# Minestarters Atlas News & Events Canonical page: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news?commodities=gold®ions=california%2Cmariposa+county Atlas summarizes and classifies mining-industry stories from third-party publishers. Follow each source link for the original reporting. Results: 48 Returned: 10 Coverage: drill results, resource updates, and metallurgy; primary commodity matching; all time unless dates are supplied. Region: California (california) Region: mariposa county (mariposa county) Commodity: Gold (gold) Applied filters: {"regions":["california","mariposa county"],"commodities":["gold"],"commodity_scope":"primary","document_types":["drill_results","resource_update","metallurgy"],"document_type_match":"any"} Sort: published_at desc Offset: 0; page size: 10 [Next page](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news.md?commodities=gold®ions=california%2Cmariposa+county&page=2&page_size=10) ## Lode Gold Submit Documents to Discharge Senior Secured Debt and Advances Fremont Gold Mine into Next Phase of Growth - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-submit-documents-to-discharge-senior-secured-debt-and-advances-fremont--f854a201-dbd3-43ad-8e3f-738b8d5e7356) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-submit-documents-to-discharge-senior-secured-debt-and-advances-fremont--f854a201-dbd3-43ad-8e3f-738b8d5e7356.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-22T18:12:00.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Lode Gold Resources Inc. (LOD.V) - Original source: [orestocks](https://orestocks.com/company/LOD.V/press-releases/6679276887202184) - Atlas sentiment: 0.479 - Atlas tags: debt_discharge Lode Gold Resources Inc. has submitted documents to discharge its senior secured debt, which will release the Fremont Gold Mine from being pledged as security. This milestone allows the company to focus on technical development, resource expansion, and developing a preliminary mine plan over the next six months. ## K2 Drills 53.34m of 2.00 g/t Au at Dragonfly, Including High-Grade Oxide Core of 15.24m of 5.33 g/t Au - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/k2-drills-53-34m-of-2-00-g-t-au-at-dragonfly-including-high-grade-oxide-core-of--86b3bb6a-2dc6-4d67-bbe4-78621974e505) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/k2-drills-53-34m-of-2-00-g-t-au-at-dragonfly-including-high-grade-oxide-core-of--86b3bb6a-2dc6-4d67-bbe4-78621974e505.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-22T11:00:00.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: K2 Gold Corporation (KTO.V) - Original source: [orestocks](https://orestocks.com/company/KTO.V/press-releases/6600211297336013) - Atlas sentiment: 0.748 - Atlas tags: None K2 Gold Corporation announced high-grade gold drill results from four holes at its Dragonfly Zone within the Mojave Project in California, extending mineralization 75m south of previous discoveries. The program confirmed multiple stacked gold-bearing structures and is part of a fully permitted and funded 14,000m campaign, with additional results pending. The company also highlighted the receipt of a positive Record of Decision from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for its exploration drilling program. ## Cashu Research Initiates Coverage on K2 Gold Corporation (KTO) - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/cashu-research-initiates-coverage-on-k2-gold-corporation-kto--02cfcb72-61c9-44e2-a3ea-c663b16c51b9) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/cashu-research-initiates-coverage-on-k2-gold-corporation-kto--02cfcb72-61c9-44e2-a3ea-c663b16c51b9.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-16T13:49:00.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: K2 Gold Corporation (KTO) - Original source: [newsfile](https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/314393/Cashu-Research-Initiates-Coverage-on-K2-Gold-Corporation-KTO) - Atlas sentiment: 0.514 - Atlas tags: Step-Out Extension, Apparent Width Only, Nearology Play Cashu Research has initiated coverage on K2 Gold Corporation following high-grade gold drill results from the Mojave Project in California. The company is currently executing a 14,000-metre permitted and funded drilling campaign, reporting significant oxide gold intercepts including 39.62m at 5.35 g/t gold. ## Sponsored Q&A: K2 Gold assays build on California Mojave discovery - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/sponsored-q-a-k2-gold-assays-build-on-california-mojave-discovery--d672d9c5-a231-489e-9769-5a8d89d210f6) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/sponsored-q-a-k2-gold-assays-build-on-california-mojave-discovery--d672d9c5-a231-489e-9769-5a8d89d210f6.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-16T13:31:28.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: K2 Gold (KTO) - Original source: [canadianminingjournal](https://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/sponsored-qa-k2-gold-assays-build-on-california-mojave-discovery/) - Atlas sentiment: 0.665 - Atlas tags: Step-Out Extension, Bonanza Intercept K2 Gold has reported high-grade drill results from its Mojave project in California, including a 39.6m intercept at 5.35 g/t gold. The results represent a 40-metre step-out within a 6.5-km-long oxide gold corridor, with the company noting significant permitting de-risking following an Environmental Impact Statement process. ## Sponsored Q&A: K2 Gold assays build on California Mojave discovery - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/sponsored-q-a-k2-gold-assays-build-on-california-mojave-discovery--64bcb2b8-b199-4e88-9243-f855f4987fc1) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/sponsored-q-a-k2-gold-assays-build-on-california-mojave-discovery--64bcb2b8-b199-4e88-9243-f855f4987fc1.