GARIBALDI INTERSECTS SEMI-MASSIVE NICKEL SULPHIDES BELOW E&L
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Garibaldi Resources
- Ticker
- GGI
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Nickel
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Platinum
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-14 03:56:25 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Garibaldi Resources has reported successful step-out drilling at the E&L project, with hole EL-22-97b intersecting semi-massive nickel sulphides. The intercepts extend the mineralized zone more than 205m down-trend and coincide with a large-scale ZTEM geophysical anomaly.
Reasoning: Significant step-out drilling successfully intersected high-grade semi-massive nickel sulphides, extending the known mineralized footprint down-plunge.
Positive factors
- Step-out extension of mineralization
- High-grade semi-massive sulphides
- Coincident with ZTEM anomaly
- QA/QC disclosed
Negative factors
- XRF results are not representative of overall rock
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The hole extends E&L mineralization more than 205 meters down trend from previous drilling.
Evidence · text
“extends E&L mineralization more than 205 meters down trend from previous drilling”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release details rigorous QA/QC including blanks, standards, and field duplicates with SGS Canada.
Evidence · text
“All diamond drilling sample batches included 5% QA/QC samples consisting of certified blanks, standards and field duplicates.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
EL-22-97bNickel Mountain · nickelGrade: 2.8Grade Unit: %Needs review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EL-22-97b
- Project
- Nickel Mountain
- Commodity
- nickel
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- GGI
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.8
- Grade Unit
- %
- From
- 472.2 m
- Intercept Depth
- 472.2 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EL-22-97b:472.2-472.2
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- E&L Intrusion
- Easting
- 396442
- Northing
- 6270938
- Elevation
- 1463 m
- Azimuth
- 342 °
- Dip
- -50 °
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade nickel intercept (2.8% Ni) in semi-massive sulphides, though reported via XRF.
Positive factors
- Semi-massive sulphides
Negative factors
- XRF measurements are not representative
Evidence · text
“Portable XRF measurements taken on these sulphide grains returned 2.8% Ni”
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
EL-22-97bNickel Mountain · nickelGrade: 1.1Grade Unit: %Needs review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EL-22-97b
- Project
- Nickel Mountain
- Commodity
- nickel
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- GGI
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.1
- Grade Unit
- %
- From
- 597.3 m
- Intercept Depth
- 597.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EL-22-97b:597.3-597.3
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- E&L Intrusion
- Easting
- 396442
- Northing
- 6270938
- Elevation
- 1463 m
- Azimuth
- 342 °
- Dip
- -50 °
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Nickel intercept (1.1% Ni) in semi-massive sulphides via XRF.
Positive factors
- Semi-massive sulphides
Negative factors
- XRF measurements are not representative
Evidence · text
“returned 2.8% Ni and 1.1% Ni, respectively”
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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