# Miranda Gold and Navaho Gold Sign Definitive Exploration Funding Agreement for Taz Project Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/miranda-gold-and-navaho-gold-sign-definitive-exploration-funding-agreement-for-t--e568b6bd-f660-4bcb-94b5-82b25c2b1fad Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NUG/news/36655989/miranda-gold-and-navaho-gold-sign-definitive-exploration-funding-agreement-for-t Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2011-02-17T14:32:56.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Miranda Gold Corp. - Ticker: MAD - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Arsenic, Antimony, Mercury - Document categories: Drill results, Agreement transaction - Extracted: 2026-09-16 15:22:36 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Miranda Gold Corp. has signed a definitive exploration and option agreement with Navaho Gold Ltd. for the Taz gold project in Nevada. Navaho is committed to US$3,000,000 in initial exploration spending and holds an option to earn a 75% interest in the project. Reasoning: The signing of a definitive JV/option agreement with significant funding commitments \(US$3M initial, US$10M option\) provides clear capital for the Taz project exploration. - Positive factor: Definitive exploration funding agreement signed - Positive factor: Navaho Gold to commit US$3,000,000 in exploration expenditures - Positive factor: Option to earn 75% interest via feasibility study or additional spend - Positive factor: Targeting Carlin-style gold mineralization in a favorable host Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: Release includes sign-off by a Qualified Person \(Ken Cunningham, P.G.\) Evidence · text > verified by President & CEO Ken Cunningham, P.G., BSc. Geology and Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 **Deleterious Elements Present** Polarity: negative Definition: A source-stated penalty, refractory or recovery concern in the fact's scope. Element detection alone, including measured elements explicitly below penalty thresholds, does not trigger this tag. Respect negation and retain a separately stated concern even when another risk is explicitly absent. Why it applies: Elevated Carlin-style geochemistry \(arsenic, antimony, mercury\) noted Evidence · text > elevated Carlin-style geochemistry \(1600 ppm arsenic, 185 ppm antimony and 9.6 ppm mercury\) **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: Project is located within the Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend Evidence · text > Miranda's TAZ project is located within the Battle Mountain-Eureka gold trend ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### VC96-8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/miranda-gold-and-navaho-gold-sign-definitive-exploration-funding-agreement-for-t--e568b6bd-f660-4bcb-94b5-82b25c2b1fad#fact-drill-facts-0) TAZ · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: VC96-8 - Project: TAZ - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: MAD #### Geometry - Grade: 1.44 - Grade Unit: g Au/t - Intercept: 21.3 m - From: 65.5 m - To: 86.9 m - Intercept Depth: 65.5 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: VC96-8:65.5-86.9 #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2011-02-17T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept reported for context; provides baseline for target offset. Evidence · text > 21.3m of 1.44 g Au/t from 65.5to 86.9 m #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ### VC96-8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/miranda-gold-and-navaho-gold-sign-definitive-exploration-funding-agreement-for-t--e568b6bd-f660-4bcb-94b5-82b25c2b1fad#fact-drill-facts-1) TAZ · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: VC96-8 - Project: TAZ - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: MAD #### Geometry - Grade: 0.86 - Grade Unit: g Au/t - Intercept: 41.2 m - From: 65.5 m - To: 106.7 m - Intercept Depth: 65.5 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: VC96-8:65.5-106.7 #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2011-02-17T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept reported for context. Evidence · text > within 41.2 m of 0.86 g Au/t from 65.5 - 106.7 m #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ## 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.