# EDM Receives High Gold Grades in Concentrate Assays

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--70041207-a144-4213-a94b-abb160bb16e9

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/EDM/news/6732505564426526/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-09-03T08:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: EDM Resources Inc.

- Ticker: EDM

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nova Scotia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-09-19 21:02:07 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

EDM Resources Inc. has reported exceptionally high gold grades in historical zinc and lead concentrates at the Scotia Mine, including a lead concentrate sample grading 142 g/t gold. These results were confirmed by additional assaying from AGAT Laboratories and may prompt a review of the project's gold potential.

Reasoning: The discovery of exceptionally high gold grades in existing concentrate piles at the Scotia Mine represents a significant potential upside for the project's value proposition.

- Positive factor: Very high gold grades \(142 g/t\) found in historical lead concentrate

- Positive factor: Strong confirmation of initial results via additional AGAT assays

- Positive factor: Presence of significant silver and base metal credits in concentrates

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: 142 g/t gold in lead concentrate is exceptionally high for a concentrate assay.

Evidence · text

> Lead concentrate fire assay composite sample 142 g/t gold

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: Release mentions AGAT Laboratories and additional multi-element/gold analyses to confirm results.

Evidence · text

> instructed AGAT Laboratories carry out an additional multi-element and gold analyses which provided strong confirmation

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Mark Haywood, a Qualified Person, approved the technical information.

Evidence · text

> Qualified Persons Mr. Mark Haywood... has approved the technical information

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("flotation"\)

**Multi-Domain Tested**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Variability across ore domains \(oxide, transition, fresh\) has been addressed.

Why it applies: 2 distinct composites were tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (4)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--70041207-a144-4213-a94b-abb160bb16e9#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Scotia Mine · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Scotia Mine
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_ns
- Reported Region: Nova Scotia
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232151 lead concentrate pile composite

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 142
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 142 g/t gold is a bonanza-level grade for a concentrate.

- Positive factor: Exceptional gold grade in concentrate

Evidence · table

> 142.0

Context: 232151

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--70041207-a144-4213-a94b-abb160bb16e9#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Scotia Mine · silver

#### Identity

- Project: Scotia Mine
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_ns
- Reported Region: Nova Scotia
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232151 lead concentrate pile composite

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 16.5
- Head Grade Unit: ppm

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Standard silver credit in lead concentrate.

Evidence · table

> 16.5

Context: 232151

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--70041207-a144-4213-a94b-abb160bb16e9#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

Scotia Mine · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Scotia Mine
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_ns
- Reported Region: Nova Scotia
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232152 zinc concentrate pile composite

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 2.93
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 2.93 g/t gold in a zinc concentrate is a strong result.

- Positive factor: Significant gold grade in zinc concentrate

Evidence · table

> 2.93

Context: 232152

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--70041207-a144-4213-a94b-abb160bb16e9#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

Scotia Mine · silver

#### Identity

- Project: Scotia Mine
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_ns
- Reported Region: Nova Scotia
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232152 zinc concentrate pile composite

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 3.1
- Head Grade Unit: ppm

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace silver credit.

Evidence · table

> 3.1

Context: 232152

## 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.
