North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) announced it has applied for drilling permits for a three-year diamond drill program at its Everett Titanium-Vanadium-Phosphate project near Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec. The company holds the 2,406-hectare property under option from Romaine River Titanium Inc.
The company received confirmation from Quebec environmental consultants that it has fully filed the Permit for forestry activities (PAF) and the Permit for Work with Impact (ATI) for the drilling campaign. The drilling plan focuses on confirming historical diamond drilling from 1951 and 1968 in the northern area of the exposed Everett Oxide Body, totaling approximately 25,000 meters across 20 drill pads, to be completed within three years.
Forest impacts are minimal because the company is mostly brushing 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. Diamond drilling will be conducted 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 drilling sites will be accessed by trails prepared under this year's forestry permit.
Dwayne Yaretz, CEO of North Atlantic Titanium, stated, "Metallurgical results from the ongoing Elements08 metallurgical testing 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. Work under this ATI permit application will define our technical program and follow-up drilling for the next 18 to 24 months."
The company joined Romaine River in March 2026 in a collaboration with the Centre technologique des residus industriels, Impact Global Solutions, and Corem to support metallurgical testing at the Everett project. The program is managed by Elements08 Strategic Metals Excellence Centre, partly funded by the Government of Quebec.
North Atlantic Titanium is focused on developing the Everett titanium-vanadium project, targeting high-quality titanium feedstocks with potential vanadium and phosphate coproducts. The company also holds a 100-percent interest in the Sleeping Giant South project in the Abitibi greenstone belt. The drilling program aims to confirm historical results and advance the project toward a mineral resource estimate, supporting Canada's critical minerals strategy.
