Awalé Hits 3.3 g/t Gold Equivalent over 38 Metres from First BBM Underground Drilling, Confirming Strong Grades at Depth
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Awalé
- Ticker
- ARIC
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Unavailable
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-21 12:36:32 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Awalé has reported its first underground drill results from the BBM project, headlined by a 38m intercept at 3.3 g/t gold equivalent. The results confirm high-grade gold-copper mineralization at depth, including a 6m intercept at 6.4 g/t AuEq.
Reasoning: The announcement reports high-grade, wide intercepts from the first underground drilling at the BBM project, representing a significant step-out/depth extension from previous surface/other drilling.
Positive factors
- Strong gold-copper intercepts from first underground drilling
- Significant width (38m) at high grade (3.3 g/t AuEq)
- High-grade core confirmed at depth
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: First results from the underground target at BBM, indicating depth extension.
Evidence · text
“First results from the underground target at BBM”
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 6.4 g/t AuEq over 6m is a strong intercept for an underground gold-copper target.
Evidence · text
“6.4 g/t AuEq. over 6m”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
BBDD-20BBM · goldGrade: 3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 38 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-20
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 38 m
- From
- 447 m
- To
- 485 m
- Intercept Depth
- 447 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-20:447-485
- Mining Method
- underground
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 3.3
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant width and grade for first underground results.
Positive factors
- Broad and high-grade intercept
Evidence · text
“3.3 g/t gold equivalent ("AuEq.") over 38m (38m @ 3 g/t gold and 0.5% copper) from 447m”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
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.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
BBDD-20BBM · copperGrade: 0.5Grade Unit: %Intercept: 38 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-20
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.5
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 38 m
- From
- 447 m
- To
- 485 m
- Intercept Depth
- 447 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-20:447-485
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Secondary metal in a high-grade gold intercept.
Evidence · text
“0.5% copper”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
BBDD-20BBM · goldGrade: 6.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-20
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 6 m
- From
- 447 m
- To
- 453 m
- Intercept Depth
- 447 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-20:447-453
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong grade within the larger intercept.
Positive factors
- High grade intercept
Evidence · text
“6.4 g/t AuEq. over 6m (6m @ 6.4 g/t gold and 0.95% copper)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
BBDD-20BBM · copperGrade: 0.95Grade Unit: %Intercept: 6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-20
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.95
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 6 m
- From
- 447 m
- To
- 453 m
- Intercept Depth
- 447 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-20:447-453
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High copper grade for an underground intercept.
Evidence · text
“0.95% copper”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
BBDD-9BBM · goldGrade: 1.3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 22 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-9
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 22 m
- From
- 505 m
- To
- 527 m
- Intercept Depth
- 505 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-9:505-527
- Mining Method
- underground
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 2.1
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid width at moderate grade.
Positive factors
- Significant width
Evidence · text
“2.1 g/t AuEq. over 22m (22m @ 1.3 g/t gold and 0.84% copper) from 505m (BBDD-9)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
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.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
BBDD-9BBM · copperGrade: 0.84Grade Unit: %Intercept: 22 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-9
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.84
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 22 m
- From
- 505 m
- To
- 527 m
- Intercept Depth
- 505 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-9:505-527
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Secondary metal in a gold intercept.
Evidence · text
“0.84% copper”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
BBDD-15BBM · goldGrade: 1.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 42 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-15
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 42 m
- From
- 459 m
- To
- 501 m
- Intercept Depth
- 459 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-15:459-501
- Mining Method
- underground
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 2
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Large width at moderate grade.
Positive factors
- Very broad intercept
Evidence · text
“2.0 g/t AuEq. over 42m (42m @ 1.4 g/t gold and 0.51% copper) from 459m (BBDD-15)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
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.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
BBDD-15BBM · copperGrade: 0.51Grade Unit: %Intercept: 42 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- BBDD-15
- Project
- BBM
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- ARIC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.51
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 42 m
- From
- 459 m
- To
- 501 m
- Intercept Depth
- 459 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- BBDD-15:459-501
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Secondary metal in a gold intercept.
Evidence · text
“0.51% copper”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 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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