Lahontan Closes Final Tranche of Private Placement For an Aggregate of $13.6M
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Lahontan Gold Corp.
- Ticker
- LG
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Resource update, Capital raise
- Extracted
- 2026-09-18 06:48:17 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Lahontan Gold Corp. has closed the final tranche of a non-brokered private placement, bringing the total aggregate gross proceeds to CAD$13.64 million. The funds are intended for exploration at the Santa Fe Mine and West Santa Fe projects, with the company stating it is now fully funded into 2027.
Reasoning: The company successfully closed a $13.6M financing program, providing significant runway for development and exploration at the Santa Fe project.
Positive factors
- Successful completion of a multi-tranche private placement
- Company is now fully funded into 2027
- Strategic financing supports upcoming MRE and PEA updates
- Strong demand from existing and new shareholders
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
capital_raisepositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: The document announces the closing of a final tranche of a private placement for $13.6M.
Evidence · text
“Lahontan Closes Final Tranche of Private Placement For an Aggregate of $13.6M”
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: The document discloses an Indicated Mineral Resource for the Santa Fe Mine project.
Evidence · text
“Santa Fe Mine has a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,539,000 oz Au Eq”
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: The document discloses an Inferred Mineral Resource for the Santa Fe Mine project.
Evidence · text
“and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 411,000 oz Au Eq”
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: The resource estimate is stated to be NI 43-101 compliant.
Evidence · text
“Santa Fe Mine has a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resource”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (2)
indicatedSanta Fe Mine · goldTonnes: 48393000Grade: 0.92Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 1539000Contained Unit: oz au eqHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Santa Fe Mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- LG
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:bc227507ec3ccaf7d713
- Deposit or zone
- Santa Fe Mine
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- oxide
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 48393000
- Grade
- 0.92
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 1539000
- Contained Unit
- oz au eq
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 0.99
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t Au Eq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The resource is a restatement of existing data from a technical report, providing context for the company's current position.
Positive factors
- Large Indicated resource base
Negative factors
- Significant Inferred component
Evidence · text
“Santa Fe Mine has a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,539,000 oz Au Eq (48,393,000 tonnes grading 0.92 g/t Au and 7.18 g/t Ag, together grading 0.99 g/t Au Eq)”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
inferredSanta Fe Mine · goldTonnes: 16760000Grade: 0.74Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 411000Contained Unit: oz au eqHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Santa Fe Mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- LG
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:8245d53c262c80ddf975
- Deposit or zone
- Santa Fe Mine
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- oxide
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 16760000
- Grade
- 0.74
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 411000
- Contained Unit
- oz au eq
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 0.76
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t Au Eq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Inferred resources represent lower geological confidence.
Negative factors
- Speculative category
Evidence · text
“and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 411,000 oz Au Eq (16,760,000 tonnes grading 0.74 g/t Au and 3.25 g/t Ag, together grading 0.76 g/t Au Eq)”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
How Atlas produces this analysis
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