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The company says the second of two magnetic lows identified in 2010 lies largely beneath Shipshaw, but has not yet been verified.","According to the company, historical drilling tested the anomaly’s rims in 23 holes totalling about 5,850 metres, with carbonatite intersected in each hole; the centre itself remains undrilled. High-resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys, 3D magnetic inversion and historical core review are planned to define the target. The release states that Shipshaw has no mineral resource estimate; the anomaly is not a discovery or resource."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"claims","label":{"ar":"المطالبات (العدد)","de":"Claims (Anzahl)","en":"Claims (count)","es":"Concesiones (cantidad)","fr":"Claims (nombre)","pt":"Concessões (quantidade)","tr":"Maden ruhsatı sayısı (adet)"},"type":"number","unit":"count"},{"key":"area_hectares","label":{"ar":"المساحة التقريبية (هكتار)","de":"Ungefähre Fläche (Hektar)","en":"Approximate area (hectares)","es":"Superficie aproximada (hectáreas)","fr":"Superficie approximative (hectares)","pt":"Área aproximada (hectares)","tr":"Yaklaşık alan (hektar)"},"type":"number","unit":"hectares"},{"key":"distance_km","label":{"ar":"المسافة التقريبية إلى نيوبك (كم)","de":"Ungefähre Entfernung zu Niobec (km)","en":"Approximate distance to Niobec (km)","es":"Distancia aproximada a Niobec (km)","fr":"Distance approximative de Niobec (km)","pt":"Distância aproximada à Niobec (km)","tr":"Niobec’e yaklaşık uzaklık (km)"},"type":"number","unit":"km"}],"description":{"ar":"حزمة المطالبات والمسافة التقريبية إلى منجم نيوبك وفقاً للشركة.","de":"Claim-Paket und ungefähre Entfernung zur Niobec-Mine laut Unternehmen.","en":"Claim package and approximate distance to the Niobec mine as reported by the issuer.","es":"Paquete de concesiones y distancia aproximada a la mina Niobec según el emisor.","fr":"Claims et distance approximative de la mine Niobec selon l’émetteur.","pt":"Conjunto de concessões e distância aproximada à mina Niobec segundo a empresa.","tr":"Şirketin bildirdiği ruhsat paketi ve Niobec madenine yaklaşık uzaklık."},"id":"niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-ni-data","methodology":{"ar":"تفيد الشركة بوجود 48 مطالبة تغطي نحو 2,686 هكتاراً. ويبعد أقرب حد للمطالبات نحو كيلومترين عن نيوبك. لم يُحفر مركز الشذوذ المغناطيسي ولا يوجد تقدير لموارد شيبشو.","de":"Das Unternehmen meldet 48 Claims auf etwa 2.686 Hektar. Die nächste Claim-Grenze liegt ungefähr 2 km von Niobec entfernt. Das Zentrum der magnetischen Anomalie wurde nicht erbohrt; für Shipshaw gibt es keine Ressourcenschätzung.","en":"The company reports 48 claims covering approximately 2,686 hectares. The nearest claim boundary is about 2 km from Niobec. The central magnetic anomaly has not been drilled; no Shipshaw resource estimate exists.","es":"La empresa informa de 48 concesiones que cubren unos 2.686 hectáreas. El límite de concesión más cercano está a aproximadamente 2 km de Niobec. El centro de la anomalía magnética no se ha perforado y no existe una estimación de recursos para Shipshaw.","fr":"La société fait état de 48 claims couvrant environ 2 686 hectares. La limite de claim la plus proche se trouve à environ 2 km de Niobec. Le centre de l’anomalie magnétique n’a pas été foré ; aucune estimation de ressources n’existe pour Shipshaw.","pt":"A empresa informa 48 concessões que cobrem cerca de 2.686 hectares. O limite de concessão mais próximo fica a aproximadamente 2 km da mina Niobec. O centro da anomalia magnética não foi perfurado; não existe estimativa de recursos para Shipshaw.","tr":"Şirket 48 ruhsat ve yaklaşık 2.686 hektarlık bir alan bildirdi. En yakın ruhsat sınırı Niobec madenine yaklaşık 2 km mesafededir. Manyetik anomalinin merkezi sondajla sınanmamıştır; Shipshaw için bir mineral kaynak tahmini bulunmuyor."},"rows":[{"area_hectares":2686,"claims":48,"distance_km":2}],"sourceUrls":["https://irw-press.com/en/niobiumx-mining-outlines-the-principal-exploration-target-at-its-shipshaw-niobium-property-quebec-the-property-hosts-the-second-of-two-magnetic-lows-identified-north-of-the-saguenay-river/"],"title":{"ar":"بيانات ملكية شيبشو","de":"Daten zur Shipshaw-Liegenschaft","en":"Shipshaw property data","es":"Datos de la propiedad Shipshaw","fr":"Données sur la propriété Shipshaw","pt":"Dados da propriedade Shipshaw","tr":"Shipshaw ruhsat sahası verileri"},"type":"table","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T22:41:53Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-niobium-exploration-target-2026/data/niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-ni-data?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-niobium-exploration-target-2026/data/niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-ni-data?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-ni-data"}],"data_types":["table"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of industry, engineering and logistics connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-business","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-295aa329-eef8-5b75-afbf-d1ad9ff2ae1a","event_period":"2026-10-20","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-niobium-exploration-target-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of industry, engineering and logistics connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-business","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/business-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"niobiumx-shipshaw-principal-niobium-exploration-target-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-21","name":"NiobiumX Mining Inc. 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High-resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys, 3D magnetic inversion and historical core review are planned to define the target. 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