Amaroq (AIM:AMRQ), an independent mine development company focused on Greenland's mineral potential, has commenced drilling at the Ilua Pegmatite rare earth element prospect in South Greenland, the company's first exploration campaign of 2026.
The scout programme will test three targets distributed along the Ilua Pegmatite Zone, a conventional rare earth-hosting system extending across at least 5 kilometres of strike within the Nunarsuit licence area, held through the Gardaq Joint Venture.
Surface sampling conducted in 2025 returned grades of up to 2.3% total rare earth oxides (TREO), with approximately 27% comprising heavy rare earth elements (HREE), including magnet-critical neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium.
Provisional mineralogical studies have identified several processable REE-bearing minerals, including britholite, monazite and zircon, with uranium and thorium content below Greenland's regulatory threshold.
The programme represents the first subsurface assessment of the system and will be supported by geological mapping, channel sampling and mineralogical studies to define the geometry and economic potential of the mineralised zone.
"This pegmatite system is more conventionally processable and exhibits relatively low uranium and thorium content," said James Gilbertson, VP Exploration, adding that drilling will assess the continuity and commercial characteristics of the system at depth.
Assay results will be released as the programme progresses.
