Key facts
| Company | Niobay Metals (TSXV: NBY) |
|---|---|
| Location | Quebec, Canada |
| Stage | Early exploration |
News releases45 on file
NioBay 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 recei
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 coun
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 pr
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 met
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 Nio
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 Lakef
NewsNioBay 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
Drill resultsNioBay 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
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 resid
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 optimi
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
Resource updateNioBay 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. M
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
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
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% impro
Study resultsNIOBAY 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 hol
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. Resu
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 pr
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 p
FinancingNioBay 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 rep
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 Quebe
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 u
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
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 exploratio
CorporateStart 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
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
CorporateNioBay 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 concen
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 concentratio
CorporateNioBay 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 mineralize
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
Drill resultsNioBay 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
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 complete
Drill resultsNioBay 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 potentia
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. Dr
Drill resultsNioBay 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
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
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 dril
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 campa
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 assess
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 me
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