Au Gold Corp Enters Agreement to Acquire Havelock Gold-Antimony Project in the Heart of the Victorian Gold Fields, Australia
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Au Gold Corp
- Ticker
- AUGC
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Victoria, Australia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Antimony
- Document categories
- Drill results, Agreement transaction
- Extracted
- 2026-09-17 11:20:45 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Au Gold Corp (AUGC) has entered an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Havelock Gold-Antimony Project in Victoria, Australia, from Leviathan Gold Australia. The transaction involves a C$75,000 payment and 5 million shares, plus per-ounce payments for future resource discovery. The project features historic high-grade gold and antimony targets with recent 2021 drill results showing significant intercepts.
Reasoning: The company is acquiring a project with significant historical high-grade potential and recent drill success, though it remains in the early exploration stage with no formal resource.
Positive factors
- Acquisition of 100% interest in a project with historic high-grade production
- Presence of both gold and antimony targets
- Significant historical nugget/alluvial gold evidence
- Recent drill results from 2021 show high-grade intercepts
Negative factors
- No current mineral resources exist on the project
- Historical production data is from small-scale, rudimentary workings
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: The project is located in the Victorian gold fields with proximity to known successful deposits like Fosterville.
Evidence · text
“Recent success at Fosterville (Agnico Eagle), Sunday Creek (Southern Cross Gold) and Costerfield (Alkane Resources) has highlighted the potential of Victoria’s epizonal gold-antimony deposits.”
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: The 56.40 g/t gold intercept in hole 21LEV002 is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · table
“56.40”
Context: 1.11
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release mentions the use of a NATA accredited laboratory and the addition of standards and blanks.
Evidence · text
“On Site Laboratory Services added one standard and one blank to the sample batch and these samples returned values within industry accepted standard deviations.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (5)
21LEV002Havelock Gold-Antimony · goldGrade: 3.06Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7.1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 21LEV002
- Project
- Havelock Gold-Antimony
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- AUGC
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.06
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7.1 m
- From
- 232.05 m
- To
- 239.15 m
- Hole Depth
- 152 m
- Intercept Depth
- 232.05 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- 21LEV002:232.05-239.15
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong gold intercept in a historical drill program.
Positive factors
- High grade intercept
Evidence · table
“3.06”
Context: 7.10
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
21LEV002Havelock Gold-Antimony · goldGrade: 56.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.11 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 21LEV002
- Project
- Havelock Gold-Antimony
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- AUGC
Geometry
- Grade
- 56.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.11 m
- From
- 242.4 m
- To
- 243.51 m
- Hole Depth
- 152 m
- Intercept Depth
- 242.4 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- 21LEV002:242.4-243.51
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional gold grade intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza grade
Evidence · table
“56.40”
Context: 1.11
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
21LEV004Havelock Gold-Antimony · goldGrade: 4.75Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 21LEV004
- Project
- Havelock Gold-Antimony
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- AUGC
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.75
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4.2 m
- From
- 241 m
- To
- 245.2 m
- Hole Depth
- 152 m
- Intercept Depth
- 241 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- 21LEV004:241-245.2
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“4.75”
Context: 4.20
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
21LEV005Havelock Gold-Antimony · goldGrade: 18.86Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2.77 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 21LEV005
- Project
- Havelock Gold-Antimony
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- AUGC
Geometry
- Grade
- 18.86
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2.77 m
- From
- 335.13 m
- To
- 337.9 m
- Hole Depth
- 152 m
- Intercept Depth
- 335.13 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- 21LEV005:335.13-337.9
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade intercept.
Positive factors
- Strong gold intercept
Evidence · table
“18.86”
Context: 2.77
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
21LEV006Havelock Gold-Antimony · goldGrade: 6.91Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3.24 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 21LEV006
- Project
- Havelock Gold-Antimony
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- AUGC
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.91
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 3.24 m
- From
- 224.5 m
- To
- 227.74 m
- Hole Depth
- 152 m
- Intercept Depth
- 224.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- 21LEV006:224.5-227.74
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“6.91”
Context: 3.24
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
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
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