Untitled mining news story
Original announcement by research on
- Company
- Skeena Gold + Silver
- Ticker
- SKE
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Other, Resource update, Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-11-04 18:08:39 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Atlas analysis published:
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
This annual information form provides Skeena Gold + Silver’s year-end corporate and project update, including detailed disclosure on Eskay Creek’s development, permitting, financing, risks, and technical report summary. It also includes reserve, capex, opex, and project economics tables for Eskay Creek, but no new drill or metallurgy results are announced in the current event. The document confirms NI 43-101 sign-off and describes the project as moving through development and permitting in British Columbia.
Reasoning: This is an annual information form with extensive corporate, project, permitting, financing and technical report disclosure; the dominant current event is routine annual reporting and project-update disclosure rather than a new technical result.
Positive factors
- NI 43-101 Qualified Person sign-off is stated
- Feasibility-study technical report and project economics are provided
- Permitting milestones and project development progress are disclosed
Negative factors
- Annual information form is broad corporate disclosure rather than a single new operating event
- No new drill, resource, or metallurgy results are reported in the substantive event
- Some project risks and financing obligations remain
Facts used in scoring: 14
Classification and evidence
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route ("flotation")
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 14. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (12)
provenEskay Creek · goldTonnes: 27954000Grade: 3Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 2657Contained Unit: 000 ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:a270626330282e8c98b0
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- proven
- Tonnes
- 27954000
- Grade
- 3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 2657
- Contained Unit
- 000 oz
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 4.1
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports proven reserve tonnes, grades, and contained ounces for Eskay Creek with NI 43-101 technical report support.
Positive factors
- Proven reserve category disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
Negative factors
- This is a reserve statement embedded in an annual information form, not a new estimate announcement
- Contained metal unit is printed in the table as thousands of ounces
Evidence · table
“Proven | 27,954 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 80.9 | 3,675 | 2,657 | 72,661”
Context: Table 36: Table 1-3: Mineral Reserves Statement
Tags used in scoring
Proven Reservepositive
Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "proven"
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
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
provenEskay Creek · silverTonnes: 27954000Grade: 80.9Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 72661Contained Unit: 000 ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:a270626330282e8c98b0
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- proven
- Tonnes
- 27954000
- Grade
- 80.9
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 72661
- Contained Unit
- 000 oz
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 4.1
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The proven reserve table explicitly states silver grade and contained silver ounces for the Eskay Creek project.
Positive factors
- Proven reserve category disclosed
- Silver grade and contained ounces are explicitly stated
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
Negative factors
- Reserve disclosure is part of annual reporting rather than a fresh technical announcement
Evidence · table
“Proven | 27,954 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 80.9 | 3,675 | 2,657 | 72,661”
Context: Table 36: Table 1-3: Mineral Reserves Statement
Tags used in scoring
Proven Reservepositive
Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "proven"
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
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · goldTonnes: 11889000Grade: 1.8Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 680Contained Unit: 000 ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:36162e9340668adff719
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 11889000
- Grade
- 1.8
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 680
- Contained Unit
- 000 oz
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 2.3
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports probable reserve tonnes, grade and contained ounces for Eskay Creek.
Positive factors
- Probable reserve category disclosed
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
Negative factors
- No standalone reserve update is announced in the release
Evidence · table
“Probable | 11,889 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 40.1 | 894 | 680 | 15,308”
Context: Table 36: Table 1-3: Mineral Reserves Statement
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · silverTonnes: 11889000Grade: 40.1Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 15308Contained Unit: 000 ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:36162e9340668adff719
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 11889000
- Grade
- 40.1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 15308
- Contained Unit
- 000 oz
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 2.3
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The probable reserve table separately reports the silver grade and contained silver ounces.
Positive factors
- Probable reserve category disclosed
- Silver grade and contained ounces are explicitly stated
Negative factors
- This is reserve disclosure embedded in a broader AIF
Evidence · table
“Probable | 11,889 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 40.1 | 894 | 680 | 15,308”
Context: Table 36: Table 1-3: Mineral Reserves Statement
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · goldTonnes: 39843000Grade: 2.6Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 3336Contained Unit: 000 ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:bc15e3124a34b248a2de
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 39843000
- Grade
- 2.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 3336
- Contained Unit
- 000 oz
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The total reserve row reports combined tonnes, grade and contained gold ounces for the Eskay Creek project.
Positive factors
- Total reserve row is disclosed alongside component categories
- Contained gold ounces are stated
Negative factors
- Total is an aggregate of proven and probable and not a separate geological category
Evidence · table
“Total | 39,843 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 68.7 | 4,569 | 3,336 | 87,969”
Context: Table 36: Table 1-3: Mineral Reserves Statement
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · silverTonnes: 39843000Grade: 68.7Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 87969Contained Unit: 000 ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:bc15e3124a34b248a2de
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 39843000
- Grade
- 68.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 87969
- Contained Unit
- 000 oz
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The total reserve row reports combined silver grade and contained silver ounces.
