# Great Pacific Gold Provides Wild Dog Project Exploration Update Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update--3a04ed50-f986-4c44-a41b-42d7c8ef554e Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GPAC/news/8884524828077037/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-05-20T11:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Great Pacific Gold Corp. - Ticker: GPAC - Exchange: TSX - Region: Papua New Guinea - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Copper, Silver - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-16 02:45:58 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Great Pacific Gold provided an exploration update for its Wild Dog Project in Papua New Guinea, highlighting high-grade intercepts including 8.4m at 50.1 g/t AuEq at the Sinivit target. The company plans to conduct 10,000 meters of diamond drilling through late 2026 to test multiple priority targets across the district. Reasoning: The update reports significant high-grade gold-equivalent intercepts and outlines a massive 10,000m drilling program, demonstrating strong exploration momentum and district-scale potential. - Positive factor: High-grade intercepts \(50.1 g/t AuEq\) - Positive factor: District-scale potential across 4.5 km - Positive factor: Strong cash position \(C$26.3M\) - Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed - Negative factor: Apparent width only \(true widths not known\) - Negative factor: Historical results not independently verified Facts used in scoring: 5 ## Classification and evidence **Bonanza Intercept** Polarity: positive Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm. Why it applies: WDG-08 intercept of 59.6 g/t Au is exceptionally high for an epithermal system. Evidence · text > 59.6 g/t Au **Apparent Width Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness. Why it applies: The document explicitly states that drill highlights are core lengths and true widths are not known. Evidence · text > Drill highlights presented above are core lengths \(true widths are not known at this time\). **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: The release details specific QA/QC procedures, including the use of standards, blanks, and duplicates, and names an ISO-certified lab. Evidence · text > The Company follows industry-standard Quality Assurance and Quality Control \(QA/QC\) procedures ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (5) ### WDG-08 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update--3a04ed50-f986-4c44-a41b-42d7c8ef554e#fact-drill-facts-0) Wild Dog · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: WDG-08 - Project: Wild Dog - Commodity: gold - Region: png - Reported Region: png - Ticker: GPAC #### Geometry - Grade: 59.6 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 8.4 m - From: 154 m - To: 162.4 m - Intercept Depth: 154 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: epithermal - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: WDG-08:154-162.4 - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: Northern Sulphide - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Intertek Minerals Ltd. - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 50.1 - Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 8.4m at 59.6 g/t Au is an exceptional high-grade intercept for an epithermal system. - Positive factor: Bonanza grade intercept - Negative factor: Apparent width only Evidence · text > WDG-08: 8.4m @ 50.1 g/t AuEq \(59.6 g/t Au, 1.9% Cu, 59.6 g/t Ag\) #### 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" **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: "Kesar Project: located in the Eastern Highlands Province of PNG and contiguous with the mine tenements of K92 Mining Inc" ### WDG-08 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update--3a04ed50-f986-4c44-a41b-42d7c8ef554e#fact-drill-facts-1) Wild Dog · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: WDG-08 - Project: Wild Dog - Commodity: copper - Region: png - Reported Region: png - Ticker: GPAC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.9 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 8.4 m - From: 154 m - To: 162.4 m - Intercept Depth: 154 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: epithermal - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: WDG-08:154-162.4 - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: Northern Sulphide - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Intertek Minerals Ltd. - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant copper grade accompanying high-grade gold. Evidence · text > 1.9% Cu #### 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" **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: "Kesar Project: located in the Eastern Highlands Province of PNG and contiguous with the mine tenements of K92 Mining Inc" ### WDG-08 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update--3a04ed50-f986-4c44-a41b-42d7c8ef554e#fact-drill-facts-2) Wild Dog · silver #### Identity - Hole ID: WDG-08 - Project: Wild Dog - Commodity: silver - Region: png - Reported Region: png - Ticker: GPAC #### Geometry - Grade: 59.6 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 8.4 m - From: 154 m - To: 162.4 m - Intercept Depth: 154 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: epithermal - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: WDG-08:154-162.4 - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: Northern Sulphide - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Intertek Minerals Ltd. - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Silver credit in a high-grade gold intercept. Evidence · text > 59.6 g/t Ag #### 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" **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: "Kesar Project: located in the Eastern Highlands Province of PNG and contiguous with the mine tenements of K92 Mining Inc" ### WDG-02 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update--3a04ed50-f986-4c44-a41b-42d7c8ef554e#fact-drill-facts-3) Wild Dog · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: WDG-02 - Project: Wild Dog - Commodity: gold - Region: png - Reported Region: png - Ticker: GPAC #### Geometry - Grade: 5.5 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 7 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: epithermal - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: WDG-02:unknown-unknown - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: Southern Oxide - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Intertek Minerals Ltd. - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 10.9 - Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Solid gold grade for an epithermal target. - Negative factor: Apparent width only Evidence · text > WDG-02: 7.0m @ 10.9 g/t AuEq \(5.5 g/t Au, 3.0% Cu, 68.8 g/t Ag\) #### 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" **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: "Kesar Project: located in the Eastern Highlands Province of PNG and contiguous with the mine tenements of K92 Mining Inc" ### KVH-03 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update--3a04ed50-f986-4c44-a41b-42d7c8ef554e#fact-drill-facts-4) Wild Dog · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: KVH-03 - Project: Wild Dog - Commodity: gold - Region: png - Reported Region: png - Ticker: GPAC #### Geometry - Grade: 2.4 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 38.4 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: epithermal - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: KVH-03:unknown-unknown - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: Kavasuki - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Intertek Minerals Ltd. - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 2.23 - Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant width at economic grade. - Positive factor: Broad mineralized zone Evidence · text > KVH-03: 38.4m @ 2.23 g/t AuEq \(2.4 g/t Au, 0.02% Cu, 2.5 g/t Ag\) #### 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" **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: "Kesar Project: located in the Eastern Highlands Province of PNG and contiguous with the mine tenements of K92 Mining 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.