# Almadex Provides New Hope Drilling, Big Sky Project and General Exploration Update Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/almadex-provides-new-hope-drilling-big-sky-project-and-general-exploration-updat--5b613fc9-92c4-4390-a2af-83e744c32b13 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/DEX/news/8362594359096910/almadex-provides-new-hope-drilling-big-sky-project-and-general-exploration-updat Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-04-01T11:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Almadex Minerals Ltd. - Ticker: DEX - Exchange: TSX - Region: Arizona - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold, Silver - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-15 18:56:39 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Almadex reports progress on its 2026 exploration program, highlighting the confirmation of a large porphyry alteration system at the New Hope Project in Arizona via a 384m intercept. The company also reports new surface sampling results from the Big Sky gold-silver project in New Mexico and completed drone magnetics across several prospects. Reasoning: The first hole at New Hope confirms a large alteration system \(384m\) but failed to return significant copper grades, making it a structural success but a grade disappointment. - Positive factor: confirmed large porphyry alteration system - Positive factor: intercepted 384m of alteration - Positive factor: anomalous gold encountered - Negative factor: no significant copper mineralisation encountered in first hole Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **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: The release mentions blanks, field duplicates, and certified standards were used. Evidence · text > Blanks, field duplicates and certified standards were inserted into the sample stream **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: The company is conducting generative exploration in the western USA targeting porphyry and epithermal systems. Evidence · text > We are conducting a large and aggressive early-stage generative exploration in the western USA. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/almadex-provides-new-hope-drilling-big-sky-project-and-general-exploration-updat--5b613fc9-92c4-4390-a2af-83e744c32b13#fact-drill-facts-0) New Hope · copper Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: New Hope - Commodity: copper - Region: usa\_az - Reported Region: usa\_az - Ticker: DEX #### Geometry - Intercept: 384 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: open\_pit #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Chemex Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: The hole confirmed the presence of a large porphyry alteration system but did not return significant copper grades. - Negative factor: no significant copper mineralisation encountered Evidence · text > While no significant copper mineralisation was encountered, the first hole has confirmed a large porphyry alteration system is present. #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/almadex-provides-new-hope-drilling-big-sky-project-and-general-exploration-updat--5b613fc9-92c4-4390-a2af-83e744c32b13#fact-drill-facts-1) New Hope · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: New Hope - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_az - Reported Region: usa\_az - Ticker: DEX #### Geometry - Intercept: 384 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: open\_pit #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Chemex Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Anomalous gold was noted in short sections of veining within the alteration zone. - Positive factor: anomalous gold encountered Evidence · text > Anomalous gold was encountered in several short sections of veining within the phyllic altered zone. #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/almadex-provides-new-hope-drilling-big-sky-project-and-general-exploration-updat--5b613fc9-92c4-4390-a2af-83e744c32b13#fact-drill-facts-2) Big Sky · gold #### Identity - Project: Big Sky - Commodity: gold - Region: mexico - Reported Region: New Mexico - Ticker: DEX #### Geometry - Grade: 1.8 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Rock chip sampling returned up to 1.8 g/t gold, expanding the known area of prospectivity. - Positive factor: new samples expand area of potential Evidence · text > additional 87 rock chip samples from outcrop were taken returning up to 1.8 g/t gold #### 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 ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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