project in Ontario and 72.5% of the Crevier project in Quebec.
ManagementNioBay nomme les premiers membres de son comité de conseillers techniques
Four inaugural members have been named to NioBay Metals' technical advisory committee: Dawn Madahbee Leach (Indigenous affairs, Ontario and Canada), Jonathan Launière (Indigenous affairs, Quebec and Mashteuiatsh), Caroline Olsen (metallurgy and strategy) and Jean-David Moore (junior company strategy in Quebec). The committee will assist the board and management in the company's next development phases, and additional members may join before year-end. NioBay holds 100% of the James Bay Niobium project in Ontario and 72.5% of the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec.
ManagementNIOBAY CONFIRMS EXTENSION OF MINERALIZATION ON ITS CREVIER PROJECT AND INTERSECTS RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN ITS NORTHERNMOST HOLES
First results from the 2025 summer drill campaign at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Québec, 50 km north of Girardville, show mineralized zones intersected in the first eight of 15 holes totalling 3,324 m, with mineralization now observed over more than 6 km and still open to the northwest and southeast. Rare earth elements and strontium were intersected in the northernmost holes. Results will feed an updated resource estimate, and mineralized material was collected for a second pilot test expected to be more than 10 times the volume of the first.
Drill resultsNIOBAY CONFIRME LE PROLONGEMENT DE LA ZONE MINÉRALISÉE SUR SON PROJET CREVIER ET INTERCEPTE LA PRÉSENCE DE TERRES RARES DANS SES TROUS LES PLUS AU NORD
First results from the summer 2025 drill campaign at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, a 15-hole, 3,224 m program completed in August 2025, confirmed mineralized zones in the first eight holes and extended the mineralization to more than 6 km, still open to the northwest and southeast. Rare earth and strontium mineralization was intercepted in the northernmost holes. Results will feed an updated resource estimate, and a bulk sample is planned for early autumn to supply a second pilot test over 10 times the size of the first.
Drill resultsNIOBAY CLOSES $2.2 MILLION CHARITY FLOW-THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT
A non-brokered charity flow-through private placement closed for gross proceeds of $2,238,231.52, comprising 23,808,846 Charity FT Units at $0.094 per unit, each with one flow-through common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.10 for 24 months. Finder's fees totalling $75,154 in cash and 675,446 compensation warrants at $0.10 were paid. Proceeds will fund exploration on the Company's Québec properties, including preparing ore for a second pilot test at Crevier and updating resources. Hold period expires November 30, 2025.
FinancingNIOBAY CONCLUT UN PLACEMENT PRIVÉ ACCRÉDITIF DE BIENFAISANCE DE 2,2 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS
A non-brokered private placement closed for gross proceeds of $2,238,231.52 through the issue of 23,808,846 charity flow-through units at $0.094 per unit, each comprising one common share and one warrant exercisable at $0.10 for 24 months. Finder's fees totalling $75,154 in cash and 675,446 finder's warrants at $0.10 for 24 months were paid. Proceeds will fund exploration on the company's Quebec properties, including ore preparation for a second pilot test and a resource update at Crevier. Securities are subject to a hold period expiring November 30, 2025.
FinancingLes Métaux NioBay annonce l’élection des administrateurs
Shareholders elected Jean-Sébastien David, Josianne Beaudry, Laurence Farmer, Raymond Legault, Bruno Di Battista and Serge Savard to the board at the annual meeting held June 12, 2025, where holders of 49,363,869 common shares, over 46% of the 107,277,572 shares outstanding, were represented. PricewaterhouseCoopers was reappointed auditor and the stock option plan was re-approved. The company also approved a grant of 1,215,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.06, with a seven-year term, one third vesting immediately and the remainder over two years.
ManagementNioBay Announces the Start of Its 2025 Drill Campaign on Its Crevier Project
A 2025 drill campaign has begun at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project, located about 50 km north of Girardville, Québec, funded by a grant from the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts under the Mining Exploration Support Program for Critical and Strategic Minerals. Large-diameter HQ drilling and planned bulk sampling will combine to produce a sample of more than 125 metric tons representative of the extension zones. Drilling will be performed by Forage Premières Nations of Mashteuiatsh, with geological supervision by IOS Services Géoscientifiques. NioBay holds a 72.5% interest in Crevier.
Drill resultsNioBay annonce le début des forages pour sa campagne 2025 sur son projet Crevier
Drilling has begun on the 2025 campaign at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, located about 50 km north of Girardville and roughly 150 km from the Niobec mine, on the Nitassinan territory of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh. The program uses large-diameter HQ drilling plus bulk sampling to produce a sample of more than 125 metric tonnes representative of extension zones, and is funded by a Quebec MRNF critical and strategic minerals exploration grant. Drilling is by Forage Premières Nations de Mashteuiatsh, with geological supervision by IOS Services Géoscientifiques. NioBay holds 72.5% of Crevier.
Drill resultsNioBay Makes Its First Product Deliveries to Potential Customers/Partners
First product deliveries have been made from the SGS pilot plant in Québec City for the Crevier niobium and tantalum project, located about 50 km north of Girardville, Québec, with an initial shipment sent to a potential customer/partner in Europe and further shipments to follow during the month. The pilot work was funded by a grant from Québec's Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts under its critical and strategic minerals exploration support program. Concentrate will also go to Université Laval, CENET and URSTM to test unconventional routes for producing niobium ammonium oxalate.
CorporateNioBay Receives $400,000 Grant
A $400,000 grant has been awarded to NioBay Metals under Québec's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests Mining Exploration Support Program for Critical and Strategic Minerals, for its Crevier 2 niobium and tantalum project. The funding supports mineral processing tests on peripheral facies and host rocks at the Crevier deposit, including a drilling sampling program and systematic mineralogical characterization. Crevier sits about 50 km north of Girardville and 150 km from the Niobec mine; NioBay holds 72.5%.
