# Great Atlantic Makes Additional New Gold Discoveries in Bedrock up to 1.72 g/t on Its Property Contiguous to Galway's Clarence Stream Gold Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o--0f76551f-9a12-4286-8bd9-6ae9e1a9423c

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GR/news/5863828366692968/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-02-18T14:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Great Atlantic Resources Corp.

- Ticker: GR

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: New Brunswick

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Antimony, Silver, Bismuth, Cobalt, Copper, Vanadium, Lithium

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-16 03:03:43 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Great Atlantic Resources Corp. has announced new gold discoveries at its Glenelg Property in New Brunswick, with bedrock grab samples returning up to 1.72 g/t gold. The results include anomalous silver, bismuth, cobalt, and copper at a new fault zone discovery. The company also noted its proximity to the Clarence Stream gold project.

Reasoning: The announcement reports new, highly anomalous gold values from surface grab samples, representing a new discovery on the property, though the lack of drilling limits geological confidence.

- Positive factor: New gold discovery in a fault zone

- Positive factor: Highly anomalous gold values in bedrock grab samples

- Positive factor: Proximity to known mineral occurrences and the Clarence Stream project

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed with certified lab and QP sign-off

- Negative factor: Results are from grab samples \(surface/outcrop\) rather than drill intercepts

- Negative factor: Small sample size \(two primary 2025 samples reported\)

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 ALS Canada Ltd. as a certified laboratory and that the program was supervised by a Qualified Person.

Evidence · text

> analyzed for gold by fire assay - AA and for 34 elements by four acid digestion - ICP-AES by ALS Canada Ltd., a certified laboratory independent of Great Atlantic. The 2025 exploration program at the Glenelg Property was supervised by a Qualified Person.

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: The company positions the property as contiguous to Galway Metals' Clarence Stream gold project.

Evidence · text

> The Glenelg Property contiguous with the Clarence Stream gold project of Galway Metals Inc.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (6)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o--0f76551f-9a12-4286-8bd9-6ae9e1a9423c#fact-drill-facts-0)

Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: GR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.72
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Location: Gold Bearing Fault Zone
- Loc. Confidence: medium
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: fire assay, four acid digestion

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.72 g/t gold in a bedrock grab sample is highly anomalous for the region and represents a new discovery.

- Positive factor: Highly anomalous gold value

- Negative factor: Surface grab sample only

Evidence · text

> 1.72 g/t Gold - 2025 Grab Sample

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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: "The Glenelg Property contiguous with the Clarence Stream gold project of Galway Metals Inc."

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o--0f76551f-9a12-4286-8bd9-6ae9e1a9423c#fact-drill-facts-1)

Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property · silver

#### Identity

- Project: Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: GR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.9
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: Glenelg:fault-zone
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Location: Gold Bearing Fault Zone
- Loc. Confidence: medium
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: fire assay, four acid digestion

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver reported as a byproduct in a gold-focused grab sample.

- Positive factor: Anomalous silver value

Evidence · text

> 1.72 g/t Gold - 2025 Grab Sample

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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: "The Glenelg Property contiguous with the Clarence Stream gold project of Galway Metals Inc."

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o--0f76551f-9a12-4286-8bd9-6ae9e1a9423c#fact-drill-facts-2)

Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property · bismuth

#### Identity

- Project: Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property
- Commodity: bismuth
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: GR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 3290
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: Glenelg:fault-zone
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Location: Gold Bearing Fault Zone
- Loc. Confidence: medium
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: fire assay, four acid digestion

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: Yes
- Deleterious Elements: bismuth

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Bismuth reported as a byproduct; potential penalty element.

- Negative factor: Bismuth presence noted

Evidence · text

> 1.72 g/t Gold - 2025 Grab Sample

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

**Deleterious Elements Present**

Polarity: negative

Definition: A source-stated penalty, refractory or recovery concern in the fact's scope. Element detection alone, including measured elements explicitly below penalty thresholds, does not trigger this tag. Respect negation and retain a separately stated concern even when another risk is explicitly absent.

Why it applies: deleterious\_flag is true

**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: "The Glenelg Property contiguous with the Clarence Stream gold project of Galway Metals Inc."

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o--0f76551f-9a12-4286-8bd9-6ae9e1a9423c#fact-drill-facts-3)

Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property · cobalt

#### Identity

- Project: Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property
- Commodity: cobalt
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: GR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 691
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: Glenelg:fault-zone
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Location: Gold Bearing Fault Zone
- Loc. Confidence: medium
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: fire assay, four acid digestion

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Cobalt reported as a byproduct in a gold-focused grab sample.

- Positive factor: Anomalous cobalt value

Evidence · text

> 1.72 g/t Gold - 2025 Grab Sample

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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: "The Glenelg Property contiguous with the Clarence Stream gold project of Galway Metals Inc."

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o--0f76551f-9a12-4286-8bd9-6ae9e1a9423c#fact-drill-facts-4)

Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property · copper

#### Identity

- Project: Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: GR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 635
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: Glenelg:fault-zone
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Location: Gold Bearing Fault Zone
- Loc. Confidence: medium
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: fire assay, four acid digestion

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Copper reported as a byproduct in a gold-focused grab sample.

- Positive factor: Anomalous copper value

Evidence · text

> 1.72 g/t Gold - 2025 Grab Sample

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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: "The Glenelg Property contiguous with the Clarence Stream gold project of Galway Metals Inc."

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-makes-additional-new-gold-discoveries-in-bedrock-up-to-1-72-g-t-o--0f76551f-9a12-4286-8bd9-6ae9e1a9423c#fact-drill-facts-5)

Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property · gold

#### Identity

- Project: Glenelg Gold - Antimony - Vanadium Property
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nb
- Reported Region: New Brunswick
- Ticker: GR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.733
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Location

- Location: Johnson Lake gold - silver mineral occurrence
- Loc. Confidence: medium
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Canada Ltd.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: fire assay, four acid digestion

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 0.733 g/t gold in a grab sample confirms mineralization at a known occurrence.

- Positive factor: Confirms gold mineralization in known occurrence area

Evidence · text

> 0.733 g/t gold

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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: "The Glenelg Property contiguous with the Clarence Stream gold project of Galway Metals Inc."

## 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.
