New Gold Targets At 100% Owned Labelle; Results From Harvest's 2025 Soil Geochem Program
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Harvest Gold Corporation
- Ticker
- HVG
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Urban-Barry greenstone belt
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Copper, Bismuth
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 07:04:00 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Harvest Gold Corporation has announced results from its 2025 soil geochemistry program at the LaBelle project, identifying strong gold and pathfinder anomalies. The results highlight new drill targets within the Kiask River Deformation Corridor, extending the known mineralized system.
Reasoning: The soil geochemistry program identified strong gold anomalies (up to 448 ppb Au) and pathfinder elements, providing new targets for drilling in a highly prospective corridor.
Positive factors
- Strong gold-in-soil anomalies identified
- Anomalies aligned with regional structural corridor
- QA/QC protocols and accredited lab disclosed
Negative factors
- Soil sampling is early-stage and not definitive
- Historical drill results mentioned are unverified
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The company follows industry-standard QA/QC protocols including certified reference materials, blanks, and duplicates, with analysis at an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited lab.
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (5)
Fact 1goldGrade: 0.448Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Reported Region
- Urban-Barry greenstone belt
- Ticker
- HVG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.448
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Soil anomaly of 448 ppb Au (0.448 g/t) represents a significant geochemical signature relative to background.
Positive factors
- High Z-score (23.7) indicates strong anomaly
Evidence · text
“Z-Score of 23.7 (448 ppb Au)”
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
Refractory Orenegative
Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.
Why it applies: the release describes refractory metallurgy
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: "The 100% owned project covers 9 kilometres of favourable strike in the Urban-Barry greenstone belt region and with the r"
Fact 2goldGrade: 0.306Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Reported Region
- Urban-Barry greenstone belt
- Ticker
- HVG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.306
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Soil anomaly of 306 ppb Au (0.306 g/t) is a notable geochemical signature.
Positive factors
- Strong Z-score (16.2) indicates anomaly
Evidence · text
“Z-Score of 16.2 (306 ppb Au)”
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
Refractory Orenegative
Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.
Why it applies: the release describes refractory metallurgy
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: "The 100% owned project covers 9 kilometres of favourable strike in the Urban-Barry greenstone belt region and with the r"
Fact 3goldGrade: 2.74Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Reported Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Ticker
- HVG
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.74
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 1965-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical drill result from 1965; provided for context only.
Negative factors
- Historical data unverified by current company
Evidence · text
“Best assay results from this historical drilling included 2.74 g/t Au over 0.46m”
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
Refractory Orenegative
Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.
Why it applies: the release describes refractory metallurgy
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: "The 100% owned project covers 9 kilometres of favourable strike in the Urban-Barry greenstone belt region and with the r"
Fact 4silverGrade: 4.46Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Reported Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Ticker
- HVG
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.46
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 1965-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical silver assay from 1965.
Negative factors
- Historical data unverified by current company
Evidence · text
“4.46 g/t Ag over 0.61m”
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
Refractory Orenegative
Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.
Why it applies: the release describes refractory metallurgy
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: "The 100% owned project covers 9 kilometres of favourable strike in the Urban-Barry greenstone belt region and with the r"
Fact 5copperGrade: 0.17Grade Unit: %Historical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Reported Region
- urban-barry greenstone belt
- Ticker
- HVG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.17
- Grade Unit
- %
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 1965-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical copper assay from 1965.
Negative factors
- Historical data unverified by current company
Evidence · text
“0.17% Cu over 0.61m”
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
Refractory Orenegative
Ore requires oxidation/pressure treatment before recovery — a processing and recovery risk.
Why it applies: the release describes refractory metallurgy
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: "The 100% owned project covers 9 kilometres of favourable strike in the Urban-Barry greenstone belt region and with the r"
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.