# Opawica Explorations Inc. Drills 28m of Mineralization with strong XRF readings Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/opawica-explorations-inc-drills-28m-of-mineralization-with-strong-xrf-readings--b9cc386d-be18-4b37-82f7-757084ac401a Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/OPW/news/8065274390562465/opawica-explorations-inc-drills-28m-of-mineralization-with-strong-xrf-readings Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-04-24T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Opawica Explorations Inc. - Ticker: OPW - Exchange: TSX - Region: Québec - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Nickel, Arsenic - Document categories: Drill results - Extracted: 2026-09-18 15:17:14 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Opawica Explorations Inc. reported broad 28m mineralization in drill hole OP-25-31 at the Bazooka Property, based on XRF readings. While a point reading showed 92 g/t Au and arsenic levels reached 1000 ppm, the company is currently awaiting certified assay results to confirm these values. Reasoning: The release reports promising XRF-based indicators of gold and nickel mineralization, including a high-grade gold point reading, but lacks certified assay results to confirm the actual grades. - Positive factor: Strong XRF readings for gold \(92 g/t Au point reading\) - Positive factor: Presence of visible gold - Positive factor: Broad 28m zone of mineralization - Positive factor: XRF indicates high arsenic \(1000 ppm\) which can be a proxy for mineralization - Negative factor: Results are based on non-certified XRF readings only; assays are still pending - Negative factor: Arsenic is a potential deleterious element Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: The reported gold and arsenic values are from XRF readings, which the company explicitly states are non-certified and require assay verification. Evidence · text > The company notes the results only provide an indication of the amount of minerals present. Certified assaying of the core samples is required to accurately determine the amount of base metal and precious metal mineralization. **Deleterious Elements Present** Polarity: negative Definition: A source-stated penalty, refractory or recovery concern in the fact's scope. Element detection alone, including measured elements explicitly below penalty thresholds, does not trigger this tag. Respect negation and retain a separately stated concern even when another risk is explicitly absent. Why it applies: Arsenic was detected in the zone via XRF. Evidence · text > The XRF readings of arsenic range from 1000 ppm As at the beginning of the zone to 200 ppm As at the end of the zone. **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: The release mentions an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited laboratory and a P.Eng review of technical content. Evidence · text > Assay core samples are at ALS Chemex lab of Rouyn-Noranda... \(an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited facility\). ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### OP-25-31 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/opawica-explorations-inc-drills-28m-of-mineralization-with-strong-xrf-readings--b9cc386d-be18-4b37-82f7-757084ac401a#fact-drill-facts-0) Bazooka · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: OP-25-31 - Project: Bazooka - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: canada\_qc - Ticker: OPW #### Geometry - Grade: 92 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 28 m - From: 307 m - To: 335 m - Intercept Depth: 307 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: OP-25-31:307-335 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade point reading of 92 g/t Au via XRF, but requires assay confirmation. - Positive factor: High grade point reading via XRF - Negative factor: Non-certified XRF reading Evidence · text > One point XRF reading gave a reading of 92 g/t Au #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 ### OP-25-31 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/opawica-explorations-inc-drills-28m-of-mineralization-with-strong-xrf-readings--b9cc386d-be18-4b37-82f7-757084ac401a#fact-drill-facts-1) Bazooka · arsenic #### Identity - Hole ID: OP-25-31 - Project: Bazooka - Commodity: arsenic - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: canada\_qc - Ticker: OPW #### Geometry - Grade: 1000 - Grade Unit: ppm - Intercept: 28 m - From: 307 m - To: 335 m - Intercept Depth: 307 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: OP-25-31:307-335 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High arsenic levels detected via XRF. - Negative factor: Arsenic is a deleterious element Evidence · text > The XRF readings of arsenic range from 1000 ppm As at the beginning of the zone to 200 ppm As at the end of the zone. #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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