# Aben Gold Receives Class 1 Quartz Approval to Conduct Exploration at Justin Gold Project Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold--6b8f0af2-8d04-4e7a-911e-703afde9b740 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ABM/news/7292187676514428/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-11-05T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Aben Gold Corp. - Ticker: ABM - Exchange: TSX - Region: Yukon Territory - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver - Document categories: Drill results, Permitting - Extracted: 2026-09-19 09:12:31 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Aben Gold Corp. has received Class 1 Quartz Approval from the Liard First Nations, Ross River Dena Council, and the Government of the Yukon to conduct exploration and diamond drilling at the Justin Gold Project in 2026. The project is located in the Yukon's Tintina Gold Belt, adjacent to the 3 Aces Project. Reasoning: The company secured key regulatory approval to conduct a summer 2026 exploration program including drilling, which de-risks the immediate timeline for the Justin Gold Project. - Positive factor: Received Class 1 Quartz Approval for 2026 exploration - Positive factor: Approval includes diamond drilling and ground sampling - Positive factor: Nearology play adjacent to Seabridge Gold's 3 Aces Project - Positive factor: Historical high-grade intercepts reported - Negative factor: Class 3 Quartz Program application still pending consultation Facts used in scoring: 6 ## Classification and evidence **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: Project is located adjacent to Seabridge Gold’s 3 Aces Project. Evidence · text > adjacent to Seabridge Gold’s 3 Aces Project **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: Release names a Qualified Person \(Cornell McDowell, P.Geo.\) who reviewed and approved the technical aspects. Evidence · text > Qualified Person: Cornell McDowell, P.Geo., V.P. of Exploration for Aben Gold, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (6) ### JN11009 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold--6b8f0af2-8d04-4e7a-911e-703afde9b740#fact-drill-facts-0) Justin · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: JN11009 - Project: Justin - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: ABM #### Geometry - Grade: 1.25 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 60 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2012-01-10T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept reported for context. Evidence · text > diamond drilling in 2011 returned 1.25 g/t Au over 60.0 metres in hole JN11009 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The Justin Gold Project, a 7,400-hectare property 100% owned by Aben, is located in the southeast Yukon within the Tinti" ### JN11009 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold--6b8f0af2-8d04-4e7a-911e-703afde9b740#fact-drill-facts-1) Justin · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: JN11009 - Project: Justin - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: ABM #### Geometry - Grade: 2.47 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 21 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2012-01-10T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical high-grade inclusion within JN11009. Evidence · text > including 2.47 g/t Au over 21.0 metres #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The Justin Gold Project, a 7,400-hectare property 100% owned by Aben, is located in the southeast Yukon within the Tinti" ### JN11010 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold--6b8f0af2-8d04-4e7a-911e-703afde9b740#fact-drill-facts-2) Justin · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: JN11010 - Project: Justin - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: ABM #### Geometry - Grade: 2.52 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 12 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2012-01-10T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept reported for context. Evidence · text > 2.52 g/t Au and 29.53 g/t Ag over 12.0 metres in hole JN11010 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The Justin Gold Project, a 7,400-hectare property 100% owned by Aben, is located in the southeast Yukon within the Tinti" ### JN11010 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold--6b8f0af2-8d04-4e7a-911e-703afde9b740#fact-drill-facts-3) Justin · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: JN11010 - Project: Justin - Commodity: silver - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: ABM #### Geometry - Grade: 29.53 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 12 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2012-01-10T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical silver credit reported. Evidence · text > 2.52 g/t Au and 29.53 g/t Ag over 12.0 metres in hole JN11010 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The Justin Gold Project, a 7,400-hectare property 100% owned by Aben, is located in the southeast Yukon within the Tinti" ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold--6b8f0af2-8d04-4e7a-911e-703afde9b740#fact-drill-facts-4) Justin · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Project: Justin - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: ABM #### Geometry - Grade: 20.8 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 4.4 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical trenching result. - Positive factor: High grade intercept Evidence · text > trenching in 2018 yielded 20.8 g/t Au over 4.4 metres #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The Justin Gold Project, a 7,400-hectare property 100% owned by Aben, is located in the southeast Yukon within the Tinti" ### Fact 6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-receives-class-1-quartz-approval-to-conduct-exploration-at-justin-gold--6b8f0af2-8d04-4e7a-911e-703afde9b740#fact-drill-facts-5) Justin · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Project: Justin - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: ABM #### Geometry - Grade: 88.2 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical high-grade inclusion in trenching. - Positive factor: Bonanza grade intercept Evidence · text > including 88.2 g/t Au over 1.0 metre #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The Justin Gold Project, a 7,400-hectare property 100% owned by Aben, is located in the southeast Yukon within the Tinti" ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.