# Solitario Resources Completes Highly Successful 2024 Drilling Campaign Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--1fbecee9-7918-4882-88b2-0bbe61a14c9d Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SLR/news/6807473670139519/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-02-18T13:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Solitario Resources Corp. - Ticker: SLR - Exchange: TSX - Region: South Dakota - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Zinc - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-16 23:07:26 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Solitario Resources completed a successful 2024 drilling campaign at its Golden Crest property in South Dakota, discovering significant gold mineralization across four distinct geological environments. The results include high-grade intercepts such as 4.69 g/t gold over 2.68m in the Eleventh Hour zone and 11.33 g/t gold over 0.52m in a paleo-placer. The company plans to expand drilling into new targets like the Ponderosa area in mid-2025. Reasoning: The 2024 drilling campaign successfully identified multiple new targets and significant gold mineralization across different geological environments, supporting the potential for a large-scale system. - Positive factor: Multiple new greenfield discoveries - Positive factor: Significant gold mineralization in four different areas - Positive factor: Strong QA/QC disclosure - Positive factor: Proximity to prolific Homestake-Wharf system Facts used in scoring: 5 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Discovery of significant gold mineralization in four different widely-spaced areas and new greenfield discoveries. Evidence · text > Significant gold mineralization was discovered in four different widely-spaced areas. **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: Release details specific QA/QC protocols including blanks, standards, and duplicates. Evidence · text > Thorough QA/QC protocols are followed on the Project, including insertion of duplicate, blank and standard samples in the assay stream **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: Results are framed as a mirror image of the prolific Homestake-Wharf gold system. Evidence · text > Solitario's 36,500-acre land position may be a mirror image of the prolific Homestake - Wharf gold system. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (5) ### GC-011 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--1fbecee9-7918-4882-88b2-0bbe61a14c9d#fact-drill-facts-0) Golden Crest · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: GC-011 - Project: Golden Crest - Commodity: gold - Region: south dakota - Reported Region: south dakota - Ticker: SLR #### Geometry - Grade: 4.69 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2.68 m - From: 161.9 m - To: 164.58 m - Intercept Depth: 161.9 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: GC-011:161.9-164.58 - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: Eleventh Hour zone - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: New discovery in the Eleventh Hour zone with solid grade and width. - Positive factor: Strong gold mineralization in massive limestone Evidence · text > GC-011: 2.68 meters @ 4.69 g/t gold starting at 161.9 meters #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 ### GC-010 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--1fbecee9-7918-4882-88b2-0bbe61a14c9d#fact-drill-facts-1) Golden Crest · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: GC-010 - Project: Golden Crest - Commodity: gold - Region: south dakota - Reported Region: south dakota - Ticker: SLR #### Geometry - Grade: 11.33 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.52 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: paleo-placer - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade paleo-placer intercept. - Positive factor: High grade intercept Evidence · text > GC-010, that intersected 11.33 g/t gold over 0.52 meters in a paleo-placer #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 ### GC-010 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--1fbecee9-7918-4882-88b2-0bbe61a14c9d#fact-drill-facts-2) Golden Crest · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: GC-010 - Project: Golden Crest - Commodity: gold - Region: south dakota - Reported Region: south dakota - Ticker: SLR #### Geometry - Grade: 2.45 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.43 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: underground #### Location - Location: Tertiary igneous breccia - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Lower grade component of GC-010. - Positive factor: Mineralized breccia Evidence · text > 2.45 g/t gold over 0.43 meters in a Tertiary igneous breccia #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 ### GC-008 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--1fbecee9-7918-4882-88b2-0bbe61a14c9d#fact-drill-facts-3) Golden Crest · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: GC-008 - Project: Golden Crest - Commodity: gold - Region: south dakota - Reported Region: south dakota - Ticker: SLR #### Geometry - Grade: 1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 41 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Location: lower Deadwood Formation - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant width at economic grade. - Positive factor: Wide interval Evidence · text > Lands End - GC-008 that intersected 41 meters at approximately 1.0 g/t #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 ### Downpour [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--1fbecee9-7918-4882-88b2-0bbe61a14c9d#fact-drill-facts-4) Golden Crest · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: Downpour - Project: Golden Crest - Commodity: gold - Region: south dakota - Reported Region: south dakota - Ticker: SLR #### Geometry - Grade: 1.7 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 30 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Location: Downpour zone - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Consistent near-surface mineralization across three holes. - Positive factor: Near-surface mineralization - Positive factor: Consistent width Evidence · text > Downpour zone where near-surface mineralization was intersected in all three drill holes, each averaging about 30 meters of 1.7 g/t gold #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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