11:53 AM EDT, 04/30/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Integral Metals ( ITGLF ) on Wednesday said early findings from its 2024 geomicrobial survey at the Burntwood Project in northern Manitoba demonstrated promising microbial patterns that may serve as biological pathfinders for rare earth element mineralization associated with carbonatite intrusions.

The company said initial analysis revealed a statistically significant depletion of Burkholderiales and an enrichment of Rhizobiales in microbial communities overlying known carbonatite systems. Rock, soil, and plant geochemical samples collected during the same 2024 program are currently undergoing analysis at the Saskatchewan Research Council.

It added that these results are preliminary and form part of a broader, ongoing research initiative conducted in partnership with Dr. Andrew Cameron and the Institute for Microbial Systems and Society at the University of Regina. The project is supported by funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Mitacs, and the Manitoba Mineral Development Fund.

"These early results are encouraging and reinforce our belief that geomicrobial techniques can provide powerful, low-impact insights in the search for buried mineral systems," said Chief Executive Paul Sparkes.

Shares of the company were last seen up $0.03 to $1.19 on the Canadian Securities Exchange.

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