Lahontan Closes Second Tranche of Private Placement for an Aggregate of $11.7M

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 06:50:42 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Lahontan Gold Corp. has closed the second tranche of a non-brokered private placement, bringing total aggregate gross proceeds from the offering to approximately $11.7 million. The funds are earmarked for exploration at the Santa Fe Mine and West Santa Fe projects, as well as general working capital.

Reasoning: The company successfully raised capital to fund exploration at its flagship projects, while also providing a summary of its existing resource base.

Positive factors

  • Successful closing of second tranche of private placement
  • Significant aggregate proceeds of $11.7M for exploration and working capital
  • Reiteration of existing mineral resource scale

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 second tranche of a private placement for $11.7M aggregate proceeds.

Evidence · text

“Lahontan Closes Second Tranche of Private Placement for an Aggregate of $11.7M”

resource_updateneutral · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The document contains a summary of the Santa Fe Mine Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resources.

Evidence · text

“The Santa Fe Mine has a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,539,000 oz Au Eq”

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 details
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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
QP Signed
Yes
Qualified person names
Brian J. Maher
Resource group id
resource:69915b87b45a0c104cab

Resource Data

Category
indicated
Tonnes
48393000
Grade
0.92
Grade Unit
g/t
Contained Metal
1539000
Contained Unit
oz au eq

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Reiteration of existing resource figures from a previous technical report.

Positive factors

  • Large Indicated resource base

Evidence · text

“The Santa Fe Mine has a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,539,000 oz 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

QP/CP Signedpositive

Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp_signed is true

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 details
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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
QP Signed
Yes
Qualified person names
Brian J. Maher
Resource group id
resource:d7fef63c037001423777

Resource Data

Category
inferred
Tonnes
16760000
Grade
0.74
Grade Unit
g/t
Contained Metal
411000
Contained Unit
oz au eq

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2025-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Reiteration of existing resource figures from a previous technical report.

Evidence · text

“and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 411,000 oz 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

QP/CP Signedpositive

Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp_signed is true

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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