Legacy Gold Adds Second Drill to 2026 40,000-Foot Drill Program at Baner Gold Mine Property; Next Met Tests Agreed with RDI; MT Geophysical Survey to Be Flown in June
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Legacy Gold Mines Ltd.
- Ticker
- LEGY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Idaho County, Idaho, USA
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-18 06:36:37 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Legacy Gold has commenced its 2026 40,000-foot drill program at the Baner Gold Mine Property in Idaho, targeting the Main, NE, and NW zones. The company has also contracted RDI for metallurgical studies and Expert Geophysics for an airborne MT and magnetic survey to support production conceptualization and targeting.
Reasoning: The company is aggressively advancing its 2026 exploration program with significant meterage and new technical studies, though the primary value driver remains a conceptual exploration target rather than a formal resource.
Positive factors
- Expansion of drilling program to 40,000 feet
- New metallurgical studies contracted to advance production conceptualization
- Planned geophysical survey to identify deeper sulphide targets
- Large exploration target defined (50-55 Mt @ 0.72-0.91 g/t Au)
Negative factors
- Exploration target is conceptual and not a NI 43-101 compliant resource
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The program targets the Main and NE Zones to follow up on successful 2025 results and delineate a mineral resource.
Evidence · text
“This program follows up on the successful 2025 results by targeting the Main and NE Zones”
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: The project is located within the historic Orogrande Gold Mining District.
Evidence · text
“The Baner Property sits within the historic Orogrande Gold Mining District”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
6Baner Gold Mine · goldGrade: 0.57Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 64 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 6
- Project
- Baner Gold Mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- usa_id
- Ticker
- LEGY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.57
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 64 m
- Hole Depth
- 3658 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Location
- Location
- Main Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical step-out hole providing continuity context.
Evidence · text
“The closest drill hole is the step-out hole #6 drilled in 2025 that returned a continuous intersection of 0.57 g/t Au over 64.0m (210ft)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "It is limited to 1,000m for the Main Zone (plus 500m at Baner Mine trend), and 370m for the NW Zone within 1,370m of the"
Fact 2Baner Gold Mine · goldGrade: 0.55Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 187.5 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Baner Gold Mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- usa_id
- Ticker
- LEGY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.55
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 187.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Wide historical intercept from 2025 drilling.
Positive factors
- Very wide intercept
Evidence · text
“0.55 g/t Au over 187.5m (615ft) in the middle”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "It is limited to 1,000m for the Main Zone (plus 500m at Baner Mine trend), and 370m for the NW Zone within 1,370m of the"
Fact 3Baner Gold Mine · goldGrade: 0.52Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 108.2 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Baner Gold Mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- usa_id
- Ticker
- LEGY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.52
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 108.2 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept from 2025 drilling.
Evidence · text
“0.52 g/t Au over 108.2m (355ft) in the south”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "It is limited to 1,000m for the Main Zone (plus 500m at Baner Mine trend), and 370m for the NW Zone within 1,370m of the"
Fact 4Baner Gold Mine · goldGrade: 0.57Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 64 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Baner Gold Mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- usa_id
- Ticker
- LEGY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.57
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 64 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept from 2025 drilling.
Evidence · text
“0.57 g/t Au over 64.0m (210ft) in the north”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "It is limited to 1,000m for the Main Zone (plus 500m at Baner Mine trend), and 370m for the NW Zone within 1,370m of the"
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