# Silver North Continues Haldane Drilling and Commences Veronica Exploration, Yukon

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/silver-north-continues-haldane-drilling-and-commences-veronica-exploration-yukon--bccfc3bd-2cf8-4863-811c-8a5c7841f2b3

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SNAG/news/8208429937529433/silver-north-continues-haldane-drilling-and-commences-veronica-exploration-yukon

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-08-13T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Silver North Resources Ltd.

- Ticker: SNAG

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Yukon

- Primary commodity: Silver

- Secondary commodities: Gold, Lead, Zinc

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-16 22:28:00 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Silver North Resources is continuing drilling at its Haldane Silver Project in the Yukon, with 10 holes completed recently testing the Main Fault. The company has also commenced a soil geochemical and mapping program at the Veronica Property to expand known silver anomalies.

Reasoning: The release provides an update on ongoing drilling and the start of a new field program. While it mentions high-grade historical intercepts, it does not report new assay results from the current 10 holes, making the news primarily operational/procedural.

- Positive factor: Ongoing drilling at Haldane targeting expansion of Main Zone

- Positive factor: Commencement of new exploration program at Veronica

- Positive factor: High-grade historical intercepts mentioned as targets

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: Drilling at Haldane is focused on expansion and testing targets within known extents.

Evidence · text

> focused on expansion of the Main Zone and testing new silver targets

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: Haldane is located next to Hecla Mining's Keno Hill Mine.

Evidence · text

> Haldane is located in the historic Keno Hill Silver District, central Yukon Territory, next to Hecla Mining’s Keno Hill Mine Property.

**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: The release mentions samples being shipped to ALS Laboratories and identifies a Qualified Person.

Evidence · text

> Drill core from mineralized intersections in the first five holes has been sampled and shipped to ALS Laboratories.

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (5)

### HLD25-31

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Haldane · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HLD25-31
- Project: Haldane
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt
- Ticker: SNAG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 818
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 13.15 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: Main Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 818 g/t silver over 13.15m is an exceptional intercept.

- Positive factor: Very high grade silver intercept

Evidence · text

> 818 g/t silver, 1.39 g/t gold, 2.54% lead and 0.98% zinc over 13.15 m from hole HLD25-31

#### 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

### HLD25-31

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/silver-north-continues-haldane-drilling-and-commences-veronica-exploration-yukon--bccfc3bd-2cf8-4863-811c-8a5c7841f2b3#fact-drill-facts-1)

Haldane · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HLD25-31
- Project: Haldane
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt
- Ticker: SNAG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.39
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 13.15 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: Main Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade is moderate in the context of the high-grade silver intercept.

- Positive factor: Co-product gold in high-grade silver interval

Evidence · text

> 818 g/t silver, 1.39 g/t gold, 2.54% lead and 0.98% zinc over 13.15 m from hole HLD25-31

#### 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

### HLD25-31

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/silver-north-continues-haldane-drilling-and-commences-veronica-exploration-yukon--bccfc3bd-2cf8-4863-811c-8a5c7841f2b3#fact-drill-facts-2)

Haldane · lead

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HLD25-31
- Project: Haldane
- Commodity: lead
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt
- Ticker: SNAG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.54
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 13.15 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: Main Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Lead grade is notable in a polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Significant lead content

Evidence · text

> 818 g/t silver, 1.39 g/t gold, 2.54% lead and 0.98% zinc over 13.15 m from hole HLD25-31

#### 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

### HLD25-31

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Haldane · zinc

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HLD25-31
- Project: Haldane
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt
- Ticker: SNAG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.98
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 13.15 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: Main Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Zinc grade is moderate.

- Positive factor: Zinc present in polymetallic intercept

Evidence · text

> 818 g/t silver, 1.39 g/t gold, 2.54% lead and 0.98% zinc over 13.15 m from hole HLD25-31

#### 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 5

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Haldane · silver

Historical result

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Haldane
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt
- Ticker: SNAG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 125.7
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2.35 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned as a target for follow-up.

- Positive factor: Strongly anomalous historical silver

Evidence · text

> 125.7 g/t silver over 2.35 m, in the only drillhole at this target \(see news release dated October 22, 2019\)

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: 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

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.
