Verde AgriTech Reports Broad Magnet and Heavy Rare Earth Intersections From Surface at Minas Americas

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Verde AgriTech Reports Broad Magnet and Heavy Rare Earth Intersections From Surface at Minas AmericasAuthor of the article:30 metres at 1,853 ppm MREO and shallow auger profiles above 2,100 ppm MREO; detailed SGS bench-scale metallurgy advances the next milestoneTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountSINGAPORE, Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VerdeAgriTechLtd.(TSX:NPK|OTCQX:VNPKF) (“Verde”) reports broad, from-surface magnet and heavy rare earth intersections at Minas Americas GlobalAlliance (“Minas Americas”), Brazil, held through MagnesRareEarths (“Magnes”), Verde’s subsidiary. Results include 30metresat1,853ppmmagnetrareearthoxides(MREO) in reverse-circulation (RC) drilling and shallow auger profiles above 2,100 ppm MREO, ahead of the forthcoming SGS bench-scale metallurgical results.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again30metresofmagnet-richmaterialfromsurface. MAV_RC_0063 returned 30 metres at 1,853 ppm MREO, including 60 ppm dysprosium–terbium oxides (DyTb), with 270 ppm heavy rare earth oxides (HREO).Long RC intersections and higher-grade internal intervals. MAV_RC_0001 returned 53 metres from surface at 1,242 ppm MREO, including 30 metres at 1,950 ppm MREO. A selected 5-metre interval in MAV_RC_0054 returned 3,310 ppm MREO and 90 ppm DyTb.Shallow auger profiles combine magnet and heavy rare earth grades. MAV_AD_0691 returned 8 metres from surface at 2,194 ppm MREO. MAV_AD_0639 returned 11 metres from surface at 2,179 ppm MREO and 335 ppm HREO.SGSbench-scalemetallurgyisthenextcatalyst. SGS tested seven geological samples from four auger holes, plus a quality-control duplicate, tracking rare earths through leach liquor, two wash stages and residue. Results are expected following technical review.A growing exploration dataset. This update covers 50 additional RC holes and 822 cumulative auger profiles, including earlier results. The combined assay compilation covers 879 holes. The release’s drilling-record population totals 1,191 holes and 12,640.6 recorded metres.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“What stands out is the combination of broad intervals beginning at surface and the magnet and heavy rare-earth mix within them,” said Cristiano Veloso, Founder and Chief Executive OfficerofMagnes. “This expanding dataset strengthens our exploration foundation, with SGS metallurgical results as the next important milestone.”Broad RC intersections beginning at surfaceMAV_RC_0063 combines a 30-metrefrom-surfaceinterval with 1,853 ppm MREO, including 1,792 ppm neodymium–praseodymium oxides (NdPr), and 270 ppm HREO. MAV_RC_0001 provides a longer, 53-metre surface profile, including a 30-metre interval at 1,950 ppm MREO. Within MAV_RC_0054’s 27-metre surface profile, the selected 9–14 metre interval returned 3,310 ppm MREO, including 90 ppm DyTb.Table 1. Selected RC intervalsHoleFrom(m)To(m)Len.(m)MREO(ppm)NdPr(ppm)DyTb(ppm)HREO(ppm)TREO (ppm)RC0063030301,8531,792602707,787RC0001053531,2421,202391635,363RC00012353301,9501,891592338,201RC00013444102,3582,286722739,721RC0036012121,5661,513532586,859RC0054027271,4391,396432035,889RC0070293451,6311,557744206,949RC005491453,3103,2209037010,719This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Shorter intervals within a longer interval are included in that interval and are not additional metres. Lengths are downhole intervals, not established true widths. Results are head grades, not recovered grades. MREO and HREO overlap through DyTb and must not be added together.Shallow auger results reinforce the rare-earth mixThe auger programme complements the longer RC intersections with shallow profiles beginning at surface. MAV_AD_0691 returned 8 metres at 2,194 ppm MREO, including 2,122 ppm NdPr and 72 ppm DyTb. MAV_AD_0639 returned 11 metres at 2,179 ppm MREO, including 2,108 ppm NdPr, 72 ppm DyTb and 335 ppm HREO.Table 2. Selected cumulative auger intervals from surfaceHoleFrom(m)To(m)Len.(m)MREO(ppm)NdPr(ppm)DyTb(ppm)HREO(ppm)TREO (ppm)AD06910882,1942,122723248,780AD08840662,0752,015592518,202AD08390661,9461,888582548,133AD0639011112,1792,108723358,079AD0868011111,7991,739602797,291AD05120991,3201,251693605,226All intervals in Table 2 are complete from-surface profiles selected from the cumulative auger dataset, not a separate cohort of newly reported holes. Grades are length-weighted oxide equivalents; rounding can cause component totals to differ from the displayed sum.