North Arrow Identifies New Anomalous Gold-in-Bedrock Occurrence Beneath Kalahari Sand Cover at Target AM and Commences Rotation 4 RC Drilling at Target AE, Kraaipan Gold Project, Botswana
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- North Arrow Minerals Inc.
- Ticker
- NAR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Botswana
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 14:21:03 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
North Arrow Minerals has identified a new gold-in-bedrock occurrence at Target AM and extended known mineralization 9 km north of Target AE. The company has commenced Rotation 4 RC drilling at Target AE to test strike and down-dip continuity. Results from Rotation 3 included several anomalous intercepts in banded iron formation (BIF).
Reasoning: The release reports new anomalous gold-in-bedrock intercepts at Target AM and AH, extending the known footprint, alongside the commencement of a new drilling rotation at Target AE.
Positive factors
- New gold-in-bedrock occurrence identified at Target AM
- Extension of gold mineralization 9 km north of Target AE
- QA/QC protocols disclosed including ALS lab and CRM/blanks/duplicates
- High-grade intercept of 4.04 g/t Au at Target AF
Negative factors
- Reported intercepts are downhole widths only (no true width stated)
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling has extended known bedrock gold mineralization 9 km north of Target AE and 16 km north of Target A.
Evidence · text
“Rotation 3 drilling has extended known bedrock gold mineralization at Kraaipan a further 9 km north of Target AE, and 16 km north of Target A”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release details ALS laboratory, use of CRMs, blanks, and duplicates.
Evidence · text
“QA/QC protocols include ALS laboratory's own internal quality assurance controls as well as Rockman's field controls, including the insertion of duplicates and certified reference materials (CRM)”
Apparent Width Onlynegative
Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
Why it applies: The document explicitly states that reported intercepts do not represent true widths.
Evidence · text
“Reported intercepts do not represent true widths.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (6)
KR26-081gold-endowed · goldGrade: 0.21Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KR26-081
- Project
- gold-endowed
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- botswana
- Ticker
- NAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.21
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 5 m
- From
- 32 m
- To
- 37 m
- Intercept Depth
- 32 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KR26-081:32-37
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Target AM
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 0.21 g/t Au over 5m represents a new bedrock occurrence beneath Kalahari cover.
Positive factors
- New gold-in-bedrock occurrence
Negative factors
- Apparent width only
Evidence · text
“KR26-081... returned 0.21 g/t Au over 5 m beneath 32 m of Kalahari cover”
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
KR26-060Kraaipan · goldGrade: 0.0345Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KR26-060
- Project
- Kraaipan
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- botswana
- Ticker
- NAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.0345
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7 m
- From
- 18 m
- To
- 25 m
- Hole Depth
- 7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 18 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KR26-060:18-25
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Target AH
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade anomalous bedrock gold in BIF.
Positive factors
- Continuous bedrock gold
Evidence · text
“KR26-060 returned four continuous bedrock samples (7 m) with Au ranging from 0.033 to 0.036 ppm”
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
KR26-061Kraaipan · goldGrade: 0.05Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KR26-061
- Project
- Kraaipan
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- botswana
- Ticker
- NAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.05
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 24 m
- To
- 25 m
- Intercept Depth
- 24 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KR26-061:24-25
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Target AH
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Single meter anomalous intercept.
Evidence · text
“KR26-061 returned a 1 m BR intersection of 0.05 ppm Au at 24-25 m depth”
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
KR26-086Kraaipan · goldGrade: 0.19Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KR26-086
- Project
- Kraaipan
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- botswana
- Ticker
- NAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.19
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 31 m
- To
- 32 m
- Intercept Depth
- 31 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KR26-086:31-32
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Target AM
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Anomalous upper sample in Target AM.
Evidence · text
“KR26-086 returned an upper BR sample of 0.19 ppm Au over 1 m (31-32 m)”
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
KR26-040Kraaipan · goldGrade: 1.11Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 27 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KR26-040
- Project
- Kraaipan
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- botswana
- Ticker
- NAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.11
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 27 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KR26-040:unknown
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Target AE
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 27m @ 1.11 g/t Au is a significant intercept used to target Rotation 4.
Positive factors
- Significant width and grade
Evidence · text
“KR26-040, which returned 27 m @ 1.11 g/t Au”
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
KR-26-021Kraaipan · goldGrade: 4.04Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- KR-26-021
- Project
- Kraaipan
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- botswana
- Reported Region
- botswana
- Ticker
- NAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.04
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 9 m
- From
- 11 m
- To
- 20 m
- Intercept Depth
- 11 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- KR-26-021:11-20
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Target AF
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade 9m @ 4.04 g/t Au intercept at Target AF.
Positive factors
- High grade intercept
Evidence · text
“RC drill hole KR-26-021 (9 m @ 4.04 g/t Au from 11-20 m)”
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
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.