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-14T14:26:47.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: K2 Gold (KTO) - Original source: [northernminer](https://www.northernminer.com/stock-markets-investing/sponsored-qa-k2-gold-assays-build-on-california-mojave-discovery/1003894833/) - Atlas sentiment: 0.358 - Atlas tags: Step-Out Extension, QA/QC Disclosed K2 Gold has reported the first drill results from its 2026 14,000-metre exploration program at the Mojave project in California. The results include high-grade intercepts that represent a 40-metre step-out from previous drilling, extending the known mineralization corridor. ## LODE GOLD EXPANDS DRILL PROGRAM AT FLAGSHIP FREMONT GOLD MINE PROJECT - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-expands-drill-program-at-flagship-fremont-gold-mine-project--20d98b63-e534-4eb1-b6b0-739bf995c17a) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-expands-drill-program-at-flagship-fremont-gold-mine-project--20d98b63-e534-4eb1-b6b0-739bf995c17a.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-11T23:58:40.185Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Lode Gold Resources Inc. (LOD) - Original source: [prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lode-gold-expands-drill-program-at-flagship-fremont-gold-mine-project-302875699.html) - Atlas sentiment: 0.236 - Atlas tags: Step-Out Extension Lode Gold Resources Inc. is expanding its drill program at the Fremont Gold Mine project in Mariposa County, California. The expansion includes four new drill pads (PT-J 011, PT-J 012, HGD-002, and HGD-003) to support metallurgical testing, hydrogeological monitoring, and step-out exploration in untested zones. ## LODE GOLD EXPANDS DRILL PROGRAM AT FLAGSHIP FREMONT GOLD MINE PROJECT - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-expands-drill-program-at-flagship-fremont-gold-mine-project--ce1856f4-e057-4ed3-938f-9a4c85c345d9) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-expands-drill-program-at-flagship-fremont-gold-mine-project--ce1856f4-e057-4ed3-938f-9a4c85c345d9.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-11T23:57:46.638Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Lode Gold Resources Inc. (LOD) - Original source: [cnw](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/lode-gold-expands-drill-program-at-flagship-fremont-gold-mine-project-873994878.html) - Atlas sentiment: 0.236 - Atlas tags: Step-Out Extension, QA/QC Disclosed Lode Gold Resources Inc. has announced an expansion of its drill program at the Fremont Gold Mine project in California. The expansion adds four new drill pads (PT-J 011, PT-J 012, HGD-002, and HGD-003) to support metallurgical testing, hydrogeological monitoring, and step-out exploration in untested zones. ## Lode Gold Resources expands drilling program at Fremont Gold Mine, California - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-resources-expands-drilling-program-at-fremont-gold-mine-california--049dcda1-9517-4fb4-82d6-bdba09baa1de) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-resources-expands-drilling-program-at-fremont-gold-mine-california--049dcda1-9517-4fb4-82d6-bdba09baa1de.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-10T11:25:39.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Lode Gold Resources Inc. (LOD) - Original source: [resourceworld](https://resourceworld.com/lode-gold-resources-expands-drilling-program-at-fremont-gold-mine-california/) - Atlas sentiment: 0.236 - Atlas tags: Step-Out Extension Lode Gold Resources is expanding its drilling program at the Fremont Gold Mine in California by adding four new drill pads. The expansion includes dedicated metallurgical core drilling and hydrogeological testing, while also targeting untested zones for potential resource expansion. ## K2 Drills 27.43m of 4.03 g/t Au at Dragonfly, Confirms Multiple Stacked High-Grade Oxide Gold Structures - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/k2-drills-27-43m-of-4-03-g-t-au-at-dragonfly-confirms-multiple-stacked-high-grad--222cbf8f-670c-4d52-9ed6-df01d1318699) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/k2-drills-27-43m-of-4-03-g-t-au-at-dragonfly-confirms-multiple-stacked-high-grad--222cbf8f-670c-4d52-9ed6-df01d1318699.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: K2 Gold Corporation (KTO) - Original source: [globenewswire](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/09/3358463/0/en/k2-drills-27-43m-of-4-03-g-t-au-at-dragonfly-confirms-multiple-stacked-high-grade-oxide-gold-structures.html) - Atlas sentiment: 0.738 - Atlas tags: Bonanza Intercept, Apparent Width Only, Step-Out Extension, QA/QC Disclosed, Deleterious Elements Present, Nearology Play K2 Gold announced significant drill results from four holes at its 100% owned Mojave Project, confirming multiple stacked high-grade oxide gold structures at the Dragonfly Zone. Highlights include 27.43m of 4.08 g/t Au and 3.05m of 17.55 g/t Au, extending mineralization 40m west of previous discoveries. The company also reported progress on its fully permitted 14,000m drill campaign and disclosed comprehensive QA/QC procedures. ## Lode Gold