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Why magnet and heavy rare earths matterPermanent magnets account for around 95% of rare-earth consumption by value, according to the International Energy Agency.[1] NdPr is the principal rare-earth component in these magnets; Dy and Tb can improve performance at elevated temperatures. These elements support applications including industrial motors, robotics, aerospace and defence.For investors, the rare-earth mix is an important part of the exploration story. Verde therefore presents MREO, NdPr, DyTb and HREO alongside TREO, rather than relying on total grade alone. At Minas Americas, the combination of broad, shallow intersections and evidence of selective diagnostic leaching provides a basis for the next stage of exploration and process testing. Commercial significance will depend on recovery into a saleable product, impurities, reagent requirements and processing costs; it cannot be determined from head grades or industry consumption values alone.Drilling scale and reporting progressThrough 25September2026, the drilling records included in this release comprise 7,304.6 metresin1,020augerholes and 5,336metresin171RCholes, totalling 12,640.6 recorded metres. This reporting population is distinct from the gross physical drilling programme.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Assayed metres are reported separately.Reporting progress at the 25 September cutoffScopeAuger holesRCholesTotal holesMetresPreviously reported through 8 Sep43674433,628.8 assayedCovered by this update82250 new8727,196.8 assayedCombined assay compilation822578797,468.8 assayedDrilling records in this release1,0201711,19112,640.6 recordedThe 50 additional RC holes comprise 39 complete holes with 1,123 assayed metres and available intervals totalling 144 metres in 11 partial holes. The 822 auger profiles are cumulative, not all newly reported: 793 complete profiles cover 5,776.8 metres and available intervals in 29 partial profiles cover 153 metres.The separate MinasAmericasDrillHoleandAssayResultsAnnex,dated3October2026, contains complete and partial results and collar records. It is intended for publication alongside this release at https://magnesrareearths.com/evidence, not appended here. Selected intervals in this release do not represent every hole or all grades.Source [1]: International Energy Agency, Rare Earth Elements, Executive Summary (2026): https://www.iea.org/reports/rare-earth-elements/executive-summaryThis advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Figure 1. Selected RC and cumulative auger drilling intervals from surface. MREO and HREO overlap and must not be added.Sourcedatacutoff:25 September2026.SGS bench-scale metallurgy — from screening to process developmentBuilding on the earlier diagnostic results, Magnes engaged SGS Geosol for a more comprehensive bench-scale metallurgical programme. Initial testing covered seven geologicalsamplesfromfouraugerholesindifferentpartsofMinasAmericas, plus a duplicate leach of one sample for a quality-controlcomparisonoftestrepeatability. The duplicate is not an additional geological sample or location. This sample set is distinctfromthe five diagnostic intervals described below.Astructuredexaminationoftheleach,washandresiduestreams. SGS prepared and homogenised the samples and characterised their particle-size fractions before testing approximately 40gramsofminus-2mmmaterial with 0.5Mammoniumsulphate for 30 minutes at ambient temperature. The programme used mechanicalagitation, with pH monitoredandadjustedaroundatargetof4.2, followed by vacuum filtration and two separatelyanalysedwashstages. Feed, collected leach liquor, each wash and solid residue were assayed for metallurgical balances and impurity assessment. Acid additions, filtration times and collected liquor volumes were recorded. Follow-up tests examined pH and reagent conditions on one sample.