CorporateNioBay effectue ses premières livraisons de produits à des clients/partenaires potentiels
First product deliveries have been made from SGS pilot facilities in Quebec City to a potential customer/partner in Europe, from the Crevier niobium-tantalum project located about 50 km north of Girardville, Quebec, with further shipments to other potential customers/partners expected within the month. The pilot work was funded by a grant under the MRNF's critical and strategic minerals exploration support program. Concentrate will also be distributed to research partners Université Laval, CENET and URSTM to test non-conventional routes for producing niobium ammonium oxalate (ANO).
CorporateNioBay Announces a New Member to Its Board of Directors
Laurence Farmer has been appointed to NioBay Metals' board, replacing Mathieu Savard, who resigned as a director on March 25, 2025 to become President, CEO and Director of Vior Inc. Farmer is General Counsel, Vice President, Strategic Development and Corporate Secretary of Osisko Development Corp. and Co-Founder and CEO of Electric Elements Mining Corp. The Company granted Farmer 50,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.055 with a seven-year term, one third vesting immediately and the rest over two years.
ManagementNiobay annonce l’arrivée d’un nouveau membre à son conseil d’administration
Laurence Farmer has been appointed to the board of NioBay Metals, replacing Mathieu Savard, who resigned as a director on March 25, 2025. Farmer is general counsel and vice-president, strategic development and corporate secretary of Osisko Development Corp., and co-founder and CEO of Electric Elements Mining Corp. The company also approved a grant of 50,000 incentive stock options to Farmer, one-third vesting immediately and the rest over two years, with a seven-year term and an exercise price of $0.055.
ManagementLes Métaux NioBay interceptent jusqu'à 22 % de titane (TiO2) dans ses forages sur la zone 1 de la propriété Foothills
Surface drilling on Zone 1 of the Foothills titanium property, on Séminaire de Québec lands, intercepted up to 22% TiO2, with intersections calculated at an 8% Ti cut-off grade, a 1 m minimum length and 1 m maximum internal dilution, from the fall 2024 exploration campaign. Foothills lies north of Saint-Urbain, 100 km north of Quebec City and 90 km south of Saguenay, covering about 285 km2 in five claim blocks. Drilling is planned next on part of Sector 3, where authorization requests have been filed. NioBay holds an option to acquire 80% of the project.
Drill resultsNioBay Metals Intercepts Up to 22% Titanium (TiO2) in Its Drillings on Zone 1 of the Foothills Property
Drilling in Zone 1 of the Foothills titanium-phosphate property, located north of Saint-Urbain, 100 km north of Québec City, intersected up to 22% TiO2, with intercepts calculated at an 8% Ti cut-off grade, 1 m minimum length and 1 m maximum internal dilution. The property covers roughly 285 km2 across five claim blocks on the Saint-Urbain anorthosite contact. NioBay has filed an authorization application to drill a section of Zone 3 next; the 2024 campaign generated 32.14 tonnes of CO2 equivalents.
Drill resultsNioBay Announces Results From Its Metallurgical Testing on Concentrate From the James Bay Deposit
Metallurgical testing by SGS on flotation concentrate from the James Bay niobium project in Ontario produced Ammonium Niobium Oxalate, with a report received December 20, 2024. The concentrate feedstock assayed 60.2% Nb₂O₅ (42.1% niobium); hydrofluoric acid leaching achieved niobium dissolution above 95% at acid dosages of 90% to 130% of stoichiometric requirement, and reverse precipitation with ammonium hydroxide recovered about 90% of dissolved niobium, yielding a residue assaying 59.4% Nb. The flowsheet used HF leaching, solvent extraction with 1-octanol and ammonium hydroxide precipitation.
Study resultsNioBay annonce les résultats de ses essais métallurgiques sur le concentré provenant du projet James Bay Niobium
Metallurgical testing by SGS on flotation concentrate from the James Bay Niobium project in Ontario produced niobium oxalate, with results received December 20, 2024. The concentrate feed graded 60.2% Nb₂O₅ (42.1% niobium); hydrofluoric acid leaching consistently dissolved more than 95% of the niobium at acid dosages of 90% to 130% of stoichiometric requirements, and a reverse precipitation test using ammonium hydroxide at 60 °C for two hours precipitated about 90% of dissolved niobium, yielding a product containing 59.4% Nb.
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Niobay Presents Its 2024 Year End Report
A 2024 year-end review reports that a drilling campaign at the Foothills titanium-phosphate project near Saint-Urbain, Québec, ran from late October to early December, with results to be released once received. SGS began metallurgical testing at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in November, expected to finish before the end of Q1-2025. NioBay was mandated on December 11 by Ontario's Ministry of the Environment to consult the Moose Cree First Nation on James Bay Niobium, starting December 16, 2024. Financings in the year totaled nearly $2 million, plus a $500,000 subsidy.
CorporateNioBay présente son bilan 2024
A 2024 year-end review reports that a drill campaign on the optioned Foothills titanium-phosphate claims near St-Urbain, Quebec ran from late October to early December, with results to be released once received, following surface sampling earlier in the year. At Crevier, SGS metallurgical testing began in November and should finish before the end of Q1-2025. For James Bay Niobium in Ontario, Niobay was mandated on December 11 to consult Moose Cree First Nation, starting December 16, 2024. Financings totalled nearly $2M, plus a $500,000 government grant.
CorporateNioBay annonce l'arrivée d'un nouveau membre à son conseil d'administration
Josianne Beaudry, a partner at Lavery, de Billy, has been appointed to the board, along with a grant of 150,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.065, one-third vesting immediately and the balance over two years, with a seven-year term. The company also closed a second and final tranche of its previously announced private placement, raising approximately $50,000 from 588,230 Quebec flow-through units at $0.085, each with a half warrant exercisable at $0.13 for 24 months. Total placement proceeds were $351,000 from 4,129,406 units, to fund critical minerals exploration in Quebec.
