Great Atlantic Begins New and Additional Sampling of Drill Core - Previous Samples Included 1,158 g/t Silver, 9.04% Zinc, and 9.19% Copper over 3 Meters at Its 100% Owned Keymet Precious Metal - Base Metal Property, Northeast New Brunswick
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- GREAT ATLANTIC RESOURCES CORP.
- Ticker
- GR
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- New Brunswick
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Zinc, Copper
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 04:35:51 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Great Atlantic Resources Corp. has begun re-sampling 2021 drill core at its Keymet property in New Brunswick. The re-sampling has identified high-grade massive sulfide mineralization in hole Ky-18-14, including 1,158 g/t silver, 9.04% zinc, and 9.19% copper over 3.00 metres.
Reasoning: The announcement reports exceptionally high-grade silver, zinc, and copper intercepts from re-sampling 2021 drill core, though the novelty is low as the drilling is not new.
Positive factors
- Exceptional grades for silver, zinc, and copper
- Massive sulfide mineralization identified
Negative factors
- Stale data re-release (sampling 2021 drill core)
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 1,158 g/t silver is exceptionally high for silver deposit types.
Evidence · text
“1,158 g/t Silver”
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: The company is sampling drill core from a 2021 diamond drilling program.
Evidence · text
“additional sampling of drill core from the 2021 diamond drilling program”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (3)
Ky-18-14Keymet Precious Metal - Base Metal · silverGrade: 1158Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Ky-18-14
- Project
- Keymet Precious Metal - Base Metal
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- GR
Geometry
- Grade
- 1158
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- Ky-18-14:0.0-3.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Extremely high silver grade reported.
Positive factors
- Exceptional silver grade
Evidence · text
“1,158 g/t Silver... (3.00 meters core length)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Ky-18-14Keymet Precious Metal - Base Metal · zincGrade: 9.04Grade Unit: %Intercept: 3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Ky-18-14
- Project
- Keymet Precious Metal - Base Metal
- Commodity
- zinc
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- GR
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.04
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- Ky-18-14:0.0-3.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade zinc intercept.
Positive factors
- Strong zinc grade
Evidence · text
“9.04% zinc”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Ky-18-14Keymet Precious Metal - Base Metal · copperGrade: 9.19Grade Unit: %Intercept: 3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Ky-18-14
- Project
- Keymet Precious Metal - Base Metal
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- GR
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.19
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- Ky-18-14:0.0-3.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade copper intercept.
Positive factors
- Strong copper grade
Evidence · text
“9.19% copper”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 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
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.