Positive factors
- Total reserve row is disclosed
- Contained silver ounces are stated
Negative factors
- Aggregate total rather than a standalone domain estimate
Evidence · table
“Total | 39,843 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 68.7 | 4,569 | 3,336 | 87,969”
Context: Table 36: Table 1-3: Mineral Reserves Statement
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
provenEskay Creek · goldTonnes: 27954Grade: 3Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:6f09ef4c7d4757dacb8e
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- proven
- Tonnes
- 27954
- Grade
- 3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 4.1
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports proven reserve tonnes, grades, and contained ounces for Eskay Creek with NI 43-101 technical report support. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Positive factors
- Proven reserve category disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
Negative factors
- This is a reserve statement embedded in an annual information form, not a new estimate announcement
- Contained metal unit is printed in the table as thousands of ounces
Evidence · table
“3.0”
Context: 27,954
Tags used in scoring
Proven Reservepositive
Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "proven"
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
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
provenEskay Creek · silverTonnes: 27954Grade: 80.9Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:6f09ef4c7d4757dacb8e
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- proven
- Tonnes
- 27954
- Grade
- 80.9
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 4.1
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports proven reserve tonnes, grades, and contained ounces for Eskay Creek with NI 43-101 technical report support. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Positive factors
- Proven reserve category disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
Negative factors
- This is a reserve statement embedded in an annual information form, not a new estimate announcement
- Contained metal unit is printed in the table as thousands of ounces
Evidence · table
“80.9”
Context: 27,954
Tags used in scoring
Proven Reservepositive
Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "proven"
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
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · goldTonnes: 11889Grade: 1.8Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:5d608b6c89024c52b14b
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 11889
- Grade
- 1.8
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 2.3
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports probable reserve tonnes, grade and contained ounces for Eskay Creek. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Positive factors
- Probable reserve category disclosed
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
Negative factors
- No standalone reserve update is announced in the release
Evidence · table
“1.8”
Context: 11,889
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · silverTonnes: 11889Grade: 40.1Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:5d608b6c89024c52b14b
- Deposit or zone
- Eskay Creek Project
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 11889
- Grade
- 40.1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 2.3
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports probable reserve tonnes, grade and contained ounces for Eskay Creek. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Positive factors
- Probable reserve category disclosed
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
Negative factors
- No standalone reserve update is announced in the release
Evidence · table
“40.1”
Context: 11,889
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · goldTonnes: 39843Grade: 2.6Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:3e6312d054d2df713f32
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 39843
- Grade
- 2.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 3.6
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports probable reserve tonnes, grade and contained ounces for Eskay Creek. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Positive factors
- Probable reserve category disclosed
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
Negative factors
- No standalone reserve update is announced in the release
Evidence · table
“2.6”
Context: 39,843
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
probableEskay Creek · silverTonnes: 39843Grade: 68.7Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- reserve
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- QP Signed
- Yes
- Qualified person names
- Ben Adaszynski, Terre Lane, Hamid Samari, Jim Fogarty, Ian Stilwell, Rolf Schmitt, A.J. MacDonald, David Baldwin, Steven Andrew Baisley
- Resource group id
- resource:3e6312d054d2df713f32
- Mining method
- combined
Resource Data
- Category
- probable
- Tonnes
- 39843
- Grade
- 68.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2023-11-14
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 3.6
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The table reports probable reserve tonnes, grade and contained ounces for Eskay Creek. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Positive factors
- Probable reserve category disclosed
- Contained ounces and AuEq grade are disclosed
- NI 43-101 technical report cited
Negative factors
- No standalone reserve update is announced in the release
Evidence · table
“68.7”
Context: 39,843
Tags used in scoring
Probable Reservepositive
Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
Why it applies: category is "probable"
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
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
DFS Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 3.0 years before this release
Metallurgical Results (2)
not statedEskay Creek · goldRecovery: 83 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- not stated
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Eskay Creek Project feasibility study
Recovery
- Recovery
- 83 %
- Recovery Basis
- to_concentrate
- Conc. Grade
- 3
- Conc. Grade Unit
- g/t
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
- Consultant
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The cashflow summary provides gold recovery and LOM gold production assumptions for the feasibility case.
Positive factors
- Recovery and concentrate grade are both disclosed in the economic assumptions
Negative factors
- The table does not provide a lab or testwork methodology
- Concentrate grade is represented as contained gold production assumptions rather than a metallurgical assay
Evidence · table
“Gold recovery (% to concentrate) | 83”
Context: Table 49: Table 1-6: Cashflow Summary Table
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
not statedEskay Creek · silverRecovery: 91 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Eskay Creek
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia, Canada
- Ticker
- SKE
Test Work
- Program Status
- detailed
- Test Type
- not stated
- Processing Route
- flotation
- Sample
- Eskay Creek Project feasibility study
Recovery
- Recovery
- 91 %
- Recovery Basis
- to_concentrate
Lab
- Laboratory
- not stated
- Consultant
- not stated
Location
- Loc. Confidence
- inferred
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Reasoning: The feasibility summary states silver recovery to concentrate in the base case.
Positive factors
- Recovery is explicitly stated in the project economics table
Negative factors
- No underlying test conditions are stated
Evidence · table
“Silver recovery (% to concentrate) | 91”
Context: Table 49: Table 1-6: Cashflow Summary Table
Tags used in scoring
Mill Routeneutral
Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
Why it applies: processing_route matches the flotation signal
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: 91% is at or above the exceptional band (90%)
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.