North Atlantic Titanium Corp. (CSE: NATO) (OTCQB: NATQ.F) (FSE: Y33) announced it has submitted applications for drilling permits for its diamond drill program at the Company's Everett Titanium-Vanadium-Phosphate project, located in Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec. The Company holds the 2,406-hectare Everett property under an option agreement from Romaine River Titanium Inc.
The Company has received confirmation from its Quebec environmental consultants that the following permits have been fully filed on behalf of Romaine River and the Company: PAF (Permit for forestry activities) and ATI (Permit for Work with Impact) for the drilling campaign only. The diamond drilling plans focus on confirming the 1951 and 1968 diamond drilling in the northern area of the exposed Everett Oxide Body, totaling approximately 25,000 meters across 20 drill pads, to be completed in three years or less.
The plan submitted for the PAF and ATI describes minimal forest impacts because the Company is mostly brushing out historical drill trails for access. The work, when completed, 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 proceed in success-contingent stages to test the northern area of the Everett Oxide Body, leading to a mineral resource estimate (MRE). Drilling depths are expected to be less than 350 meters, as described in the ATI application. All drilling sites are planned to be accessed by the trails prepared during this year's forestry permit.
Dwayne Yaretz, CEO of NATO, 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."
On March 31, 2026, the Company joined Romaine River in its collaboration with Centre technologique des residus industriels (CTRI), Impact Global Solutions (IGS), and Corem (the "Program") in support of metallurgical testing at the Everett project in Quebec. The Program is managed by the Elements08 Strategic Metals Excellence Centre, partly funded by the Government of Quebec.
This announcement is significant as it moves the Everett project closer to a mineral resource estimate, which is a critical step toward developing a domestic supply of titanium and vanadium—materials essential for defense and aerospace applications. The project aligns with Western efforts to reduce reliance on foreign sources for critical minerals.
