Great Atlantic Confirms Cobalt Stream Sediment Anomalies Over 900 Meters Long Section of Stream at its 100% Owned Kagoot Brook Cobalt Property - Northern New Brunswick
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Great Atlantic Resources Corp.
- Ticker
- GR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- New Brunswick
- Primary commodity
- Cobalt
- Secondary commodities
- Zinc, Nickel
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-16 03:02:26 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Great Atlantic Resources Corp. has confirmed cobalt anomalies in stream sediment samples at its Kagoot Brook property in New Brunswick. The 2024 sampling identified cobalt values up to 610 ppm over a 900-meter section, alongside nickel and zinc traces.
Reasoning: The results confirm historical cobalt anomalies over a significant strike length using stream sediment sampling, though the source remains unconfirmed.
Positive factors
- Confirmation of historical cobalt anomalies
- Continuous anomalous cobalt values over 900m
- Presence of nickel and zinc byproducts
Negative factors
- Source of anomalies not yet identified
- Sampling is surface-based (stream sediment) rather than drill-based
Facts used in scoring: 4
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: The release mentions analysis by ALS Canada Ltd. and approval by a Qualified Person (David Martin, P.Geo).
Evidence · text
“analyzed by ALS Canada Ltd.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
Fact 1cobaltGrade: 610Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick
- Ticker
- GR
Geometry
- Grade
- 610
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- surface:2024-stream-sediment
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Cobalt values in the 149-610 ppm range confirm the presence of anomalies over a 900m section.
Positive factors
- Confirms historical anomalies
Evidence · text
“149 - 610 parts per million (ppm) range”
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 2cobaltGrade: 610Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick
- Ticker
- GR
Geometry
- Grade
- 610
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- surface:2024-stream-sediment
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A subset of five consecutive samples returned highly anomalous cobalt values.
Positive factors
- Highly anomalous values
Evidence · text
“360 - 610 ppm range”
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 3zincGrade: 336Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- zinc
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick
- Ticker
- GR
Geometry
- Grade
- 336
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- surface:2024-stream-sediment
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Zinc was detected as a trace element in the stream sediment samples.
Positive factors
- Presence of zinc
Evidence · text
“up to 336 ppm zinc”
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 4nickelGrade: 196Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- nickel
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick
- Ticker
- GR
Geometry
- Grade
- 196
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
- Group ID
- surface:2024-stream-sediment
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Nickel was detected as a trace element in the stream sediment samples.
Positive factors
- Presence of nickel
Evidence · text
“196 ppm nickel”
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
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.