North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCQB: NATQ.F) (FSE: Y33) announced that it has submitted applications for drilling permits for its diamond drill program at the Everett Titanium-Vanadium-Phosphate project near Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec. The company holds the 2,406-hectare Everett property under an option agreement with Romaine River Titanium Inc. The applications include a Permit for forestry activities (PAF) and a Permit for Work with Impact (ATI) for the drilling campaign, which have been fully filed by Quebec environmental consultants on behalf of both companies.
The drilling plan focuses on confirming historical diamond drilling from 1951 and 1968 in the northern area of the exposed Everett Oxide Body. The program comprises approximately 25,000 meters across 20 drill pads, to be completed within three years or less. Forest impacts are expected to be minimal as the company will mostly brush out historical drill trails for access. The work will provide access to both the north and south areas of the 2.5-kilometer-long exposure of the Everett Oxide Body. Drilling will proceed in success-contingent stages to test the northern area, leading to a mineral resource estimate. Drilling depths are expected to be less than 350 meters, and all drill sites will be accessed via trails prepared under this year's forestry permit.
Dwayne Yaretz, CEO of North Atlantic Titanium, stated that metallurgical results from ongoing testing by Elements08 reinforce the company's strategy to advance a secure, domestic critical minerals processing supply chain in Canada, supporting defense readiness and the reshoring of Western titanium metal production. The work under the ATI permit will define the technical program and follow-up drilling for the next 18 to 24 months.
On March 31, 2026, the company joined Romaine River in a collaboration with the Centre technologique des residus industriels (CTRI), Impact Global Solutions (IGS), and Corem to support metallurgical testing at the Everett project. The program is managed by the Elements08 Strategic Metals Excellence Centre, partly funded by the Government of Quebec.
North Atlantic Titanium is focused on developing the Everett titanium-vanadium project in Quebec, targeting high-quality titanium feedstocks with potential vanadium and phosphate coproducts. The company also holds a 100% interest in the Sleeping Giant South project in the Abitibi greenstone belt. More information is available at www.natitanium.com.