ManagementNiobay Announces Closing of a Private Placement
A private placement closed for gross proceeds of $300,100 through the sale of 3,541,176 Quebec-eligible flow-through units at $0.085 per unit, each comprising one flow-through common share and one half warrant exercisable at $0.13 until November 23, 2026. A finder received $17,500 in cash and 205,882 warrants exercisable at $0.085 for 12 months. A director subscribed for 600,000 units. Securities are subject to a hold period expiring March 23, 2025, and final TSX Venture Exchange approval.
FinancingNioBay annonce la clôture d'un placement privé
A private placement closed for gross proceeds of $300,100 through the sale of 3,541,176 Quebec flow-through units at $0.085 per unit, each unit comprising one flow-through common share and one half warrant exercisable at $0.13 until November 23, 2026. NioBay paid $17,500 in cash and issued 205,882 finder warrants exercisable at $0.085 for 12 months; a director subscribed for 600,000 units. Shares are subject to a hold period expiring March 23, 2025, and the placement remains subject to final TSX Venture Exchange approval.
FinancingStart of Pilot-Scale Production Trials and Agreement to Supply Samples to Two Potential Customers
Pilot-scale production trials have begun at SGS's facilities in Quebec City to demonstrate a niobium-tantalum concentration process and produce niobium and tantalum oxides from the Crevier Project in Quebec's Lac St-Jean region. NioBay has also agreed to ship pilot samples to two potential niobium oxide customers, who will test the product at their own premises against their specifications. NioBay holds a 72.5% interest in Crevier.
CorporateDébut des essais de production à l’échelle pilote et entente de forniture d’échantillon à deux clients potentiels
Pilot-scale testing has begun on the niobium-tantalum concentration process and production of niobium and tantalum oxides from the Crevier deposit in the Lac St-Jean region, Quebec, at SGS facilities in Quebec City. Samples produced from the pilot work will be shipped to two potential customers that use niobium oxide, for testing against each client's specifications. NioBay holds a 72.5% interest in Crevier, located in the Nitassinan of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation.
CorporateNiobium-Titanium Alloy Demonstrates Its Strong Market Potential in the Fabrication of Fuel Cells
Research conducted with the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and the University of Waterloo found that Nb-Ti alloy/Pt coatings deposited on SS316L bipolar plates increased in-plane electrical conductivity by 42.6% and thermal conductivity by 3.5%, exceeding US Department of Energy technical targets in those categories. The work, directed by Professors Samaneh Shahgaldi and Xianguo Li and carried out as part of Pramoth Varsan Madhavan's doctoral thesis, was published in Energy Conversion and Management 311 (2024) 118536.
NewsUn alliage niobium - titane démontre son fort potentiel de commercialisation dans la fabrication de piles à combustible
Research conducted with Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and the University of Waterloo found that Nb-Ti/Pt alloy coatings applied to SS316L bipolar plates increased in-plane electrical conductivity by 42.6% and thermal conductivity by 3.5%, exceeding US Department of Energy technical targets in those categories. The work, led by professors Samaneh Shahgaldi and Xianguo Li as part of Pramoth Varsan Madhavan's doctoral studies, was published in Energy Conversion and Management 311 (2024) 118536.
NewsNioBay Metals Receives Authorization to Drill on Zone 1 of its Foothills Property
Authorization has been received from Québec's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests for surface drilling on Zone 1 of the Foothills titanium-phosphate property, located on private lands of the Séminaire de Québec. Drilling is planned to begin at the end of October, after the moose-hunting season. The Foothills Project, north of Saint-Urbain, 100 km north of Québec City, covers approximately 285 km2 across five claim blocks; NioBay holds an option to acquire an 80% interest.
CorporateLes Métaux Niobay obtient l’autorisation pour effectuer des forages sur sa zone 1 de la propriété Foothills
Authorizations have been received from Quebec's Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts under an application for projects with impacts (ATI) to conduct surface drilling on Zone 1 of the Foothills titanium property, located on private lands of the Séminaire de Québec. Drilling is expected to begin at the end of October, after the moose hunting season. Foothills, north of Saint-Urbain, Quebec, covers about 285 km2 in five claim blocks; NioBay holds an option to acquire 80%.
Drill resultsPrésence de fortes teneurs en titane dans le secteur nord de la propriété Foothills
A second batch of laboratory results from the Foothills titanium project, north of Saint-Urbain, Quebec, confirmed high TiO2 grades in rock outcrops in the northern part of the property, including massive ilmenite. IOS Services Géoscientifiques collected 150 samples, mostly from surface outcrops in sector 2 and the northern part of sector 3, with results above 30% TiO2 reported. The project covers about 285 km2 across five claim blocks, and an ATI authorization application has been filed with the ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts to allow drilling in sector 1 on Séminaire de Québec private land.
Drill resultsPresence of High Titanium Content in the Northern Sector of the Foothills Property
A second set of laboratory results from the Summer 2024 campaign at the Foothills titanium-phosphate project, 100 km north of Québec City, Québec, confirmed high TiO2 grades in surface rock outcrops in sectors 2 and the northern part of sector 3, including massive ilmenite, with reported outcrop samples exceeding 30% TiO2. Zone 3 has been added to zone 1 as a drilling site, and an impact project authorization application has been filed with the Ministry of Natural Resources. Insider participation in the previously announced $981,550 private placement totalled 150,000 flow-through units for $10,500; finders received $65,033 cash and 929,049 warrants exercisable at $0.07 until July 27, 2026.
Drill resultsNioBay Announces Closing of a Private Placement
A private placement closed for gross proceeds of $981,550 through the sale of 14,022,142 Quebec-eligible flow-through units at $0.07 per unit, each comprising one flow-through common share and half a warrant exercisable at $0.12 until July 27, 2026. A finder received $65,033 in cash and 929,049 warrants exercisable at $0.07 for 24 months. Proceeds will fund an upcoming drilling program at the Foothills titanium-phosphate project in Quebec. The hold period expires November 27, 2024, and TSX Venture Exchange final approval is pending.
