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Sparton Files Independent Morrison Mine N-I 43-101 Technical Report

Sparton Resources Inc. has filed an independent technical report on the Morrison Mine Project in Ontario, while Glen Eagle Resources holds an option to earn up to a 70% interest in the property.

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Sparton Resources Inc. (TSXV:SRI) has filed an independent N-I 43-101 Technical Report on its Morrison Mine Project with SEDAR+ and on the company’s website. The report, prepared for Sparton by Qualified Person Paul Chamois, M.Sc. (A), P. Geo., is dated Oct. 06, 2026.

#Morrison option and joint venture structure

Sparton previously secured an option to acquire 100% of the past-producing Morrison Silver Mine property near Gowganda, Ontario. Under a definitive Option and Joint Venture Agreement announced on September 1, 2026, Glen Eagle Resources Inc. (TSXV:GER) has an exclusive option to earn up to a 70% interest in the property over a three-year option period.

The earn-in requires Glen Eagle to make specified cash payments and provide share-cost compensation through the funding of exploration expenditures. If the earn-in is completed and the applicable conditions are satisfied or waived, the parties would form a joint venture with initial participating interests of 70% Glen Eagle and 30% Sparton.

Sparton says it remains operator during the option period, while Glen Eagle can earn its interest by funding an exploration drilling programme. The grant and exercise of both options are subject to applicable TSX Venture Exchange requirements and the terms of the Agreement. The options are described as arm’s length transactions, with no finder's fee arrangements.

Sparton also corrected its July 18 News Release to state that aggregate work programme expenditures over the three-year option period should read as $650,000.

#Historical Morrison Mine information

Sparton describes Morrison as a past-producing native silver mine that recorded more than 750,000 ounces of production at a reported grade of roughly 25 ounces per short ton during intermittent operations between 1912 and 1954. The ore was milled at the nearby Siscoe Metals Mill, and Sparton says there are no tailings on the property.

The four-claim property includes a capped production shaft extending to approximately 600 feet below surface. Historical records identify eight sub-parallel, near-vertical veins that were partially mined, as well as additional silver-bearing areas encountered during underground exploration drilling.

The company says the extensions of those vein systems into unmined areas have not been fully tested using modern diamond drilling. The Morrison property is in the historic Gowganda silver camp of northeastern Ontario, which is reported to have produced over 60 Million ounces of silver.

Historical production, grade, mine-development and mineral-occurrence information is based on historical records and published sources. Sparton says a Qualified Person has not completed sufficient work to independently verify all of that information through new exploration, and the company does not treat it as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve.

The Ontario Ministry of Mines has issued an exploration permit covering up to 12 holes comprising a total of approximately 1200 meters on the Morrison property. Sparton and Glen Eagle are coordinating the initial exploration programme.

Independent Qualified Person Paul Chamois recommended a Phase 1 programme comprising a LIDAR survey, line cutting and 1,000m of diamond drilling, with an estimated budget of $213,000. The stated focus is on unmined areas representing extensions of mined sections of the vein systems, including pillars.

#Company background

Sparton Resources describes itself as a mineral exploration company with critical-mineral and gold projects in Ontario and Quebec. It also holds a strategic investment in a vanadium redox flow battery manufacturer.

#Key Takeaways

  • Sparton filed an independent N-I 43-101 Technical Report on the Morrison Mine Project on SEDAR+ and its website.
  • Glen Eagle Resources has an option to earn up to a 70% interest over a three-year option period, subject to the Agreement and applicable TSX Venture Exchange requirements.
  • A successful earn-in and satisfaction or waiver of applicable conditions would result in initial participating interests of 70% Glen Eagle and 30% Sparton.
  • An exploration permit covers up to 12 holes and approximately 1200 meters, while the recommended Phase 1 programme includes 1,000m of diamond drilling and an estimated budget of $213,000.
  • Sparton says historical information about Morrison has not been fully independently verified and is not treated as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve.

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