# Nortec Minerals Corp. Reports 24.2 g/t Au from Waste Rock Pile and 4.59 g/t Au over 0.50 m at the North Trench, and Consolidates 100% Mineral Rights at Barker Bay

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/nortec-minerals-corp-reports-24-2-g-t-au-from-waste-rock-pile-and-4-59-g-t-au-ov--5a2f87c8-fa6d-4adc-9bb2-173592951d3e

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NVT/news/8489656662564114/nortec-minerals-corp-reports-24-2-g-t-au-from-waste-rock-pile-and-4-59-g-t-au-ov

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-09-09T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Nortec Minerals Corp.

- Ticker: NVT

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Copper

- Document categories: Drill results, Agreement transaction

- Extracted: 2026-09-16 14:23:15 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Nortec Minerals Corp. reported high-grade gold grab samples of up to 24.2 g/t Au from the Barker Bros Mine waste rock pile and channel sampling results from the North Trench. Additionally, the company has consolidated 100% of the mineral rights at the Barker Bay Gold Project following the reversion of the Barker Patent.

Reasoning: The release reports significant high-grade gold grab samples from a historical mine waste pile and successful trenching results, alongside a key tenure consolidation milestone.

- Positive factor: High-grade gold intercepts from waste rock \(24.2 g/t Au\)

- Positive factor: Consolidation of 100% mineral rights at Barker Bay

- Positive factor: Anomalous gold values along an 850m structural trend

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed \(ActLabs/AGAT, blanks, standards\)

- Negative factor: Results are from surface/trench sampling, not deep drilling

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: 24.2 g/t Au from waste rock grab sample is exceptionally high for the context.

Evidence · text

> 24.2 g/t Au \(H189496\)

**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 details use of ActLabs/AGAT, blanks, and CRM standards.

Evidence · text

> Blanks and certified reference material \("CRM"\) standards were inserted into the sample stream

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: Results are spatially associated with the historical Barker Bros Mine.

Evidence · text

> These results confirm localized high-grade gold at the historical mine workings.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (4)

### H189457

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/nortec-minerals-corp-reports-24-2-g-t-au-from-waste-rock-pile-and-4-59-g-t-au-ov--5a2f87c8-fa6d-4adc-9bb2-173592951d3e#fact-drill-facts-0)

Barker Bay · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H189457
- Project: Barker Bay
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: NVT

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.59
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel

#### Location

- Location: North Trench
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade intercept in a trench.

- Positive factor: Strong grade for a channel sample

Evidence · text

> 0.5 m @ 4.59 g/t Au \(sample H189457\)

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Grab samples from the waste-rock pile adjacent to the historical Barker Bros Mine shaft returned 24.2 g/t, 11.0 g/t, and"

### H189496

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/nortec-minerals-corp-reports-24-2-g-t-au-from-waste-rock-pile-and-4-59-g-t-au-ov--5a2f87c8-fa6d-4adc-9bb2-173592951d3e#fact-drill-facts-1)

Barker Bay · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H189496
- Project: Barker Bay
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: NVT

#### Geometry

- Grade: 24.2
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Barker Bros. Mine shaft \(waste pile\)
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Exceptional grab sample grade.

- Positive factor: Very high grade

Evidence · table

> 24.2

Context: Barker Bros. Mine shaft \(waste pile\)

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Grab samples from the waste-rock pile adjacent to the historical Barker Bros Mine shaft returned 24.2 g/t, 11.0 g/t, and"

### H189494

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/nortec-minerals-corp-reports-24-2-g-t-au-from-waste-rock-pile-and-4-59-g-t-au-ov--5a2f87c8-fa6d-4adc-9bb2-173592951d3e#fact-drill-facts-2)

Barker Bay · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H189494
- Project: Barker Bay
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: NVT

#### Geometry

- Grade: 11
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Barker Bros. Mine shaft \(waste pile\)
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade grab sample.

- Positive factor: High grade

Evidence · table

> 11.0

Context: Barker Bros. Mine shaft \(waste pile\)

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Grab samples from the waste-rock pile adjacent to the historical Barker Bros Mine shaft returned 24.2 g/t, 11.0 g/t, and"

### H189493

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/nortec-minerals-corp-reports-24-2-g-t-au-from-waste-rock-pile-and-4-59-g-t-au-ov--5a2f87c8-fa6d-4adc-9bb2-173592951d3e#fact-drill-facts-3)

Barker Bay · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H189493
- Project: Barker Bay
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: NVT

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10.7
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Barker Bros. Mine shaft \(waste pile\)
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade grab sample.

- Positive factor: High grade

Evidence · table

> 10.7

Context: Barker Bros. Mine shaft \(waste pile\)

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Grab samples from the waste-rock pile adjacent to the historical Barker Bros Mine shaft returned 24.2 g/t, 11.0 g/t, and"

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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