Lucky Minerals Discovers Gold in the Initial 384 Metres of Drilling at Wayka
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Lucky Minerals Inc.
- Ticker
- LKY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Ecuador
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 11:53:22 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Lucky Minerals has reported positive initial drill results from its Wayka Project in Ecuador, with five holes (DDHW-001 to DDHW-005) intersecting gold mineralization. The results confirm the continuity of siliceous lenses at depth, though current intercepts represent the margins of an epithermal system.
Reasoning: Initial drill results confirm gold mineralization at the Wayka Project, following up on previous trenching. While grades are modest, they demonstrate continuity of the target structure.
Positive factors
- Discovery of gold mineralization in first five holes
- Continuity of siliceous lenses demonstrated to depth
- QA/QC protocols and accredited lab disclosed
- Every hole returned anomalous mineralization
Negative factors
- Grades are relatively low (0.64-0.87 g/t Au) suggesting margins of an epithermal system
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Protocolspositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: Company explicitly details insertion of blanks, standards, and duplicates.
Evidence · text
“All exploration work is completed following QA/QC protocols and include the insertion of a coarse blank, a standard and duplicate sample on every batch of 25 samples.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
DDHW-003-2023Fortuna · goldGrade: 0.68Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 10 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDHW-003-2023
- Project
- Fortuna
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- ecuador
- Reported Region
- ecuador
- Ticker
- LKY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.68
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 10 m
- From
- 16 m
- To
- 26 m
- Intercept Depth
- 16 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- epithermal
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDHW-003-2023:16-26
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Discovery Zone
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Bureau Veritas
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 10m at 0.68 g/t Au confirms the presence of the target siliceous lenses.
Positive factors
- Confirms continuity of mineralization
Negative factors
- Low grade
Evidence · text
“10 metres at an average grade of 0.68 g/t gold (DDHW-003-2023)”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
DDHW-001-2023Fortuna · goldGrade: 0.64Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDHW-001-2023
- Project
- Fortuna
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- ecuador
- Reported Region
- ecuador
- Ticker
- LKY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.64
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 7 m
- Hole Depth
- 7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 0 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- epithermal
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDHW-001-2023:0-7
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Discovery Zone
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Bureau Veritas
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 7m at 0.64 g/t Au intersects silicified rock from surface.
Positive factors
- Near-surface intersection
Negative factors
- Low grade
Evidence · text
“7 metres at an average grade of 0.64 g/t gold (DDHW-001-2023)”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
DDHW-005-2023Fortuna · goldGrade: 0.87Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 5.82 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDHW-005-2023
- Project
- Fortuna
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- ecuador
- Reported Region
- ecuador
- Ticker
- LKY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.87
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 5.82 m
- From
- 0.53 m
- To
- 6.35 m
- Hole Depth
- 80.2 m
- Intercept Depth
- 0.53 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- epithermal
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDHW-005-2023:0.53-6.35
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Discovery Zone
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Bureau Veritas
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 5.82m at 0.87 g/t Au in vuggy silica.
Positive factors
- Near-surface intersection
Negative factors
- Low grade
Evidence · text
“5.82 metres at an average grade of 0.87g/t gold (DDHW-005-2023)”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
DDHW-005-2023Fortuna · goldGrade: 1.13Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3.35 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDHW-005-2023
- Project
- Fortuna
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- ecuador
- Reported Region
- ecuador
- Ticker
- LKY
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.13
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 3.35 m
- From
- 3 m
- To
- 6.35 m
- Hole Depth
- 80.2 m
- Intercept Depth
- 3 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- epithermal
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDHW-005-2023:3-6.35
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Discovery Zone
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Bureau Veritas
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Specific sub-interval within DDHW-005.
Evidence · text
“the interval from 3.0 to 6.35 metres, (width of 3.35 metres) returned 1.13 g/t gold.”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
How Atlas produces this analysis
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