Enova Mining Limited has completed 35 drill holes totaling 1,172 metres across two campaigns at the Naked Hill ionic adsorption clay rare earth element project in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The drilling comprises 14 diamond holes and two auger holes from a December 2025 to February 2026 campaign, alongside 19 auger holes from an ongoing program launched in July 2026. Resource delineation drilling at the Bald Hill target is currently advancing at a rate of six to eight holes per week, supported by the recent deployment of a second auger rig.

The ongoing program forms part of a broader, approximately 200-hole auger drilling initiative structured across three phases. Work is designed to define the extent and continuity of saprolite-hosted rare earth element mineralisation overlying the Medina Intrusive Granite Complex.

More than 150 samples have been dispatched to the SGS Geosol laboratory for head assay and leach testing. Meanwhile, integrated mineral characterisation and hydrometallurgical test work for selective rare earth extraction are progressing under the direction of Alexandre Rocha da Rocha and Geological Consultores Associados.

“We are pleased with the progress at Naked Hill, with 35 drill holes now been completed, including 19 auger holes from the current campaign. Resource delineation drilling at Bald Hill continues to advance at a rate of 6 to 8 holes per week, which is now further supported by the deployment of a second auger rig. The ongoing approximately 200-hole auger drilling program is designed to define the extent and continuity of saprolite-hosted REE mineralisation and provide a solid foundation for future resource estimation.”

— Eric Vesel, CEO / Executive Director

The company anticipates receiving the remaining regional East Salinas assay results in late August 2026.

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