FinancingNiobay annonce la clôture d’un placement privé
A private placement closed for gross proceeds of $981,550 from the sale of 14,022,142 Quebec flow-through units at $0.07 per unit, each unit comprising one flow-through common share and one half warrant exercisable at $0.12 until July 27, 2026. A finder received $65,033 in cash and 929,049 warrants exercisable at $0.07 for 24 months. Proceeds will fund the next drill program at the Foothills titanium-phosphate project in Quebec. Final TSX Venture Exchange approval is pending; hold period expires August 31, 2024.
FinancingFirst Phase of Exploration on Foothills Property Confirms Presence of High TIO2 Grades
Assay results from the first samples of the Summer 2024 exploration campaign at the Foothills titanium-phosphate project in Quebec confirmed TiO2 grades above 35% in massive ilmenite surface boulders from the southern part of sector 1. A detailed June magnetic survey over the Lac aux Bleuets area, on Séminaire de Québec land, identified a very strong anomaly, with drilling planned subject to authorizations. Results from zones 2 and 3 are expected shortly. NioBay holds an option to acquire 80% of Foothills, which covers approximately 285 km2 north of Saint-Urbain.
Drill resultsLa première phase d'exploration sur la propriété Foothills confirme la présence de fortes teneurs en TIO2
Surface grab samples of massive ilmenite blocks from the southern part of Sector 1 at the Foothills titanium project returned TiO2 grades above 35%. Foothills, located north of Saint-Urbain, 100 km north of Quebec City and 90 km south of Saguenay, Quebec, covers about 285 km2 across five claim blocks; NioBay holds an option to acquire 80%. A detailed June magnetic survey at Lac aux Bleuets showed a strong anomaly that will be drilled subject to authorizations, with results from zones 2 and 3 pending.
Drill resultsNioBay reçoit une subvention de 500 000 $
A $500,000 grant has been awarded to NioBay Metals for its Crevier niobium and tantalum project in Quebec, under the 2nd call for projects for critical and strategic minerals, from the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts and the Consortium de recherche et d'innovation en transformation métallique (CRITM). The funded work covers pilot-scale demonstration of the niobium-tantalum concentration process and production of niobium and tantalum oxides. Crevier lies about 50 km north of Girardville and 150 km from the Niobec mine; NioBay holds 72.5%.
CorporateNioBay Receives $500,000 Grant
A $500,000 grant has been awarded to NioBay Metals for its Crevier niobium and tantalum project in Québec, under the second call for projects for critical and strategic minerals from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests and the Consortium de recherche et d'innovation en transformation métallique (CRITM). The funded work covers pilot-scale demonstration of the niobium-tantalum concentration process and production of niobium and tantalum oxides, to be carried out entirely in Québec. NioBay holds a 72.5% interest in Crevier.
CorporateNioBay Metals Applauds Phosphorus Critical Minerals Classification
Canada's updated critical minerals list, announced by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, now contains 34 minerals including high-purity iron ore, phosphorus and silicon metal, while tantalum and niobium, already listed, will receive additional tax credits. NioBay says the change supports its Foothills titanium-phosphate project, acquired in partnership with Vior Inc., covering 285 km² on the Séminaire de Québec properties north of Saint-Urbain, Québec, where samples returned up to 6.3% P2O5 and more than 10% in certain rock blocks.
NewsLes Métaux NioBay salue l'ajout du phosphore à la liste des minéraux critiques du Canada
Canada's critical minerals list has been updated by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to add high-purity iron ore, phosphorus and silicon metal, bringing the total to 34 minerals, while tantalum and niobium, already listed, now qualify for additional tax credits. NioBay linked the change to its Foothills titanium-phosphate project, acquired in partnership with Vior Inc., which covers 285 km² on Séminaire de Québec lands north of Saint-Urbain, Quebec, with samples grading up to 6.3% P2O5 and over 10% in some rock blocks.
NewsNioBay Announces Election of Directors
Jean-Sébastien David, Dawn Madahbee Leach, Raymond Legault, Mathieu Savard and Serge Savard were re-elected to NioBay Metals' board at the June 12, 2024 annual general meeting, where shareholders also re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and re-approved the rolling stock option plan. Holders of 24,462,964 common shares, over 29% of the 84,775,738 shares outstanding, were represented. The company subsequently granted 1,160,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.06 with seven-year terms, one third vesting immediately.
ManagementLes Métaux NioBay annonce l’élection des administrateurs
Shareholders re-elected Jean-Sébastien David, Dawn Madahbee Leach, Raymond Legault, Mathieu Savard and Serge Savard to the board at the annual meeting held June 12, 2024, reappointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor and re-approved the stock option plan. Holders of 24,462,964 common shares, about 29% of the 84,775,738 shares outstanding, participated. The company also approved the grant of 1,160,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.06 with a seven-year term, one-third vesting immediately and the rest over two years.
ManagementNioBay Announces Closing of the Second Tranche of A Private Placement
Proceeds of $304,520 were raised in the second and final tranche of a private placement through the sale of 4,350,286 Quebec-eligible flow-through units at $0.07 each, each unit including one common share and half a warrant exercisable at $0.12 for 24 months. Combined with the first tranche, NioBay issued 8,807,429 Québec FT Units for aggregate proceeds of $616,520, with insiders subscribing for 939,286 units ($65,750). Funds will go to critical minerals exploration at the Foothills property in Québec.
