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Eastport Provides Drilling Updates at Matsitama Copper, Semarule REE and Foley Uranium
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 23, 2025) - Eastport Critical Metals Corp...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Eastport Provides Drilling Updates at Matsitama Copper, Semarule REE and Foley UraniumVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 23, 2025) - Eastport Critical Metals Corp. (TSXV: EVI) (\"Eastport\" or the \"Company\") announces updates in relation to the three drill programs announced and commenced across the Company's critical metals projects in Botswana; Matsitama Copper (drill commencement press release can be viewed here), Semarule REE (drill commencement press release can be viewed here) & Foley Uranium (drill commencement press release can be viewed here). Highlights:Drilling Pause and Resumption: All three drill programs have been temporarily paused for the holiday season, with operations scheduled to recommence across the projects in mid-January 2026. Matsitama Copper Project: Combined diamond and reverse circulation (RC) drilling targeting potential future resource definition and extension at the historic Nak prospect; initial reconnaissance RC drilling to test the extensive 25 km Copper-Cobra soil anomaly; and RC drilling along the southern extension of the active Kopano mine, Kopano-South, and the prospective 85 km Bushman fault structure (over 60 km within Eastport's licences). Semarule Rare Earth Elements Project: Phase 1 diamond drilling program underway to test the multi-phase syenite intrusion at Semarule Hill, following encouraging prior rock chip sampling for total rare earth oxides (TREO). Foley Uranium Project: Phase 1 RC drilling program initiated to test a continuous >15 km paleo-channel extending from the adjacent Letlhakane Uranium Deposit (owned by Lotus Resources).Rick Bonner, Director & VP Ex, commented, \"Eastport have made a solid start in our Phase 1 efforts. The holiday break provides an opportunity for the team to take time to reflect on the volume of work behind us, and to prepare for a busy 2026 where drilling will resume and results will begin to flow.\" Matsitama Copper: Drill Program Update(Figure 1: Green Collar ID - Drilling Completed at Program as at today)To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8324/278859_b3ebc99904b5bb3b_001full.jpgDrilling Completed to date:PROSPECTDIAMOND DRILL METRES / HOLESRC DRILL METRES / HOLESNak* 1,228m / 8Nak Exploration1,307.6m / 7Copper-Cobra**450m / 9Kopano South***700m...