Paradigm Gold Receives 5 Year Drill Permit for Swift Katie Gold-Copper Property, BC
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Paradigm Gold Corporation
- Ticker
- PDQ
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results, Permitting
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 18:59:30 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Paradigm Gold has received a 5-year drilling permit for its Swift Katie Gold-Copper Property in British Columbia, valid until 2030. The company plans to commence drilling in early 2026, focusing on expanding known gold mineralization and testing the Katie Copper-Gold Porphyry target.
Reasoning: Securing a long-term permit provides operational runway for upcoming exploration programs at the Swift Katie property.
Positive factors
- 5-year drilling permit secured
- expansion drilling planned for known mineralization
- existing Cu-Au porphyry target outlined
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
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 states 'True widths undetermined' for the reported intervals.
Evidence · text
“True widths undetermined.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (5)
VKT08-069Swift Katie · copperGrade: 0.19Grade Unit: %Intercept: 101.5 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- VKT08-069
- Project
- Swift Katie
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PDQ
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.19
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 101.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- VKT08-069:0-101.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Katie Target
- Loc. Source
- document
Deleterious
- Deleterious Flag
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate copper intercept at the Katie Target.
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
VKT08-069Swift Katie · goldGrade: 0.12Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 101.5 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- VKT08-069
- Project
- Swift Katie
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PDQ
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.12
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 101.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- VKT08-069:0-101.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Katie Target
- Loc. Source
- document
Deleterious
- Deleterious Flag
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low-grade gold component of a polymetallic intercept.
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
VKT08-069Swift Katie · copperGrade: 0.43Grade Unit: %Intercept: 12.8 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- VKT08-069
- Project
- Swift Katie
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PDQ
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.43
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 12.8 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- VKT08-069:0-101.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Katie Target
- Loc. Source
- document
Deleterious
- Deleterious Flag
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Higher-grade sub-interval within the VKT08-069 intercept.
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
VKT08-069Swift Katie · goldGrade: 0.15Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 12.8 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- VKT08-069
- Project
- Swift Katie
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PDQ
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.15
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 12.8 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- VKT08-069:0-101.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Katie Target
- Loc. Source
- document
Deleterious
- Deleterious Flag
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Higher-grade gold sub-interval within the VKT08-069 intercept.
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
Fact 5Swift Katie · goldGrade: 3.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 8.6 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Swift Katie
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PDQ
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 8.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- TR19 area
- Loc. Source
- document
Deleterious
- Deleterious Flag
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept being referenced for expansion targeting.
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
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
How Atlas produces this analysis
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