# Pinnacle Prepares for Underground Drill Program on High-Grade Gold-Silver Targets at El Potrero

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pinnacle-prepares-for-underground-drill-program-on-high-grade-gold-silver-target--d7a91ad1-c918-476a-b4c8-733e50ea5c41

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/PINN/news/8253273344682508/pinnacle-prepares-for-underground-drill-program-on-high-grade-gold-silver-target

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-12-15T13:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp.

- Ticker: PINN

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Durango, Mexico

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-12 19:00:31 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. is preparing an inaugural underground drilling program at the El Potrero gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico. The program aims to delineate high-grade mineralization identified through systematic underground channel sampling, which has returned grades up to 85.1 g/t Au and 520 g/t Ag.

Reasoning: The company is announcing a planned underground drilling program supported by high-grade channel sampling results from historic workings.

- Positive factor: High-grade surface and underground sampling results

- Positive factor: Imminent underground drilling program to delineate mineralization

- Positive factor: Proximity to operating mines

- Positive factor: Robust QA/QC disclosure

- Negative factor: Drilling has not yet commenced to confirm continuity or scale

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**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 specific QA/QC protocols including standards, blanks, and ISO 17025 accredited SGS laboratory.

Evidence · text

> This has included common industry QA/QC procedures to monitor the quality of the assay database, including inserting certified reference material samples and blank samples

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: Silver grades of 2,280 g/t at surface are exceptionally high.

Evidence · text

> up to 2,280 g/t Ag

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (4)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pinnacle-prepares-for-underground-drill-program-on-high-grade-gold-silver-target--d7a91ad1-c918-476a-b4c8-733e50ea5c41#fact-drill-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Region: mexico
- Reported Region: Durango, Mexico
- Ticker: PINN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 85.1
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel
- Group ID: underground\_sampling:historic\_mines

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade gold intercept from underground channel sampling.

- Positive factor: Exceptional grade for epithermal system

Evidence · text

> individual grades up to 85.1 g/t Au

#### 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: "Systematic underground channel sampling has been conducted since acquiring the project at the end of February and compri"

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pinnacle-prepares-for-underground-drill-program-on-high-grade-gold-silver-target--d7a91ad1-c918-476a-b4c8-733e50ea5c41#fact-drill-facts-1)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Region: mexico
- Reported Region: Durango, Mexico
- Ticker: PINN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 520
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel
- Group ID: underground\_sampling:historic\_mines

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade silver intercept from underground channel sampling.

- Positive factor: Strong silver grades

Evidence · text

> 520 g/t Ag

#### 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: "Systematic underground channel sampling has been conducted since acquiring the project at the end of February and compri"

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pinnacle-prepares-for-underground-drill-program-on-high-grade-gold-silver-target--d7a91ad1-c918-476a-b4c8-733e50ea5c41#fact-drill-facts-2)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Region: mexico
- Reported Region: Durango, Mexico
- Ticker: PINN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 37.4
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade surface channel samples.

- Positive factor: High-grade surface continuity implied

Evidence · text

> surface channel samples ... grading up to 37.4 g/t Au and up to 2,280 g/t Ag

#### 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: "Systematic underground channel sampling has been conducted since acquiring the project at the end of February and compri"

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pinnacle-prepares-for-underground-drill-program-on-high-grade-gold-silver-target--d7a91ad1-c918-476a-b4c8-733e50ea5c41#fact-drill-facts-3)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Region: mexico
- Reported Region: Durango, Mexico
- Ticker: PINN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2280
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade surface channel samples.

- Positive factor: Exceptional silver grades at surface

Evidence · text

> up to 2,280 g/t Ag

#### 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: "Systematic underground channel sampling has been conducted since acquiring the project at the end of February and compri"

## 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.
