# Enduro Metals Identifies New Gold Skarn in Bedrock, Expands 5.5 km Gold-Copper Target at October Dome Project, BC Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta--1f1837db-dfb1-465d-b623-5c73df2baa23 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ENDR/news/4812436870372348/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-02-18T12:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Enduro Metals Corporation - Ticker: ENDR - Exchange: TSX - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Copper, Silver - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-13 22:46:03 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Enduro Metals has identified a new gold skarn in bedrock at the October Dome Project in BC, extending the gold-copper target to 5.5 km. The 2025 sampling program included rock grabs and soil sampling, which defined a 450m gold anomaly and identified mineralization in bedrock for the first time. Reasoning: The identification of a new skarn horizon in bedrock expands the known target area significantly, though results are currently limited to surface/grab sampling. - Positive factor: Identification of new gold skarn in bedrock - Positive factor: Expansion of gold-copper target to 5.5 km - Positive factor: Strong soil geochemical anomalies - Positive factor: Proximity to known producers \(Mt Polley, QR Gold\) - Negative factor: Surface sampling is selective and not necessarily representative - Negative factor: Limited bedrock exposure due to glacial till Facts used in scoring: 6 ## 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: Release mentions Bureau Veritas laboratory and specific digestion/analysis methods \(fire-assay, 4-acid digestion, ICP-MS\). Evidence · text > All project analytical work was performed by Bureau Veritas in Vancouver, BC. **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: Project is located 10 km from Mount Polley and 7 km from the QR gold mine. Evidence · text > The project is located near the town of Likely, 10 km north of Imperial Metals Corporation's Mount Polley porphyry copper gold mine ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (6) ### OD-6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta--1f1837db-dfb1-465d-b623-5c73df2baa23#fact-drill-facts-0) October Dome · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: OD-6 - Project: October Dome - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: ENDR #### Geometry - Grade: 0.71 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 9 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: skarn - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept from 2013; low grade for a skarn but establishes the horizon. - Positive factor: Identifies skarn mineralization - Negative factor: Historical data not NI 43-101 compliant - Negative factor: True thickness unknown #### 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "In 2013, drilling by a previous operator returned 9 metres of massive magnetite, pyrite and epidote skarn grading 0.71 g" ### OD-6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta--1f1837db-dfb1-465d-b623-5c73df2baa23#fact-drill-facts-1) October Dome · copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: OD-6 - Project: October Dome - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: ENDR #### Geometry - Intercept: 9 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: skarn - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical hole; copper mentioned as part of assemblage but grade not provided for this specific intercept. - Negative factor: Copper grade not explicitly stated for this specific interval in prose #### 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "In 2013, drilling by a previous operator returned 9 metres of massive magnetite, pyrite and epidote skarn grading 0.71 g" ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta--1f1837db-dfb1-465d-b623-5c73df2baa23#fact-drill-facts-2) October Dome · gold #### Identity - Project: October Dome - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: ENDR #### Geometry - Grade: 0.54 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 600 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: skarn - Sample Type: surface - Mining Method: unknown #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Wide trend of mineralization identified in bedrock via surface sampling. - Positive factor: Identifies skarn in bedrock - Negative factor: Surface/float samples are not representative #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "In 2013, drilling by a previous operator returned 9 metres of massive magnetite, pyrite and epidote skarn grading 0.71 g" ### 236182 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta--1f1837db-dfb1-465d-b623-5c73df2baa23#fact-drill-facts-3) October Dome · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 236182 - Project: October Dome - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: ENDR #### Geometry - Grade: 912 - Grade Unit: ppb #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Soil sample showing significant gold enrichment. - Positive factor: High soil gold anomaly #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "In 2013, drilling by a previous operator returned 9 metres of massive magnetite, pyrite and epidote skarn grading 0.71 g" ### 236182 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta--1f1837db-dfb1-465d-b623-5c73df2baa23#fact-drill-facts-4) October Dome · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: 236182 - Project: October Dome - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: ENDR #### Geometry - Grade: 385 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Soil sample showing copper enrichment. - Positive factor: Elevated copper in soil #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "In 2013, drilling by a previous operator returned 9 metres of massive magnetite, pyrite and epidote skarn grading 0.71 g" ### 236182 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/enduro-metals-identifies-new-gold-skarn-in-bedrock-expands-5-5-km-gold-copper-ta--1f1837db-dfb1-465d-b623-5c73df2baa23#fact-drill-facts-5) October Dome · silver #### Identity - Hole ID: 236182 - Project: October Dome - Commodity: silver - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: ENDR #### Geometry - Grade: 1068 - Grade Unit: ppb #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Soil sample showing silver enrichment. - Positive factor: Elevated silver in soil #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "In 2013, drilling by a previous operator returned 9 metres of massive magnetite, pyrite and epidote skarn grading 0.71 g" ## 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.