Welcomes Mariposa County's Focus on Mining as First Sector in Economic Development Initiative - Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-welcomes-mariposa-county-s-focus-on-mining-as-first-sector-in-economic--044ac274-b464-446e-bc15-54de1819ee1e) · [Markdown](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-welcomes-mariposa-county-s-focus-on-mining-as-first-sector-in-economic--044ac274-b464-446e-bc15-54de1819ee1e.md) - Original announcement: 2026-09-08T22:46:00.000Z - Atlas analysis published: Unknown date - Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Lode Gold Resources Inc. (LOD) - Original source: [tmx](https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/LOD/news/6403481028060996/lode-gold-welcomes-mariposa-county-s-focus-on-mining-as-first-sector-in-economic) - Atlas sentiment: 0.215 - Atlas tags: Nearology Play Lode Gold welcomes Mariposa County's decision to prioritize mining in its new economic development initiative. The company notes that this focus on facilitating permitting and investment creates a constructive environment for advancing its Fremont gold project. # Atlas tag definitions - **Bonanza Intercept:** Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm. - **Metal Equivalent Opaque:** Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent. - **True Width Disclosed:** Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length. - **Apparent Width Only:** Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness. - **QA/QC Disclosed:** Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates). - **Compositing Transparent:** Cut-off grade and internal dilution rules are clearly stated for reported intervals. - **No QA/QC Disclosure:** Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. - **Cut-off Undisclosed:** Cut-off grade not disclosed — cannot assess comparability to prior estimates or peers. - **Step-Out Extension:** Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. - **Infill Drilling:** Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. - **Stale Data Re-release:** Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. - **Deleterious Elements Present:** A source-stated penalty, refractory or recovery concern in the fact's scope. Element detection alone, including measured elements explicitly below penalty thresholds, does not trigger this tag. Respect negation and retain a separately stated concern even when another risk is explicitly absent. - **Refractory Ore:** Complex mineralogy requiring oxidation or other special processing before recovery. - **Nearology Play:** Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. - **Measured Resource:** Highest confidence category — tonnage, grade, shape well-established from closely-spaced drilling. Basis for Proven Reserves. - **Indicated Resource:** Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves. - **Proven Reserve:** Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors. - **Probable Reserve:** Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors. - **Inferred Resource:** Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. - **All Inferred:** M&I share below the weak bound — very early stage, no engineering confidence. - **Tonnage Growth:** Tonnage increase reaching the strong tier vs prior estimate, with grade maintained or improved. - **Grade Improvement:** Average resource grade improved vs prior estimate — better deposit economics. - **Contained Metal Growth:** True scale improvement — contained metal ounces/tonnes increased vs prior, accounting for both tonnage and grade changes. - **Category Upgrade:** Resource confidence improved — Inferred upgraded to Indicated, or Indicated to Measured. De-risking signal. - **Tonnage Decline:** Resource tonnage decreased vs prior estimate — pit optimization removed marginal material or geological model revised down. - **Grade Decline:** Average grade fell below the red-flag bound vs prior estimate — deposit economics worsening. May indicate high-grading in early drilling. - **Contained Metal Decline:** Contained metal decreased vs prior despite tonnage growth — grade dilution exceeds volume gain. - **Category Downgrade:** Resource confidence decreased — Measured downgraded to Indicated, or Indicated to Inferred. Unusual and concerning. - **Dilutive Growth:** Tonnage increased but contained metal flat or down — likely from lower cut-off grade, not geological expansion. - **Cut-off Lowered:** Cut-off grade reduced beyond the suspicious bound vs prior estimate — tonnage growth may be artificial inflation. - **Cut-off Undisclosed:** Cut-off grade not disclosed — cannot assess comparability to prior estimates or peers. - **Stale Estimate:** Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding. - **QP/CP Signed:** Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience. - **Cut-off Disclosed:** Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison. - **JORC Compliant:** Resource estimate prepared in compliance with JORC Code (Australia) — high reporting standard. - **NI 43-101 Compliant:** Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard. - **Historical Estimate Only:** Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling. - **No Contained Metal:** Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting. - **No QP/CP Disclosure:** No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience. - **Maiden Resource:** First formal MRE for the project — establishes baseline but typically exploration-stage with high Inferred component. No