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 detailsHide details
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 detailsHide details
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.