Adavale turns zero into 383koz gold in 20 months at Parkes
Original announcement by stockhead on
- Company
- Adavale Resources
- Ticker
- ADD
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- NSW
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-09-22 03:02:37 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Adavale Resources has expanded its Parkes gold project resource to 383,300oz of contained gold from a base of zero in early 2025. The update is driven by a modern 85-hole drilling campaign, significantly increasing the London-Victoria resource to 9.74Mt at 0.84g/t Au.
Reasoning: The announcement details a substantial expansion of the Parkes gold resource to 383koz, driven by a modern 85-hole drilling campaign and strategic acquisitions, significantly de-risking the project's foundation.
Positive factors
- Significant tonnage and grade growth at London-Victoria
- Expansion of resource inventory through new satellite targets
- High proportion of indicated resource (48%) at London-Victoria
- Successful transition from historical data to modern drilling campaign
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Tonnage Growthpositive
Tonnage increase reaching the strong tier vs prior estimate, with grade maintained or improved.
Why it applies: London-Victoria resource grew from 3.8Mt to 9.74Mt
Evidence · text
“boost in the London-Victoria resource from the 3.8Mt at 0.95g/t Au for 115,000oz defined in May 2025 to 9.74Mt at 0.84g/t Au for 262,700oz”
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: 48% of London-Victoria resource is in the indicated category
Evidence · text
“About 48% of the London-Victoria resource, or 126,200oz of contained gold, sits within the higher confidence indicated category”
Maiden Resourceneutral
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.
Why it applies: Project had no gold mineral resource reported when acquired in January 2025
Evidence · text
“When the original Parkes ground was first acquired in January 2025, the project had no gold mineral resource reported”
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: Cut-off grades for oxide and sulphide material are explicitly stated
Evidence · text
“use cut-off grades of 0.20g/t Au for oxide and 0.25g/t Au for sulphide material”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (4)
inferredParkes · goldContained Metal: 18000Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Parkes
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- ADD
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- jorc
- Resource group id
- resource:91a50073ff797598758e
- Deposit or zone
- Victoria South
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Contained Metal
- 18000
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: New satellite resource addition.
Positive factors
- New resource addition
Negative factors
- Inferred category
Evidence · text
“Victoria South and Armstrongs add 18,000oz and 51,800oz respectively”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
JORC Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with JORC Code (Australia) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes jorc
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
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.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
inferredParkes · goldContained Metal: 51800Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Parkes
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- ADD
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- jorc
- Resource group id
- resource:41163aedccdb29325642
- Deposit or zone
- Armstrongs
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Contained Metal
- 51800
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: New satellite resource addition.
Positive factors
- New resource addition
Negative factors
- Inferred category
Evidence · text
“Victoria South and Armstrongs add 18,000oz and 51,800oz respectively”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
JORC Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with JORC Code (Australia) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes jorc
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
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.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
inferredParkes · goldContained Metal: 50800Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Parkes
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- ADD
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- jorc
- Resource group id
- resource:e6b7fe6920e74d00acf1
- Deposit or zone
- Calarie
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Contained Metal
- 50800
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: New satellite resource addition.
Positive factors
- New resource addition
Negative factors
- Inferred category
Evidence · text
“Calarie contributes a further 50,800oz”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
JORC Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with JORC Code (Australia) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes jorc
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
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.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
inferredParkes · goldTonnes: 13450000Grade: 0.89Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 383300Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Parkes
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- ADD
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- jorc
- Resource group id
- resource:65c84dce8ecf11623ac2
- Deposit or zone
- Parkes Total
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 13450000
- Grade
- 0.89
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 383300
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Combined total resource for the Parkes project.
Positive factors
- Significant total inventory growth
Evidence · text
“built up an inventory of 13.45Mt at 0.89g/t Au for 383,300oz of contained gold”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
JORC Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with JORC Code (Australia) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes jorc
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
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.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
How Atlas produces this analysis
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