Decade Provides Update on 2025 Exploration
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Decade Resources Ltd
- Ticker
- DEC
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-15 19:14:40 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Decade Resources reports encouraging geochemical results from rock sampling on the Nobody Knows claim, including gold grades up to 10.87 g/t. The company has identified an intrusive dyke as a potential source and is working on a $1,000,000 financing to continue exploration.
Reasoning: Encouraging geochemical results from rock sampling (float) indicating a potential wide source zone, though not yet confirmed by drilling.
Positive factors
- High-grade gold and silver float samples
- Identification of intrusive dyke source
- Presence of chalcocite and bornite
Negative factors
- Samples are selective float rocks, not in-situ
- No drill intercepts reported yet
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions a Qualified Person (Ed Kruchkowski, P. Geo.) and refers to assays received from analysis.
Evidence · text
“Ed. Kruchkowski, P. Geo., a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101”
Deleterious Elements Presentnegative
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: Arsenic levels up to 1.781% are reported in the rock samples.
Evidence · table
“1.781”
Context: 25-GB-01
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
Fact 1goldGrade: 5.5231Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 5.5231
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-1:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 5.52 g/t Au in a rock chip/float sample is encouraging for a source zone.
Positive factors
- Strong gold grade in float
Negative factors
- Surface float sample
Evidence · table
“5.5231”
Context: 25-GB-1
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
Fact 2silverGrade: 88.48Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 88.48
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-1:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver grade accompanies gold in the sample.
Positive factors
- Silver credits in float
Evidence · table
“88.48”
Context: 25-GB-1
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
Fact 3copperGrade: 0.326Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.326
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-1:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace copper detected in sample.
Positive factors
- Copper presence
Evidence · table
“0.326”
Context: 25-GB-1
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
Fact 4zincGrade: 3.06Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- zinc
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.06
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-1:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Zinc detected in sample.
Positive factors
- Zinc presence
Evidence · table
“3.06”
Context: 25-GB-1
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
Fact 5leadGrade: 0.587Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lead
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.587
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-1:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Lead detected in sample.
Positive factors
- Lead presence
Evidence · table
“0.587”
Context: 25-GB-1
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
Fact 6arsenicGrade: 0.436Grade Unit: %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- arsenic
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.436
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-1:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Arsenic detected in sample.
Positive factors
- Arsenic presence
Negative factors
- Deleterious element
Evidence · table
“0.436”
Context: 25-GB-1
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
Fact 7goldGrade: 8.8027Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 8.8027
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-4:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 8.8 g/t Au is a strong intercept for float.
Positive factors
- Strong gold grade in float
Negative factors
- Surface float sample
Evidence · table
“8.8027”
Context: 25-GB-4
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
Fact 8goldGrade: 10.8729Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- DEC
Geometry
- Grade
- 10.8729
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- 25-GB-01:0-0
Location
- Location
- Nobody Knows Claim
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 10.87 g/t Au is a very strong intercept for float.
Positive factors
- High-grade gold in float
Negative factors
- Surface float sample
Evidence · table
“10.8729”
Context: 25-GB-01
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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