SLAM Reports Soil Samples up to 0.466 g/t Gold at Jake Lee
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- SLAM Exploration Ltd.
- Ticker
- SXL
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-13 02:45:52 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
SLAM Exploration reported gold soil samples up to 0.466 g/t gold from a 766-sample grid at the Jake Lee project. The company also highlighted high-grade channel samples from the No. 1 gold vein, including gold grades up to 40.5 g/t and silver up to 63.30 g/t.
Reasoning: The release reports new soil geochemistry and high-grade channel samples from the Jake Lee project, providing early-stage exploration evidence for a gold vein.
Positive factors
- Anomalous soil gold values identified
- High-grade channel samples from No. 1 vein
- QA/QC procedures and lab (Actlabs) disclosed
- QP sign-off provided
Negative factors
- Soil samples are early-stage exploration indicators
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions Actlabs analysis using specific fire assay and ICP methods.
Evidence · text
“Actlabs analyzed all the samples for gold using procedure 1A2”
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: The company positions the project near the Clarence Stream gold deposit.
Evidence · text
“The Jake Lee claims are located 25 kilometers southeast of the Clarence Stream gold deposit”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (3)
Fact 1goldGrade: 0.466Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Ticker
- SXL
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.466
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Actlabs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- fire assay, atomic absorption, gravimetric
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Soil geochemistry is a preliminary exploration tool.
Positive factors
- Identifies anomalous gold in soil
Evidence · text
“gold assays up to 0.466 g/t gold from 766 soil samples”
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
Fact 2goldGrade: 40.5Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Ticker
- SXL
Geometry
- Grade
- 40.5
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.4 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Actlabs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- fire assay, atomic absorption, gravimetric
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade gold intercept from channel sampling.
Positive factors
- High-grade intercept
Evidence · text
“40.5 g/t gold”
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
Fact 3silverGrade: 63.3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_nb
- Reported Region
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Ticker
- SXL
Geometry
- Grade
- 63.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.4 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Actlabs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- fire assay, atomic absorption, gravimetric
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver byproduct grade in channel sample.
Positive factors
- Significant silver grade
Evidence · text
“63.30 g/t silver”
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
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