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Anteros Metals Provides Phase 1 Drilling Update at Seagull Critical Minerals Project, Ontario
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - February 3, 2026) - Anteros Metals Inc. (CSE: ANT) ("Anteros" or the "Company") reports on Phase 1 drilling at the Seagull Critical Minerals Project (the "Project"), located approximately 80 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Drilling is being carried out by Rift Minerals Inc. ("Rift"), as operator, pursuant to the option agreement announced on October 9, 2025, under which Anteros may earn up to a 49% interest in the Project....
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[{"type":"text","content":"St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador--(Newsfile Corp. - February 3, 2026) - Anteros Metals Inc. (CSE: ANT) ("Anteros" or the "Company") reports on Phase 1 drilling at the Seagull Critical Minerals Project (the "Project"), located approximately 80 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Drilling is being carried out by Rift Minerals Inc. ("Rift"), as operator, pursuant to the option agreement announced on October 9, 2025, under which Anteros may earn up to a 49% interest in the Project.","length":541,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Drill hole RM26-01 reached a depth of approximately 1,230 metres before drilling operations were discontinued on February 2, 2026 due to downhole conditions that prevented further advancement. Following technical assessment by the project operator, the decision was made to abandon the hole.","length":291,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"As previously reported on January 21, 2026, RM26-01 intersected localized zones of orthomagmatic sulphide mineralization within the basal cumulate sequence between approximately 588.5 metres and 607.5 metres depth, above the Archean basement contact. These mineralized intervals have been logged and selected for sampling and will be submitted for platinum, palladium, nickel, and copper analysis. Analytical results will be reported when available.","length":449,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"As previously reported on January 23, 2026, a pressurized gas occurrence was encountered at approximately 877 metres depth within a narrow fault zone characterized by bleached rock and clay gouge in otherwise competent metasedimentary rocks, approximately 100 metres from gas occurrences reported in historical drill hole WM01-08. The nature, composition, volume, and significance of the gas have not yet been determined.","length":421,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Due to the abandonment of the hole and the resulting loss of access to the gas-bearing interval, no further gas sampling or monitoring is planned from RM26-01. Evaluation of the gas occurrence will therefore be limited to observations and data collected prior to abandonment. Selected fault gouge material associated with the gas occurrence has been retained for potential laboratory analysis, subject to suitability of the material.","length":...