prior estimate exists, so every change band is not applicable. - **Resource Update:** Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress. - **PEA-Supporting:** Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study. - **PFS-Supporting:** Resource estimate prepared to support a Pre-Feasibility Study — requires adequate M&I component. - **DFS-Supporting:** Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence. - **High Recovery:** Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route. - **Pilot Scale Complete:** Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation. - **Free Milling:** Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation. - **Multi-Domain Tested:** Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed. - **Recovery Improving:** Recovery improved versus a like-for-like prior test program on the same domain and route. - **Low Recovery:** Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route. - **Bench Scale Only:** Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work. - **Refractory Ore:** Complex mineralogy requiring oxidation or other special processing before recovery. - **Single Domain Only:** Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established. - **Recovery Stagnant:** No improvement across multiple test programs on comparable material. - **Theoretical Recovery Only:** Only theoretical or liberation-derived recovery reported, with no actual test result. - **Heap Leach Route:** Processing via heap leach — lower CAPEX and OPEX, lower recovery expected. - **Mill Route:** Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation). - **Gravity Route:** Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet. - **POX/BIOX Route:** Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX. - **Byproduct Commodity:** The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver. - **DFS Bankable:** AACE Class 2-1 study complete and within the staleness window. - **PFS Complete:** AACE Class 3 study complete. - **PEA Only:** Only Class 4 / Initial Assessment economics available. Not bankable. - **No Study:** No formal economic study — no engineering basis for the economics quoted. - **Stale Study:** Beyond the staleness window measured from the estimate base date. - **Inferred Heavy Feed:** Material Inferred share of LOM mill feed, or the share is undisclosed. - **Resource Governance Undisclosed:** No QA/QC, top-cut methodology or QP independence disclosed. Caps study quality at the moderate tier. - **NPV Cut vs Prior Study:** A restated study reduces NPV materially against its own predecessor on the same asset. - **High IRR:** Post-tax real unlevered IRR in the strong tier or better. - **Low IRR:** IRR below the moderate tier. - **Below Jurisdiction Hurdle:** IRR below the greenfield or brownfield hurdle for its jurisdiction tier. - **IRR Basis Undisclosed:** Real vs nominal not stated, so the tier is not comparable across studies. - **Undervalued PNAV:** Funding-adjusted P/NAV in the strong tier or better. - **Overvalued PNAV:** Funding-adjusted P/NAV in the red-flag tier. - **Fast Payback:** Payback in the strong tier or better, on the required basis. - **Slow Payback:** Payback in the weak tier or worse. - **Bottom Quartile Cost:** P0-25 of the relevant commodity cost curve. - **Top Quartile Cost:** P75-100 of the relevant commodity cost curve — first to cut in a downturn. - **Cost Basis Undisclosed:** By-product vs co-product not stated, so quartile placement is unreliable. - **Low Capital Intensity:** Below the benchmark for its project type. - **High Capital Intensity:** Above the benchmark for its project type. - **Conservative Pricing:** Conservative on the worst of the spot, 3-year and consensus comparisons. - **Aggressive Pricing:** The study only works on a stretched price deck. - **No Price Sensitivity:** No price sensitivity disclosed — treated as a deliberate signal, not a neutral gap. - **No Discount Rate Sensitivity:** Blocks NPV normalisation to the common rate without reconstruction. - **Price Deck Unstructured:** Prices given only as free text, so conservatism cannot be scored. - **Long Reserve Life:** Reserve life index in the top tier of the single ladder. - **Short Reserve Life:** Reserve life index in the critical tier. - **Resource Life Upside:** Wide gap between reserve life and resource life — conversion upside rather than discovery dependence. - **Fully Funded:** Funding coverage at or above 1.0x counting committed facilities only. - **Material Funding Gap:** Funding coverage below the substantially-funded band. - **Funding Gap Exceeds Market Cap:** Red flag regardless of headline NPV — the upside is not reachable by the current equity holder. - **Encumbered by Stream:** An existing stream or royalty reduces attributable NAV and restricts future financing. - **Stability Agreement:** Fiscal terms fixed, with a term covering the mine life. - **High Government Take:** Total government take above the regional norm as a share of pre-tax cash flow. - **Fully Permitted:** Key permits granted with no unresolved challenge. - **Permit Challenge Outstanding:** An appeal or legal challenge is unresolved, which can defer first production indefinitely. - **No Community Agreement:** Permits held but no IBA or benefit agreement — the start date is unsupported. - **Closure Underprovisioned:** Closure provision materially below peers, unfunded, or undisclosed. - **Upstream TSF:** Upstream tailings construction, which is banned in Brazil and Ecuador.