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Why this goes beyond diagnostic screening. The earlier ICM694 screening certificates report initial and final pH, but do not document the same time-resolved pH monitoring and adjustment or separately analysed process-stream balances. Those diagnostic results do not establish optimised pH, agitation or washing conditions. Because the programmes used different samples and preparation conditions, they are not a before-and-after demonstration of improved recovery.The next milestone connects exploration grades with process-development decisions. The bench work examines how much rare earth content enters the collected liquid streams, how much remains in the solids and which impurities follow it. Together with reagent and filtration records, this is intended to guide subsequent work on extraction selectivity, reagent requirements and solid–liquid separation—not simply add another set of head-grade assays.Verde expects to announce the bench-scale metallurgical results following reconciliation andtechnicalreview. No numerical results from that bench programme are disclosed in this release, and no commercial recovery or optimised flowsheet is established.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“Our next milestone is the SGS bench-scale results,” said Veloso. “The initial diagnostic tests showed magnet and heavy rare earths becoming more prominent in the dissolved rare-earth mix. The bench programme examines how much enters the leach and wash streams, how much remains in the residue and which impurities follow it. That information will guide the next stage of process development.”Earlier SGS screening increased the share of magnet and heavy rare earths in solutionThe earlier diagnostic leach screening tested how readily rare earths entered solution under a defined chemical treatment. The comparison comprised five sample intervals: four channel intervals collected in 2025 from PT-34, PT-36 and PT-42, and one later 2–3 metre auger interval from MAV_AD_0002. SGS used its ICM694 method, applying 0.5 M ammonium sulphate at an initial pH of 4, with a 30-minute leach.Heavy rare earths more than doubled their share of the rare-earth mix after diagnostic leaching. HREO accounted for 3.0–4.1% of the original samples’ rare-earth content and 6.6–12.1% of the dissolved mix. Across the five paired tests, their share was 2.1–3.3 times the original sample’s share. MREO increased from 22.2–26.3% of the original rare-earth content to 41.6–48.1% of the dissolved mix, or 1.6–1.9times its original share. These are comparisons of composition, not extraction recovery.This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Table 3. Five earlier SGS diagnostic intervalsIntervalMREOmg/kgHREOmg/kgDREOmg/kgMREO share head→leachHREO share head→leachHREO multiplePT-34 0–1 m1613638423.7% → 41.9%3.3% → 9.3%2.81×PT-34 1–2 m2406357825.3% → 41.6%4.1% → 10.9%2.68×PT-36 0–1 m2784466722.2% → 41.6%3.0% → 6.6%2.20×PT-42 0–1 m1673138323.8% → 43.6%3.9% → 8.2%2.09×AD0002 2–3 m2376049226.3% → 48.1%3.6% → 12.1%3.34×Quantities are desorbed oxide equivalents on the laboratory mg/kg reporting basis. Shares use unrounded totals. PT-34 0–1 m DREO is 384 mg/kg using half detection limits, versus 383 mg/kg previously displayed. HREO includes Y; MREO and HREO overlap.The auger interval illustrates the selective response: MREO increased from 26.3%to48.1% of the rare-earth mix, while HREO increased from 3.6% to 12.1%. DyTb increased from 0.94% to 2.08%. This greater representation of magnet and heavy rare earths in the dissolved suite is the starting point for the more detailed metallurgical work.Shares are calculated against head TREO before leaching and total desorbable rare earth oxides (DREO) afterwards. They are not increases in absolute solution concentration. HREO includes yttrium as well as heavy lanthanides and is not synonymous with DyTb. These selected diagnostic tests were not an optimised flowsheet or a project-wide metallurgical estimate.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Figure 2. Original-sample and dissolved-mix composition in five selected SGS diagnostic tests. This is a comparison of composition, not extraction recovery.Technical basis and reporting definitionsGeologicalsettingandsampling. Minas Americas is an exploration-stage, clay-hosted rare-earth project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Earlier diagnostic tests indicated ionic adsorption behaviour. RC and auger sampling used nominal one-metre intervals; the source records show vertical holes (dip −90°; azimuth not applicable). Source collar coordinates use SIRGAS 2000 / UTM Zone 23S. Depths, sample coverage and