# Carlin Gold Updates Barrick's Drill Program at its Cortez Summit Property Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/carlin-gold-updates-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--893c57fd-0cf7-4c6a-9f43-64614e8efdcd Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/CGD/news/6912422830737431/carlin-gold-updates-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2017-10-25T13:01:00.000Z 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 17:32:54 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Carlin Gold reports encouraging partial drill results from hole SJV17-1D at the Cortez Summit property in Nevada, including a 3m gold intercept of 2.6 g/t Au within a highly altered zone. The hole also showed significant arsenic, mercury, antimony, and thallium anomalies, supporting the Carlin-style mineralization target near Barrick's Goldrush resource. Reasoning: The drill results show encouraging gold and pathfinder element anomalies in a known structural zone, though the full hole analysis is pending. - Positive factor: Encouraging gold intercept in a high-alteration zone - Positive factor: Strong Carlin-style pathfinder element anomalies - Positive factor: Proximity to Barrick's Goldrush resource - Negative factor: Only partial hole analysis reported - Negative factor: Presence of deleterious arsenic Facts used in scoring: 5 ## Classification and evidence **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: Project is located within 1 km of Barrick's Goldrush resource. Evidence · text > Cortez Summit is located within 1 kilometer of Barrick's 11.5 million ounce Goldrush resource **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: Release includes sign-off by a Qualified Person \(Robert Thomas CPG\). 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 **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: Highly anomalous arsenic \(484 ppm\) and other pathfinder elements reported. Evidence · text > averaging 484 ppm, with accompanying additional strongly anomalous Carlin-style pathfinder elements including mercury \(to 17 ppm\), antimony \(to 173 ppm\) and thallium \(to 6.3 ppm\) ## 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-updates-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--893c57fd-0cf7-4c6a-9f43-64614e8efdcd#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: 1576 m - Intercept Depth: 102 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SJV17-1D:211-214 #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A 2.6 g/t Au intercept in a Carlin-style target is encouraging. - Positive factor: Encouraging grade in a high-alteration zone 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-updates-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--893c57fd-0cf7-4c6a-9f43-64614e8efdcd#fact-drill-facts-1) Cortez Summit · arsenic #### Identity - Hole ID: SJV17-1D - Project: Cortez Summit - Commodity: arsenic - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: CGD #### Geometry - Grade: 484 - Grade Unit: ppm - Intercept: 280 m - From: 100 m - To: 280 m - Hole Depth: 1576 m - Intercept Depth: 102 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280 #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant arsenic anomaly reported. - Negative factor: High arsenic levels Evidence · text > 592 ft. \(180m.\), of highly anomalous arsenic at 328-920 ft. \(100-280 m.\) averaging 484 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-updates-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--893c57fd-0cf7-4c6a-9f43-64614e8efdcd#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: 280 m - From: 100 m - To: 280 m - Hole Depth: 1576 m - Intercept Depth: 102 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280 #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Mercury detected as a pathfinder element. - Negative factor: Presence of mercury 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-updates-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--893c57fd-0cf7-4c6a-9f43-64614e8efdcd#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: 280 m - From: 100 m - To: 280 m - Hole Depth: 1576 m - Intercept Depth: 102 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280 #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Antimony detected as a pathfinder element. - Negative factor: Presence of antimony 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-updates-barrick-s-drill-program-at-its-cortez-summit-property--893c57fd-0cf7-4c6a-9f43-64614e8efdcd#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: 280 m - From: 100 m - To: 280 m - Hole Depth: 1576 m - Intercept Depth: 102 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SJV17-1D:100-280 #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Thallium detected as a pathfinder element. - Negative factor: Presence of thallium 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. 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