Silver Elephant Channel Sampling Returns 539 g/t Silver Over 10 Meters at Apuradita
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Silver Elephant Mining Corp.
- Ticker
- ELEF
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Bolivia
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Lead
- Document categories
- Drill results, Production
- Extracted
- 2026-09-19 18:37:23 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Silver Elephant Mining Corp. has reported high-grade silver channel sampling results of 539 g/t Ag over 10 metres at the Apuradita project in Bolivia. The company also announced the production of its third batch of silver concentrate, totaling approximately 32 tonnes.
Reasoning: The announcement reports high-grade silver channel sampling results and ongoing production, but carries significant technical risk due to lack of field QA/QC and unknown true width.
Positive factors
- High-grade silver channel sampling (539 g/t Ag)
- Continuous 10m interval
- Production of third concentrate batch
Negative factors
- No QA/QC (blanks/standards/duplicates) in field protocol
- Internal laboratory is not ISO 17025 accredited
- True width unknown
- No independent check assays for channel samples
Facts used in scoring: 7
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 539 g/t Ag over 10m is exceptionally high for silver channel sampling.
Evidence · text
“539 g/t Ag over a continuous 10.0-meter interval”
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 company explicitly states the relationship between sample interval and true thickness is unknown.
Evidence · text
“The relationship between the reported sample interval and the true thickness of mineralization has therefore not been established, and the true thickness of the reported interval is unknown.”
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: The field sampling protocol did not include CRMs, blanks, or duplicates.
Evidence · text
“The preliminary underground channel sampling program did not include the insertion of certified reference materials ("CRMs"), blanks, or duplicate samples by the Company as part of the field sampling protocol.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (6)
TP-029Apuradita · silverGrade: 454Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TP-029
- Project
- Apuradita
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- bolivia
- Reported Region
- bolivia
- Ticker
- ELEF
Geometry
- Grade
- 454
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 39.7 m
- To
- 41.7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 39.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- TP-029:39.7-41.7
- Mining Method
- underground
Location
- Location
- main development drift
- Easting
- 739979
- Northing
- 7750293
- CRS
- WGS84
- EPSG
- 19
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates, check_assays, umpire
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade silver intercept.
Positive factors
- High grade
Negative factors
- No field QA/QC
Evidence · table
“454”
Context: 39.7
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
TP-030Apuradita · silverGrade: 838Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TP-030
- Project
- Apuradita
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- bolivia
- Reported Region
- bolivia
- Ticker
- ELEF
Geometry
- Grade
- 838
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 41.7 m
- To
- 43.7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 41.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- TP-030:41.7-43.7
- Mining Method
- underground
Location
- Location
- main development drift
- Easting
- 739979
- Northing
- 7750293
- CRS
- WGS84
- EPSG
- 19
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates, check_assays, umpire
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very high grade silver intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza grade
Negative factors
- No field QA/QC
Evidence · table
“838”
Context: 41.7
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
TP-031Apuradita · silverGrade: 680Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TP-031
- Project
- Apuradita
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- bolivia
- Reported Region
- bolivia
- Ticker
- ELEF
Geometry
- Grade
- 680
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 43.7 m
- To
- 45.7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 43.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- TP-031:43.7-45.7
- Mining Method
- underground
Location
- Location
- main development drift
- Easting
- 739979
- Northing
- 7750293
- CRS
- WGS84
- EPSG
- 19
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates, check_assays, umpire
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade silver intercept.
Positive factors
- High grade
Negative factors
- No field QA/QC
Evidence · table
“680”
Context: 43.7
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
TP-032Apuradita · silverGrade: 614Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TP-032
- Project
- Apuradita
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- bolivia
- Reported Region
- bolivia
- Ticker
- ELEF
Geometry
- Grade
- 614
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 45.7 m
- To
- 47.7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 45.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- TP-032:45.7-47.7
- Mining Method
- underground
Location
- Location
- main development drift
- Easting
- 739979
- Northing
- 7750293
- CRS
- WGS84
- EPSG
- 19
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates, check_assays, umpire
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade silver intercept.
Positive factors
- High grade
Negative factors
- No field QA/QC
Evidence · table
“614”
Context: 45.7
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
TP-033Apuradita · silverGrade: 109Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TP-033
- Project
- Apuradita
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- bolivia
- Reported Region
- bolivia
- Ticker
- ELEF
Geometry
- Grade
- 109
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 47.7 m
- To
- 49.7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 47.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- TP-033:47.7-49.7
- Mining Method
- underground
Location
- Location
- main development drift
- Easting
- 739979
- Northing
- 7750293
- CRS
- WGS84
- EPSG
- 19
- Loc. Confidence
- medium
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates, check_assays, umpire
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Lower grade silver intercept in the sequence.
Negative factors
- Lower grade relative to others
Evidence · table
“109”
Context: 47.7
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Length-Weighted AverageApuradita · silverGrade: 539Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 10 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Length-Weighted Average
- Project
- Apuradita
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- bolivia
- Reported Region
- bolivia
- Ticker
- ELEF
Geometry
- Grade
- 539
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 10 m
- From
- 39.7 m
- To
- 49.7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 39.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- Length-Weighted Average:39.7-49.7
- Mining Method
- underground
Location
- Location
- main development drift
- CRS
- WGS84
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates, check_assays, umpire
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 539 g/t silver is exceptional against the default band [500, 200, 100, 30] g/t. Grade×width 5390.0 g/t·m is strong (grade alone is exceptional; the better of the two is used).
Positive factors
- 539 g/t silver is exceptional on the default band.
Negative factors
- Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.
Evidence · table
“539”
Context: Length-Weighted Average
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
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. 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.