FinancingNioBay annonce la clôture de la seconde tranche d'un placement privé
The second and final tranche of a private placement closed for gross proceeds of $304,520 from the sale of 4,350,286 Quebec flow-through units at $0.07 each, bringing total proceeds including the first tranche to $616,520 from 8,807,429 units. Each unit includes one flow-through common share and half a warrant exercisable at $0.12 for 24 months. Insiders subscribed for 939,286 units for $65,750. Proceeds will fund critical minerals exploration at the Foothills property in Quebec, subject to final TSX Venture Exchange approval.
FinancingNiobay Confirms Phosphate in Historic Vior Drill Holes on Foothills Property
Re-sampling of historic Vior drill holes at the Foothills project in Québec returned assays confirming the presence of phosphate in secondary minerals, in addition to previously demonstrated titanium (TiO2). The Foothills Project lies north of St. Urbain, 100 km north of Québec City and 90 km south of Saguenay, covering approximately 285 km2 across 5 claim blocks along the contact of the St. Urbain anorthosite. A field campaign began on May 6, 2024. NioBay holds an option to acquire 80% of the project.
Drill resultsValidation de la présence de phosphate dans les anciens sondages de Vior effectués sur la propriété Foothills
Re-sampling of historical Vior drill holes at the Foothills project confirmed the presence of phosphate as secondary minerals, in addition to titanium identified in earlier campaigns. Foothills lies north of Saint-Urbain, 100 km north of Quebec City and 90 km south of Saguenay, Quebec, covering about 285 km2 across five separate claim blocks along much of the contact of the Saint-Urbain anorthosite. A field campaign began on May 6. NioBay holds an option to acquire 80% of the project.
Drill resultsNioBay Announces Closing Of The First Tranche Of A Private Placement
Gross proceeds of $312,005 were raised in the first tranche of a private placement through the sale of 4,457,215 Quebec-eligible flow-through units at $0.07 per unit, each comprising one flow-through common share and half a warrant exercisable at $0.12 until April 30, 2026. A finder received $18,000 cash and 257,143 warrants exercisable at $0.07 for 24 months. Proceeds will fund critical minerals exploration on the Foothills property in Québec; the offering remains subject to final TSX Venture Exchange approval.
FinancingNioBay annonce la clôture de la première tranche d'un placement privé
Gross proceeds of $312,005 were raised in the first tranche of a private placement through the sale of 4,457,215 Quebec flow-through units at $0.07 per unit, each comprising one flow-through common share and half a warrant exercisable at $0.12 until April 30, 2026. A finder received $18,000 in cash and 257,143 warrants exercisable at $0.07 for 24 months. Proceeds will fund critical minerals exploration at the Foothills property in Quebec, subject to final TSX Venture Exchange approval.
FinancingNioBay Intercepts Historical Grades on its Crevier Project and Confirms the Extension of the Mineralized Zone
Final results from the eight-hole, 2,700 m fall 2023 drilling campaign at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Québec, located about 50 km north of Girardville, include 8.50 m at 0.35% Nb2O5 and 0.04% Ta2O5 in hole 1532-23-011, 1.00 m at 1.06% Nb2O5 and 0.13% Ta2O5 in hole 1532-23-012, and 4.00 m at 0.55% Nb2O5 in hole 1532-23-018. Intercepts use a 0.2% Nb2O5 cut-off. The mineralized zone remains open to the southeast.
Drill resultsNioBay intercepte des teneurs historiques sur son projet Crevier et confirme le prolongement de la zone minéralisée
Final results from the eight-hole, 2,700 m fall 2023 drill program at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, 50 km north of Girardville, include 1.00 m at 1.06% Nb2O5 and 0.13% Ta2O5 from 175.00 m in hole 1532-23-012, and 10.25 m at 0.37% Nb2O5 in hole 1532-23-018, with intercepts reported at a 0.2% Nb2O5 cut-off rather than the 0.1% used on January 8, 2024. Mineralization in hole 18 leaves the zone open to the southeast.
Drill resultsNioBay Metals conclut son accord d'option pour l'acquisition de la propriété Foothills
An option agreement has been closed to acquire an 80% undivided interest in Vior Inc.'s Foothills project, following NioBay's February 7, 2024 announcement and TSX Venture Exchange requirements. NioBay made the initial payment of $40,000 in cash and issued 1,250,000 common shares, which are subject to a four-month hold period under applicable securities laws.
AcquisitionNioBay Metals closes option agreement to acquire Foothills property.
An option agreement has been executed to acquire an 80% undivided interest in Vior Inc.'s Foothills Project, following the February 7, 2024 news release. NioBay Metals made the initial $40,000 cash payment and issued 1,250,000 common shares, which are subject to a four-month hold period under applicable securities laws.
AcquisitionNioBay Metals signs option agreement to acquire high-potential titanium and phosphate properties
A definitive option agreement with Vior Inc. gives NioBay the right to acquire an 80% undivided interest in the Foothills titanium-phosphate project, about 285 km², north of St. Urbain, 100 km north of Québec City, Québec. Terms through December 31, 2027 total $400,000 in cash payments, share payments including 2,500,000 shares plus instalments of $150,000, $250,000 and $500,000 in shares, and $4,000,000 in minimum work expenditures. Prior sampling returned up to 57% TiO2 and over 10% P2O5. NioBay will act as operator, with a joint venture on completion; the agreement requires TSX Venture Exchange approval.
AcquisitionLes Métaux NioBay signe une convention d'option afin de mettre la main sur des propriétés à fort potentiel en titane et phosphate
An option agreement with Vior Inc. gives NioBay the right to acquire an 80% undivided interest in the Foothills titanium-phosphate project, about 285 km² across five claim blocks north of Saint-Urbain, Quebec. Terms total $400,000 in cash, share payments including 2,500,000 NioBay shares plus later issuances priced at a 10-day VWAP with a $0.055 minimum, and $4,000,000 in minimum work expenditures by December 31, 2027. Past Vior sampling returned up to 57% TiO2 and 67 of 139 outcrop samples grading 4.0-6.3% P2O5. NioBay will be operator; TSX-V approval is required.
