Power Metallic intercepts 17.45 Meters of 9.47% CuEqRec¹ in Hole 26-094 and 39 Meters of 5.66% CuEqRec¹ in Hole 26-101 at Lion
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Power Metallic Mines Inc.
- Ticker
- PNPN
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Unavailable
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 10:12:09 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Power Metallic Mines Inc. has reported high-grade copper equivalent intercepts from its winter 2026 drill program at the Lion project. Notable results include 17.45m at 9.47% CuEq in hole 26-094 and 39m at 5.66% CuEq in hole 26-101.
Reasoning: The announcement reports two high-grade copper equivalent intercepts (9.47% and 5.66% CuEq) with substantial widths (17.45m and 39m), which are significantly above the project's prior average copper grade of 1.756%.
Positive factors
- High-grade copper equivalent intercepts
- Significant interval widths
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 9.47% CuEq is exceptionally high for a copper-focused project.
Evidence · text
“17.45 Meters of 9.47% CuEqRec¹”
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.
Why it applies: The release uses 'CuEqRec' without disclosing the specific price, recovery, or payability assumptions used for the calculation.
Evidence · text
“9.47% CuEqRec¹”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
26-094Lion · copperGrade: 9.47Grade Unit: %Intercept: 17.45 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 26-094
- Project
- Lion
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- PNPN
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.47
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 17.45 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 9.47
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEqRec¹
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very high grade intercept with significant width.
Positive factors
- High grade
Negative factors
- Opaque equivalent assumptions
Evidence · text
“17.45 Meters of 9.47% CuEqRec¹ in Hole 26-094”
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
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
26-101Lion · copperGrade: 5.66Grade Unit: %Intercept: 39 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 26-101
- Project
- Lion
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- PNPN
Geometry
- Grade
- 5.66
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 39 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 5.66
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEqRec¹
- Assumptions Disclosed
- No
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong grade and very wide intercept.
Positive factors
- High grade
- Large width
Negative factors
- Opaque equivalent assumptions
Evidence · text
“39 Meters of 5.66% CuEqRec¹ in Hole 26-101”
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
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.
Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions
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.