Nine Mile Metals Announces Certified Assays of 3.49% Cu-Eq over 24.55 meters (True Width) in DDH WD-26-09
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Nine Mile Metals Ltd.
- Ticker
- NINE
- Exchange
- CSE
- Region
- New Brunswick
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 10:09:22 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Nine Mile Metals has announced high-grade drill results from the Wedge Mine in New Brunswick. The standout intercept is 3.49% Cu-Eq over 24.55m (true width), featuring significant high-grade sub-intervals and silver credits.
Reasoning: The drill hole WD-26-09 returned an exceptional high-grade copper-equivalent intercept of 3.49% over 24.55m, including a very high-grade 5.22% Cu-Eq sub-interval. The disclosure of true width and certified assays increases confidence.
Positive factors
- High-grade Cu-Eq intercept
- True width disclosed
- Exceptional sub-intervals
- Silver credits
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
True Width Disclosedpositive
Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.
Why it applies: The headline explicitly states the 24.55m intercept is true width.
Evidence · text
“(True Width)”
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: The 5.22% Cu-Eq sub-interval is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · text
“5.22% Cu-Eq over 6.50m”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
WD-26-09Wedge Mine · silverGrade: 31.72Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 21.75 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- WD-26-09
- Project
- Wedge Mine
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- NINE
Geometry
- Grade
- 31.72
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 21.75 m
- From
- 114 m
- To
- 120.5 m
- Intercept Depth
- 114 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- WD-26-09:114-120.5
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 3.49
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % Cu-Eq
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong silver grade accompanying the copper-equivalent intercept.
Positive factors
- Significant silver credits
Evidence · text
“31.72 g/t Silverover 21.75m”
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-26-09Wedge MineIntercept: 16.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- WD-26-09
- Project
- Wedge Mine
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- canada_nb
- Ticker
- NINE
Geometry
- Intercept
- 16.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 4.03
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % Cu-Eq
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong silver grade accompanying the copper-equivalent intercept.
Positive factors
- Significant silver credits
Evidence · text
“4.03% Cu-Eq over 16.50m”
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
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.