AcquisitionMise à jour corporative des activités de NioBay
An application has been filed with Ontario's Ministry of Mines to add three years to the current exploration permit at the James Bay Niobium project, where NioBay holds a mining lease valid until 2028 and a preliminary economic study showing an after-tax NPV (8%) of $1.0 billion and a 27.5% IRR. A regional exploration program covering 574 claims over 31,638.96 ha northwest of Lac-Saint-Jean returned silver, gold, platinum, palladium, manganese, chromium, vanadium, titanium, magnesium and nickel at the North Crevier, Albanel 2, Isabelle and Blue sites. Niobium-based bipolar plate tests at the University of Waterloo reached 99.98% corrosion protection efficiency, meeting US DOE criteria.
CorporateCorporate update on NioBay activities
An exploration permit application has been filed with the Ontario Ministry of Mines to add three years to the current permit at the James Bay Niobium project, where NioBay holds a mining lease valid until 2028 and a preliminary economic study showed an after-tax NPV (8%) of $1.0 billion and a 27.5% IRR. A regional program covering 574 claims (31,638.96 ha) northwest of Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, returned silver, gold, platinum, palladium, manganese, chromium, vanadium, titanium, magnesium and nickel at the North Crevier, Albanel 2, Isabelle and Blue sites. University of Waterloo tests achieved 99.98% corrosion protection efficiency in PEM fuel cells.
CorporateNioBay intercepts Niobium in the extension of its main zone at Crevier
First results from the Fall 2023 drilling program at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium and tantalum project in Quebec, 50 km north of Girardville, include hole 23-002 intersecting 11.5 m at 0.36% Nb2O5 from 164.50 m and 21.9 m at 0.31% Nb2O5, plus 21.5 m at 0.035% Ta2O5; the hole is more than a kilometre from the main zone. The eight-hole, 2,700 m program finished at the end of September 2023, with further results pending.
Drill resultsNioBay intercepte du Niobium dans le prolongement de sa zone principale dans le projet Crevier
First results from the fall 2023 drill program at the 72.5%-owned Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec, 50 km north of Girardville, returned niobium intercepts more than 1 km from the main zone in what appears to be its extension. Hole 1532-23-002 returned 21.9 m at 0.31% Nb2O5 and 11.5 m at 0.36% Nb2O5, while hole 23-001 cut 9.5 m at 0.36% Nb2O5. The eight-hole, 2,700 m program was completed in late September 2023; remaining results are pending.
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NioBay commences its 2023 drilling campaign at the Crevier project
A drilling campaign has begun at the Crevier niobium-tantalum property in Quebec, held by Les Minéraux Crevier Inc., in which NioBay holds a 72.5% interest. Holes will test the dyke's continuity northwest and southeast of the known zone, with two larger-diameter holes drilled into the dyke to test niobium enrichment at depth and recover mineralization for concentrate samples to be sent to potential battery-sector customers. Drilling is by First Nations Drilling of Mashteuiatsh, with supervision by IOS Services Géoscientifiques. Results from the 2022 program were also released, including 2,731.48 ppm Nb2O5 over 3.45 m from 531.85 m in hole 1532-22-07.
Drill resultsNioBay annonce le début des forages pour sa campagne 2023 sur son projet Crevier
A 2023 diamond drilling campaign has begun on the Crevier niobium-tantalum property in Quebec, 72.5%-held by NioBay through Les Minéraux Crevier Inc., testing dyke continuity northwest and southeast of the known zone, plus two larger-diameter holes into the dyke to check niobium enrichment at depth and recover mineralization for concentrate samples destined for potential battery-sector clients. Drilling is by Forage Premières Nations of Mashteuiatsh, with geological supervision by IOS Services Géoscientifiques. The release also updates 2022 drill results, including 2,731.48 ppm Nb2O5 over 3.45 m in hole 1532-22-07.
Drill resultsLors d'une entrevue avec « Global One Media », le président et chef de la direction, Jean-Sébastien David, a partagé les derniers développements de NioBay (Anglais seulement)
President and CEO Jean-Sébastien David discussed NioBay's latest developments in an interview with Global One Media, covering the Crevier project in Quebec and the James Bay project in Ontario, described as positioned to become the world's fourth niobium mine. Drilling and feasibility studies are underway, with the company targeting the position of second global niobium supplier to the battery industry.
CorporateDuring an interview with "Global One Media," President & CEO Jean-Sébastien David shared NioBay's latest developments
An interview with Global One Media featured President & CEO Jean-Sébastien David discussing the Crevier project in Quebec and the James Bay project in Ontario, described as positioned to become the world's 4th niobium mine. Drilling and feasibility studies are ongoing, with the company aiming to become the second global supplier of niobium for the battery industry.
CorporateNioBay clotûre un financement
A private placement closed for gross proceeds of $871,520, comprising 3,541,999 Quebec flow-through units at $0.12, 2,452,000 national flow-through units at $0.11 and 1,800,000 units at $0.10, each unit including a common share and a half warrant exercisable at $0.14 until July 21, 2025. No cash commission or finder's fee was paid, and insiders subscribed for 270,000 Quebec flow-through units and 200,000 units for $52,400. Proceeds will fund critical minerals exploration in Quebec and working capital.
FinancingNioBay Closes Financing
FinancingNioBay announces election of directors
Jean-Sébastien David, Dawn Madahbee Leach, Raymond Legault, Mathieu Savard and Serge Savard were re-elected to the board at NioBay Metals' annual general meeting held June 8, 2023, where shareholders also re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as auditors and re-approved the rolling stock option plan. Holders of 25,094,844 common shares, over 35% of the 70,301,524 shares outstanding, were represented. The board decided not to grant any options, citing the share price performance, and instead approved a list of 2023 objectives.
