Nine Mile Metals Announces Certified Assays from DDH-WD-25-02 of 2.78% CUEQ over 32.10 METERS, Including 4.78% CUEQ over 11.52 Meters and 5.64% CUEQ over 6.02 Meters
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- NINE MILE METALS LTD.
- Ticker
- NINE
- Exchange
- CSE
- Region
- New Brunswick
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 11:09:02 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Nine Mile Metals has announced certified assay results from drill hole WD-25-02 at the Wedge Mine in New Brunswick. The hole returned a significant 32.10m intercept at 2.78% CuEq, including high-grade zones of 4.78% CuEq and 5.64% CuEq.
Reasoning: The drill hole WD-25-02 returned a significant high-grade CuEq intercept of 2.78% over 32.10m, with even higher-grade sub-intervals, demonstrating strong mineralization at the Wedge Mine.
Positive factors
- High-grade CuEq intercept
- Strong continuity in sub-intervals
- Certified assays
Facts used in scoring: 3
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 announcement explicitly states it has received 'certified assays'.
Evidence · text
“received certified assays”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (3)
WD-25-02Wedge Mine · copperGrade: 2.78Grade Unit: %Intercept: 32.1 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- WD-25-02
- Project
- Wedge Mine
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- NINE
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.78
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 32.1 m
- Hole Depth
- 203 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
Location
- Azimuth
- 310 °
- Dip
- -50 °
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 2.78
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 2.78% CuEq over 32.1m is a strong intercept for a VMS-style deposit.
Positive factors
- Strong grade and width
Evidence · text
“2.78% CUEQ over 32.10 METERS”
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
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
WD-25-02Wedge Mine · copperGrade: 4.78Grade Unit: %Intercept: 11.52 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- WD-25-02
- Project
- Wedge Mine
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- NINE
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.78
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 11.52 m
- Hole Depth
- 203 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
Location
- Azimuth
- 310 °
- Dip
- -50 °
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 4.78
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant high-grade component within the main intercept.
Positive factors
- High-grade sub-interval
Evidence · text
“4.78% CUEQ over 11.52 Meters”
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
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
WD-25-02Wedge Mine · copperGrade: 5.64Grade Unit: %Intercept: 6.02 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- WD-25-02
- Project
- Wedge Mine
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- NINE
Geometry
- Grade
- 5.64
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 6.02 m
- Hole Depth
- 203 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
Location
- Azimuth
- 310 °
- Dip
- -50 °
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 5.64
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very high grade intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza-style grade
Evidence · text
“5.64% CUEQ over 6.02 Meters”
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
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
How Atlas produces this analysis
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