provisional source-field collars are tabulated in the annex. True widths and continuity between holes are not established.Analyticallaboratoryandmethods. Samples were analysed by the third-party laboratory SGS Geosol Laboratórios S.A., Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Drilling assay certificates reviewed for this update specify lithium-metaborate fusion followed by ICP-MS (IMS95A) and ICP-OES (ICP95A). SGS Geosol publishes ISO 9001:2015 certification and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation CRL 0386. Accreditation is scope-specific; this statement does not establish that every method used here is within the accredited scope.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Calculations and quality controls. The analytical programme includes blanks, certified reference materials and duplicates; these controls are excluded from geological composites. Grades are length-weighted oxide equivalents in ppm, equivalent to grams per tonne. No grade cutoff is applied to full-hole composites. Partial composites cover only available contiguous assays, not unassayed gaps. Values below detection limits are assigned half the limit; over-limit results are lower bounds, shown with “≥”, not exact grades.Oxidegroups. MREO is the sum of Nd, Pr, Dy and Tb oxides. NdPr and DyTb are their respective oxide pairs. HREO is the sum of Y, Dy, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu oxides. TREO includes the oxides of the lanthanides other than promethium, plus yttrium, and excludes scandium. DREO is the corresponding total reported after diagnostic desorption. DyTb is included in both MREO and HREO, so those groups are not additive.Carlos Leite, MAusIMM CP(Geo) (No. 1006695), an independent consultant to Magnes Rare Earths, is the Qualified Person identified for technical review of this proposed release under National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. This proposed release and its accompanying annex remain subject to his review and approval of the exact versions.This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.About Verde AgriTech and Magnes Rare EarthsVerdeAgriTechLtd.tradesontheTSXasNPKandonOTCQXasVNPKF. Magnes Rare Earths, Verde’s subsidiary, is advancing the exploration-stage Minas Americas rare-earth project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The listed shares referenced in this release are Verde AgriTech shares.The exploration and diagnostic results described here do not establish a mineral resource, mineral reserve, commercial recovery or economic assessment.For Additional Information:Verde investor information: https://investor.verde.agMagnes project and company information: https://www.magnesrareearths.comCautionary statement regarding forward-looking informationThis news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, including statements concerning the expected announcement of SGS bench-scale metallurgical results, further exploration and process development, publication of the companion assay annex, and the potential significance of the reported magnet and heavy rare earth results. Words such as “expects”, “will”, “potential”, “next” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking information.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.This information reflects management’s expectations as of the release date and assumes that laboratory results and balances can be reconciled, technical review and required approvals can be completed, suitable samples and sufficient funding and personnel will be available, and further work can proceed under applicable permits and regulatory requirements. These assumptions may prove incorrect.Actual results, timing and outcomes may differ materially because of geological and sampling variability, assay or metallurgical uncertainty, limitations in the representativeness of samples, recovery and impurity challenges, reagent consumption and processing costs, laboratory or review delays, permitting constraints, changes in rare-earth markets, financing availability and other risks described in Verde’s current public disclosure filings available on SEDAR+ at https://www.sedarplus.ca. Exploration grades and selective diagnostic leaching do not establish economic viability or recovery into a saleable product.Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. 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