ManagementNioBay annonce l'élection des administrateurs
Jean-Sébastien David, Dawn Madahbee Leach, Raymond Legault, Mathieu Savard and Serge Savard were re-elected to NioBay Metals' board at the annual meeting held June 8, 2023, where shareholders also reappointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor and re-approved the stock option plan. Holders of 25,094,844 common shares, about 35% of the 70,301,524 shares outstanding, voted. The company decided not to grant options given share price performance, with the HR committee instead setting 2023 objectives tied to possible option bonuses.
ManagementNioBay Announces the Presence of Mineralization West of the Known Zone on the Crevier Property
First assay results from the September–November 2022 drill campaign at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project, 53 km north of Girardville, Québec, show mineralization 200 m to 1,100 m west of the known zone in a previously undrilled area. Partial results from holes 01, 06 and the start of hole 09 include 4.4 m at 0.18% Nb2O5 and 0.04% Ta2O5 from 117.95 m, and 3.15 m at 0.15% Nb2O5 and 0.03% Ta2O5 in hole 01. The campaign totalled 10 holes over 4,000 m; NioBay holds 72.5% of Crevier.
Drill resultsNioBay annonce la présence de minéralisation à l’ouest de la zone connue sur la propriété Crevier
Initial assay results from the fall 2022 drill campaign at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project, 53 km north of Girardville, Quebec, show mineralization 200 m to 1,100 m west of the known zone in a previously undrilled area. Partial results from holes 01, 06 and the start of 09 include 4.4 m at 0.18% Nb2O5 and 0.04% Ta2O5 from 117.95 m, and 1.63 m at 1,630.28 ppm REE. The program totalled 10 holes over 4,000 m. NioBay holds 72.5% of Crevier.
Drill resultsSigning of a cooperation agreement with the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Nation for the Crevier Project
A cooperation agreement has been signed with Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan providing a framework for advanced exploration and development of the Crevier niobium and tantalum project, located about 53 km north of Girardville, Quebec, on the Nitassinan of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Nation. The agreement was signed in Mashteuiatsh on February 28, 2023, and follows advanced prospecting and a 4,000-metre drilling campaign completed in 2022. NioBay holds a 72.5% interest in the project.
CorporateSignature d’une entente de coopération avec la Nation des Pekuakamiulnuatsh dans le cadre du projet Crevier
A cooperation agreement covering advanced exploration and development work at the Crevier niobium-tantalum project was signed with Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan at Mashteuiatsh. Crevier is located about 53 km north of Girardville, Quebec, on the Nitassinan of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Nation, and NioBay holds a 72.5% interest. The agreement follows advanced prospecting work and a 4,000-metre drill campaign completed in 2022 targeting niobium and tantalum.
CorporateNioBay corporate update on NioBay activities
Assay results from the 2022 drilling program on the Crevier Extension in Quebec are delayed, and the Company has requested re-testing of the majority of analyses received due to quality control deficiencies, aiming to present results at PDAC 2023 in Toronto in March. NioBay has also staked 257 mining claims northwest of its Crevier property in the Lac-St-Jean region, adding 14,116 ha, to be assessed for lithium potential after compilation work.
CorporateMise à jour corporative de NioBay
Assay results from the 2022 drilling campaign on the Crevier extension in Quebec are delayed, with the company requesting re-assays for the majority of results received due to quality-control deficiencies; it aims to present results at PDAC 2023 in March in Toronto. NioBay also staked 257 mining claims northwest of its Crevier property in the Lac-St-Jean region, adding 14,116 ha, to test lithium potential. NioBay holds 72.5% of Crevier and 100% of the James Bay Niobium project in Ontario.
CorporateUpdate on metallurgical progress at the Crevier project
Metallurgical testing at the Crevier niobium and tantalum project in Quebec produced gains in grade and recovery through the addition of a vibrating table separation followed by high intensity magnetic separation and the replacement of some reagents. Testing at SGS in Quebec City achieved the highest level of pyrochlore recovery in an open circuit since NioBay has held the project, with further metallurgical work for 2023 underway. Collaborator Charles Blais won the Canadian Mineral Processors Lucky Amaratunga Report Award for his related report. NioBay holds a 72.5% interest in Crevier.
Study resultsMise à jour des progrès métallurgiques sur le projet Crevier
Metallurgical testing on the known zone of the Crevier niobium-tantalum project in Quebec produced gains in grade and recovery, achieving an open-circuit pyrochlore concentrate with the highest niobium grades since NioBay acquired the project. The improvements came from adding shaking table separation followed by high-intensity magnetic separation, and changes to the nature and dosage of certain reagents. Further metallurgical work is under way in 2023 to test additional proposed improvements. Charles Blais won the Canadian Mineral Processors Lucky Amaratunga Report Award for his report on pyrochlore metallurgy optimization. NioBay holds 72.5% of Crevier.
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NioBay corporate update on NioBay activities
The 2022 drilling campaign on the Crevier Extension in Quebec was completed with 4,000 metres over 10 holes, versus an initial plan of 12 holes (3,250 metres), with laboratory results expected by the end of the year. A petrographic report from IOS Services Géoscientifiques on six polished thin sections identified niobium-bearing minerals including pyrochlore, Ellsworthite, pyrochlore-microlite, rutile-Nb, illmenite and titanite. NioBay also joined a UQTR research project on a niobium-based porous transport layer for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and was invited to Ontario's Minister's Mining Industry Council for 2023.
CorporateMise à jour corporative des activités de NioBay
The 2022 drill campaign on the Crevier extension in Quebec is complete, totalling 4,000 metres in 10 holes versus the initial plan of 12 holes (3,250 metres), with laboratory results expected by year-end. A petrographic report from IOS Services Géoscientifiques identified niobium-bearing minerals including pyrochlore, Ellsworthite, pyrochlore-microlite, rutile-Nb, ilmenite and titanite. NioBay also joined a UQTR research project on a niobium-based porous transport layer for PEM water electrolysis and was invited to Ontario's MMIC for 2023.
