# Kootenay Resources Announces the Sleeper-Magnificent-Knapp \("SMK"\) Gold-Silver Exploration Project in Central British Columbia Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/kootenay-resources-announces-the-sleeper-magnificent-knapp-smk-gold-silver-explo--5c4b6744-672f-427e-8fbb-b1aa7185644d Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/KTRI/news/8844639697197476/kootenay-resources-announces-the-sleeper-magnificent-knapp-smk-gold-silver-explo Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-06-13T16:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Kootenay Resources Inc. - Ticker: KTRI - Exchange: TSX - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver, Copper, Lead - Document categories: Drill results, Capital raise, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-18 07:07:18 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Kootenay Resources has introduced the Sleeper-Magnificent-Knapp \(SMK\) gold-silver exploration project in central British Columbia, highlighting high-grade surface samples including 25.99 g/t gold and 455 g/t silver. The company also announced a non-brokered private placement of up to $200,000 to fund exploration and working capital. Reasoning: The announcement introduces a new exploration project with notable surface grades and simultaneously announces a small capital raise to fund upcoming drilling. - Positive factor: High-grade surface sampling reported \(25.99 g/t Au, 455 g/t Ag\) - Positive factor: Large-scale exploration project with dual target model \(epithermal and porphyry\) - Positive factor: Strategic location with road and power infrastructure proximity - Positive factor: New capital raise announced to fund exploration - Negative factor: Small scale of the new private placement \($200,000\) Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: Project is described as part of a mineral belt with other key projects in the company's portfolio. Evidence · text > The property is situated within the same mineral belt as other key projects in Kootenay's portfolio **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: Release mentions a Qualified Person \(Dale Brittliffe, P.Geo\) and references BC Assessment Reports. Evidence · text > reviewed and approved on behalf of Kootenay by Dale Brittliffe, P.Geo, V.P. Exploration for Kootenay, a Qualified Person. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/kootenay-resources-announces-the-sleeper-magnificent-knapp-smk-gold-silver-explo--5c4b6744-672f-427e-8fbb-b1aa7185644d#fact-drill-facts-0) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: KTRI #### Geometry - Grade: 25.99 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Location - Location: Sample MK10-389 - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 25.99 g/t gold is a strong surface intercept for an epithermal system. - Positive factor: High grade surface sample Evidence · text > up to 25.99 g/t gold \( Sample MK10-389 , BC Assessment Report \#32330 \) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 project is road accessible and only 25 kilometers from the Company's exploration office at Fraser Lake." ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/kootenay-resources-announces-the-sleeper-magnificent-knapp-smk-gold-silver-explo--5c4b6744-672f-427e-8fbb-b1aa7185644d#fact-drill-facts-1) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: KTRI #### Geometry - Grade: 455 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Location - Location: Sample SK21-134 - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 455 g/t silver is a strong surface intercept. - Positive factor: High grade surface sample Evidence · text > 455 g/t silver \( Sample SK21-134, BC Assessment Report \#40117 \) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 project is road accessible and only 25 kilometers from the Company's exploration office at Fraser Lake." ## 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.