お知らせ • Mar 17
Verde Expands Minas Americas Magnet-Rich Ionic Clay Discovery Beyond 3.5 Km²; MAV_AD_0028 Returns 10 M At 0.84% TREO
Verde AgriTech Ltd. announced additional assay results from 17 auger holes at its Minas Americas Global Alliance rare earths project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The new results extend the same discovery model Verde has been building since October: shallow ionic-clay mineralization carrying an NdPr-led magnet basket with meaningful Dy/Tb support, now confirmed in additional multi-metre zones as the drill-confirmed footprint expands beyond 3,5 Km². At this stage, the key variables are clear: shallow position, repeatable multi-metre enrichment, magnet-basket quality and growing scale. This release advances all four without changing the geological model that Verde has been reporting since the Project was first disclosed. MAV_AD_0028 returned 10 m from surface (0-10 m) averaging 8,439 ppm TREO (0.84% TREO) and 1,965 ppm MREO, including 5 m (3-8 m) averaging 11,032 ppm TREO (1.10% TREO) and 2,717 ppm MREO, with 2,634 ppm NdPr oxides, approximately 66.8 ppm Dy2O3 and approximately 15.8 ppm Tb4O7. MAV_AD_0035 returned 5 m (6-11 m) averaging 8,273 ppm TREO and 2,013 ppm MREO; MAV_AD_0044 added 8 m (8-16 m) averaging 6,172 ppm TREO, including 5 m (11-16 m) averaging 6,724 ppm TREO; and MAV_AD_0042 returned 2 m (11-13 m) averaging 8,404 ppm TREO and 2,117 ppm MREO. MAV_AD_0029 returned 16 m from surface (0-16 m) averaging 2,869 ppm TREO and 541 ppm MREO, including 8 m (8-16 m) averaging 4,650 ppm TREO and 923 ppm MREO, and ended in mineralization. Five of the 17 newly reported holes contain continuous runs of at least 0.40% TREO over 3 m or more, and three of those contain continuous runs of at least 0.60% TREO over 3 m or more. In the strongest new multi-metre intervals, MREO accounts for roughly 22%-25% of TREO, while Y2O3 exceeds 100 ppm over approximately 26 m across five of the 17 new holes. The drill-confirmed footprint now exceeds 3,500,000 m² within a mapped and surface-sampled geological unit exceeding 15,000,000 m², and drilling is ongoing across eight additional targets. In ionic adsorption clay systems, the important technical question is whether the better magnet-basket chemistry strengthens within the same shallow domains that carry the best NdPr values. The new drilling continues to answer that question positively. MAV_AD_0028 provides the clearest near-surface enrichment profile in this batch, and MAV_AD_0035 confirms a second 5 m zone of the same style. MAV_AD_0042 and MAV_AD_0044 add corroboration elsewhere in the system, while MAV_AD_0029 shows that mineralization remains open locally at depth. The higher-grade internal zones are metres thick and nested within broader shallow mineralized profiles rather than appearing as narrow isolated spikes. That geometry is supportive of both 3D modelling and the selection of representative composites for metallurgical testing. Across the 17 new holes, Y2O3 exceeds 100 ppm over approximately 26 m across five holes - MAV_AD_0028, MAV_AD_0029, MAV_AD_0035, MAV_AD_0042 and MAV_AD_0044. In the flagship hole MAV_AD_0028, the 5 m enrichment interval (3-8 m) averages approximately 196 ppm Y2O3, with Y2O3 remaining above 100 ppm from surface to 9 m. The same pattern repeats in MAV_AD_0035, MAV_AD_0042 and MAV_AD_0044, showing that the strongest magnet-basket zones are also carrying broader heavy-REE support. Previously reported hole MAV_AD_0002 remains the high-water mark at 606 ppm Y2O3 over 9.0-10.0 m, alongside Dy2O3 86 ppm and Tb4O7 17 ppm. PT-34 remains the Project's initial drilling anchor, with significant intercepts spanning approximately 1,700 m based on the maximum collar-to-collar distance among holes returning continuous mineralization of at least 0.40% TREO over at least 3 m. The current batch extends that same signature beyond the original anchor area. Across Minas Americas, the drill-confirmed footprint now exceeds 3,500,000 m² within a mapped and surface-sampled geological unit exceeding 15,000,000 m². Drilling remains underway across eight additional targets, suggesting the area drilled to date may still represent only a portion of the broader system. Next work will focus on integrating the new results into the 3D geological model, selecting representative composite intervals for metallurgical testing, and continuing step-out drilling across additional targets. Analyses were performed by SGS Geosol (Vespasiano, Brazil) using lithium-borate fusion with ICP-MS/OES (IMS95A/ICP95A method). The Company’s quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) program includes the regular insertion of blanks, certified reference materials, and duplicates into the sample stream. Analytical results are reviewed for accuracy and precision prior to disclosure.