Southern Cross Gold Drills 7.9 m @ 19.9 g/t AuEq Including 7.1% Sb and 2.8 g/t Au in Upper Golden Dyke: Antimony Dominance Confirmed

Original announcement by yahoo_press on

Company
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd
Ticker
SX2
Exchange
ASX
Region
Unavailable
Primary commodity
Gold
Secondary commodities
Antimony
Document categories
Drill results
Extracted
2026-09-12 03:14:32 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Southern Cross Gold has announced drill results from six holes targeting the upper portion of the Golden Dyke. The results include a high-grade intercept of 7.9 m at 19.9 g/t AuEq, which features significant antimony (7.1% Sb) and 2.8 g/t gold.

Reasoning: The headline intercept of 7.9 m @ 19.9 g/t AuEq is exceptionally high grade and confirms antimony dominance in the Upper Golden Dyke.

Positive factors

  • High grade AuEq intercept
  • Significant antimony presence

Facts used in scoring: 2

Classification and evidence

Bonanza Interceptpositive

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

Why it applies: The 19.9 g/t AuEq intercept is exceptionally high grade for a gold-antimony system.

Evidence · text

“7.9 m @ 19.9 g/t AuEq”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (2)

Fact 1Golden Dyke · goldGrade: 2.8Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7.9 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all details
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Identity

Project
Golden Dyke
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
SX2

Geometry

Grade
2.8
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
7.9 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill

Metal Equivalent

Metal Eq. Grade
19.9
Metal Eq. Unit
g/t AuEq

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
ungrounded
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The intercept shows strong gold grades within a high-value AuEq interval.

Positive factors

  • High grade AuEq

Evidence · text

“7.9 m @ 19.9 g/t AuEq Including 7.1% Sb and 2.8 g/t Au”

Tags used in scoring

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: qaqc_disclosed is not 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

Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative

Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent.

Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions

Fact 2Golden Dyke · antimonyGrade: 7.1Grade Unit: %Intercept: 7.9 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all details
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Identity

Project
Golden Dyke
Commodity
antimony
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
SX2

Geometry

Grade
7.1
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
7.9 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
ungrounded
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The 7.1% Sb grade is very high and confirms the antimony dominance mentioned in the headline.

Positive factors

  • High grade antimony

Evidence · text

“7.1% Sb”

Tags used in scoring

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: qaqc_disclosed is not 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.