Temas Resources Corp. (“Temas”) is pleased to announce the commencement of an accelerated 2,500-meter HQ diamond drilling program at its La Blache Project near Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada.
The campaign, which began in late October and will continue through November, is designed to build on Temas’ initial resource estimate outlined in the Company’s August 2025 prospectus. The program aims to further define the inferred mineral resource at the Farrell-Taylor TiO2 deposit and test previous drilling at the adjacent Lac Schmoo TiO2 deposit.
Temas has engaged Magnor Exploration Inc., an experienced Quebec-based drilling operator, to manage the program. The campaign will encompass the entire 2.5-kilometer-long TiO2 mineralized corridor from Hervieux West to Farrell-Taylor, with drilling conducted on 50 m × 50 m intervals. Two rigs are currently in operation, increasing to four by mid-November, with completion of the second-phase program expected by April 2026. The drill program is fully funded from Temas’ recent capital raisings, and all required work authorizations are in place.
“The La Blache property is located near existing infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and the deep-sea Port of Saguenay,” said Tim Fernback, CEO of Temas Resources. “We have La Blache on an accelerated exploration and development path to support commencement of a larger feasibility study in 2026. We have extensively drilled the Farrell-Taylor TiO2 deposit in the past and this new drill program will further define the mineralized trend. The Lac Schmoo area contains a historical TiO2 outcrop located between the Farrell-Taylor and Hervieux East deposits, and we intend to test this area to add further mineral resource potential to La Blache.”
HQ core from the program will also advance Temas’ Regenerative Chloride Leach (RCL) technology - a patented hydrometallurgical process shown to enhance recovery of critical, battery, precious, and rare-earth metals while lowering environmental impact.
David Caldwell, Chief Operating Officer of Temas Resources, added:
“We are excited to commence first-phase drilling to acquire metallurgical samples and upgrade the Farrell-Taylor resource. In light of the push for onshoring critical metals in North America, La Blache represents an important step toward independence in vanadium, titanium, scandium, and gallium supply. This program will underpin a global mineral resource estimate covering the entire property and inform future feasibility work.”
Temas’ La Blache and Lac Brûlé projects in Québec are strategically positioned to feed into the Company’s proprietary RCL processing platform, supporting Western efforts to secure sustainable, high-margin critical-mineral supply chains.