# Carlin Gold Reports on Barrick's Drill Program at its Cortez Summit Property

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/carlin-gold-reports-on-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--4a602821-4b19-4dbe-9288-3b3202bcc0ce

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/CGD/news/6988284753056032/carlin-gold-reports-on-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2017-11-24T14:00:20.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Carlin Gold Corporation

- Ticker: CGD

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Arsenic, Mercury, Antimony, Thallium

- Document categories: Drill results, Agreement transaction

- Extracted: 2026-09-19 17:31:40 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Carlin Gold reports new assay results from Barrick's SJV17-1D drill hole at the Cortez Summit property in Nevada, featuring a 3m gold intercept and strong pathfinder element anomalies in the upper plate. The company also notes that Barrick has met its cumulative expenditure commitment of US$1 million under the existing earn-in agreement.

Reasoning: The release reports a modest gold intercept and strong pathfinder anomalies in the upper plate, which the company interprets as a guide for deeper mineralization, while also updating on the Barrick earn-in progress.

- Positive factor: Gold intercept in upper plate rocks

- Positive factor: Strong pathfinder element anomalies \(As, Hg, Sb, Tl\)

- Positive factor: Proximity to Barrick's Goldrush resource

- Positive factor: Exploration potential in structural conduit

- Negative factor: No significant gold in lower plate carbonate section

- Negative factor: High arsenic levels noted

Facts used in scoring: 5

## 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: Robert Thomas CPG, a qualified person, has reviewed and approved the technical information.

Evidence · text

> Robert Thomas CPG, Vice President of Carlin and a qualified person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: The property is contiguous with and within 1km of Barrick's Goldrush resource.

Evidence · text

> Cortez Summit is located within 1 kilometer of Barrick's 11.5 million ounce Goldrush resource

**Deleterious Elements Present**

Polarity: negative

Definition: A source-stated penalty, refractory or recovery concern in the fact's scope. Element detection alone, including measured elements explicitly below penalty thresholds, does not trigger this tag. Respect negation and retain a separately stated concern even when another risk is explicitly absent.

Why it applies: Significant arsenic and other pathfinder elements \(Hg, Sb, Tl\) were reported.

Evidence · text

> encountered a 592 ft. \(180 m\) interval of highly anomalous arsenic at 328-920 ft. \(100-280 m\) averaging 480 ppm

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### SJV17-1D

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/carlin-gold-reports-on-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--4a602821-4b19-4dbe-9288-3b3202bcc0ce#fact-drill-facts-0)

Cortez Summit · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SJV17-1D
- Project: Cortez Summit
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: CGD

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.6
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 3 m
- From: 211 m
- To: 214 m
- Hole Depth: 1577 m
- Intercept Depth: 211 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SJV17-1D:211-214
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2017-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Modest gold intercept in a structurally significant zone.

- Positive factor: Gold found in upper plate rocks

Evidence · text

> 10 ft. \(3 m\) wide zone at 694-704 ft. \(211-214 m\) grading 2.6 grams/tonne

#### 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

### SJV17-1D

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/carlin-gold-reports-on-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--4a602821-4b19-4dbe-9288-3b3202bcc0ce#fact-drill-facts-1)

Cortez Summit · arsenic

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SJV17-1D
- Project: Cortez Summit
- Commodity: arsenic
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: CGD

#### Geometry

- Grade: 480
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 180 m
- From: 100 m
- To: 280 m
- Hole Depth: 1577 m
- Intercept Depth: 100 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2017-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Highly anomalous arsenic interval.

- Positive factor: Strong pathfinder signal

- Negative factor: High arsenic levels

Evidence · text

> 592 ft. \(180 m\) interval of highly anomalous arsenic at 328-920 ft. \(100-280 m\) averaging 480 ppm

#### 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

### SJV17-1D

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/carlin-gold-reports-on-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--4a602821-4b19-4dbe-9288-3b3202bcc0ce#fact-drill-facts-2)

Cortez Summit · mercury

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SJV17-1D
- Project: Cortez Summit
- Commodity: mercury
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: CGD

#### Geometry

- Grade: 17
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 180 m
- From: 100 m
- To: 280 m
- Hole Depth: 1577 m
- Intercept Depth: 100 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2017-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace mercury anomaly.

- Positive factor: Pathfinder element presence

Evidence · text

> mercury \(to 17 ppm\)

#### 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

### SJV17-1D

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/carlin-gold-reports-on-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--4a602821-4b19-4dbe-9288-3b3202bcc0ce#fact-drill-facts-3)

Cortez Summit · antimony

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SJV17-1D
- Project: Cortez Summit
- Commodity: antimony
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: CGD

#### Geometry

- Grade: 173
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 180 m
- From: 100 m
- To: 280 m
- Hole Depth: 1577 m
- Intercept Depth: 100 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2017-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace antimony anomaly.

- Positive factor: Pathfinder element presence

Evidence · text

> antimony \(to 173 ppm\)

#### 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

### SJV17-1D

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/carlin-gold-reports-on-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--4a602821-4b19-4dbe-9288-3b3202bcc0ce#fact-drill-facts-4)

Cortez Summit · thallium

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SJV17-1D
- Project: Cortez Summit
- Commodity: thallium
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: CGD

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.3
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 180 m
- From: 100 m
- To: 280 m
- Hole Depth: 1577 m
- Intercept Depth: 100 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2017-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace thallium anomaly.

- Positive factor: Pathfinder element presence

Evidence · text

> thallium \(to 6.3 ppm\)

#### 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. 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.