# Record Margins Drive Drilling Boom as Gold Miners Expand Resources

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-margins-drive-drilling-boom-as-gold-miners-expand-resources--97dc055d-da06-4760-80d2-c7a1f8bc939a

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/MMY/news/7692350471837477/record-margins-drive-drilling-boom-as-gold-miners-expand-resources

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-12-11T14:45:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Monument Mining Limited

- Ticker: MMY

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Malaysia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results, Production, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-16 11:00:46 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Monument Mining Limited reported encouraging results from its Selinsing Gold Mine expansion program in Malaysia, including high-grade gold intercepts. The company is accelerating drilling with four operational rigs to target mine expansion areas.

Reasoning: The document reports encouraging high-grade gold intercepts from an expansion program at the Selinsing Gold Mine, supporting mine life extension.

- Positive factor: high-grade intercepts reported

- Positive factor: expansion drilling program underway

- Positive factor: multiple rigs operational

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: 1.8m at 108.1 g/t gold is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 1.8 metres at 108.1 g/t gold

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-margins-drive-drilling-boom-as-gold-miners-expand-resources--97dc055d-da06-4760-80d2-c7a1f8bc939a#fact-drill-facts-0)

Selinsing Gold Mine · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Selinsing Gold Mine
- Commodity: gold
- Region: malaysia
- Reported Region: malaysia
- Ticker: MMY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.79
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 7 m
- From: 43 m
- To: 50 m
- Intercept Depth: 43 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: Selinsing\_Gold\_Mine:43-50

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 7m at 4.79 g/t gold is a strong intercept for an expansion program.

- Positive factor: high-grade intercept

Evidence · text

> high-grade intercepts of 7m at 4.79 g/t gold from 43m

#### 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

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-margins-drive-drilling-boom-as-gold-miners-expand-resources--97dc055d-da06-4760-80d2-c7a1f8bc939a#fact-drill-facts-1)

Selinsing Gold Mine · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Selinsing Gold Mine
- Commodity: gold
- Region: malaysia
- Reported Region: malaysia
- Ticker: MMY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.66
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 3 m
- From: 6.9 m
- To: 9.9 m
- Intercept Depth: 6.9 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: Selinsing\_Gold\_Mine:6.9-9.9

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 3m at 4.66 g/t gold is a strong intercept.

- Positive factor: high-grade intercept

Evidence · text

> 3m at 4.66 g/t gold from 6.9m

#### 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

### WKP137A

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-margins-drive-drilling-boom-as-gold-miners-expand-resources--97dc055d-da06-4760-80d2-c7a1f8bc939a#fact-drill-facts-2)

Wharekirauponga · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WKP137A
- Project: Wharekirauponga
- Commodity: gold
- Region: new zealand
- Reported Region: new zealand
- Ticker: MMY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 25.8
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 13.9 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 13.9m at 25.8 g/t gold is an exceptional intercept.

- Positive factor: exceptional grade

- Positive factor: significant width

Evidence · text

> 13.9 metres at 25.8 g/t gold

#### 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

### WKP137A

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-margins-drive-drilling-boom-as-gold-miners-expand-resources--97dc055d-da06-4760-80d2-c7a1f8bc939a#fact-drill-facts-3)

Wharekirauponga · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WKP137A
- Project: Wharekirauponga
- Commodity: gold
- Region: new zealand
- Reported Region: new zealand
- Ticker: MMY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 108.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.8 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.8m at 108.1 g/t gold is a bonanza grade intercept.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> 1.8 metres at 108.1 g/t gold

#### 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

### WKP137A

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/record-margins-drive-drilling-boom-as-gold-miners-expand-resources--97dc055d-da06-4760-80d2-c7a1f8bc939a#fact-drill-facts-4)

Wharekirauponga · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WKP137A
- Project: Wharekirauponga
- Commodity: gold
- Region: new zealand
- Reported Region: new zealand
- Ticker: MMY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.3
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 7.4 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 7.4m at 5.3 g/t gold is a strong intercept.

- Positive factor: strong grade

Evidence · text

> 7.4 metres at 5.3 g/t gold

#### 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

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