CorporateNioBay provides update on high volume of trading
Following high trading volume on October 17, 2022, NioBay confirmed that activities on its exploration properties are normal and that it has no exceptional activities or situations to disclose. A drill program is underway at the Crevier property in Quebec using First Nations Drilling of Mashteuiash, with seven holes for 2,400m drilled since September 14, 2022; no assays are available yet, with first results expected by the end of November 2022. The James Bay Niobium Project situation remains unchanged.
CorporateNioBay fournit une mise à jour au sujet du fort volume transigé
In response to high trading volume on October 17, 2022, NioBay confirmed that activities on its exploration properties are normal and that it has no exceptional activity or situation to disclose. A drilling campaign by Forage Premières Nations de Mashteuiash is underway on the Crevier property in Quebec, following showings found during advanced prospecting in June and July 2022 on the Crevier extension; seven holes totalling 2,400 m have been completed since September 14, 2022, with first assay results expected in late November 2022. At the James Bay Niobium project in Ontario, the company will return to site when it judges it has stakeholder acceptance.
CorporateNioBay begins drilling following significant prospecting results on Crevier
A diamond drilling campaign has started on the Crevier property in Quebec, in which NioBay holds a 72.5% interest, after summer prospecting returned assays up to 0.30% Nb2O5 and 200 ppm Ta2O5 from newly discovered carbonate boulders and dykes located 0.5 to 2.0 kilometres from the Main Zone. The Main Zone hosts an NI 43-101 measured and indicated resource of 25.4 Mt at 0.20% Nb2O5 and 234 ppm Ta2O5 (SGS, July 2010). Drilling will be carried out by First Nations Drilling of Mashteuiatsh.
Drill resultsNioBay débute des forages suite à des résultats de prospection significatifs sur Crevier
A diamond drilling campaign has begun on the Crevier niobium-tantalum property in Quebec, held 72.5% by NioBay, targeting new drill targets identified after prospecting returned up to 0.30% Nb2O5 and 200 ppm Ta2O5 in carbonated glacial boulders and newly discovered carbonated dykes located 0.5 to 2.0 kilometres from the main zone. The main zone's 43-101 resource totals 25.4 Mt at 0.20% Nb2O5 and 234 ppm Ta2O5 (measured and indicated, SGS July 2010). Drilling will be carried out by Forage Premières Nations of Mashteuiatsh, with geological supervision by IOS Services Géo Scientifique.
Drill resultsNioBay Metals begins overburden and bedrock drilling program on the East Gouin property in Quebec
A 30-hole Sonic overburden and bedrock drilling program has begun on the East Gouin property in Quebec, optioned from Tectonic Resources Inc., running until mid-September. The program follows prospecting results of 0.29%, 0.31%, 0.54% and 0.57% Nb2O5 in glacial blocks with carbonate veinlets and till niobium geochemical anomalies near a large magnetic anomaly. The property lies 190 km west of the Niobec mine and 150 km south of Chibougamau. A diamond drilling campaign could follow depending on results.
Drill resultsLes Métaux NioBay débute un programme de forage de mort-terrain et de roche mère sur la propriété Gouin Est au Québec
A 30-hole overburden and bedrock drilling program using Sonic drilling technology has begun on the Gouin Est property in Quebec, held under option from Tectonic Resources. The program follows prospecting results of 0.29%, 0.31%, 0.54% and 0.57% Nb2O5 in glacial boulders with carbonate veinlets, plus niobium geochemical anomalies in till, all on the edge of a large magnetic anomaly. The campaign runs to mid-September, with diamond drilling possible depending on results.
Drill resultsLes Métaux NioBay confirme la présence de minéralisation en profondeur au nord sur son projet James Bay Niobium
Drilling has extended the mineralized zone at depth and to the north on the 100%-owned James Bay Niobium project, 45 km south of Moosonee, Ontario. Hole NBY-22-08 on section 8N, 60 metres north of the last 2020 section, showed depth extension of the East and West branches with widening and high grades in the West branch; NBY-22-09 and NBY-22-10, 60 metres further north on section 10N, confirmed the East branch at depth and Nb2O5 enrichment in the West branch. The roughly 30-hole program was suspended in March at the request of the Moose Factory Band Council; the high-grade zone (0.50 to 0.70% Nb2O5) was not intersected.
Drill resultsNioBay Metals confirms mineralization to the north at depth at the James Bay Niobium Project
Three drill holes at the wholly-owned James Bay Niobium Project, 45 km south of Moosonee, Ontario, confirmed extension and widening of the mineralized zone at depth to the north on two additional sections. Hole NBY-22-08, on section 8N, 60 metres north of the last 2020 section, showed extension of the East and West branches with widening and high grade in the West branch; holes NBY-22-09 and NBY-22-10, 60 metres further north on section 10N, confirmed East branch extension and Nb2O5 enrichment in the West branch versus 1960s results. The high-grade zone (0.50 to 0.70% Nb2O5) was not intercepted.
Drill resultsLes métaux NioBay annonce l’élection des administrateurs
Jean-Sébastien David, Dawn Madahbee Leach, Raymond Legault, Mathieu Savard and Serge Savard were re-elected to the board at NioBay Metals' annual meeting held June 22, 2022, where shareholders also reappointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor and re-approved the stock option plan. Holders of 26,693,236 common shares, about 37% of the 70,301,524 shares outstanding, voted in person or by proxy. The company also approved the grant of 1,350,000 incentive stock options at an exercise price of $0.14, with a seven-year term; one-third vest immediately and the remainder over two years.
ManagementAGM 2022 presentation
NioBay Metals has made its 2022 annual general meeting presentation available for review, per a notice issued from Montreal, Quebec on June 23, 2022. The release provides contact details for President and CEO Jean-Sebastien David and the company's investor relations firm, Paradox Public Relations.
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