Southern Cross Gold Drills Record High-Grade in Shallow Apollo: 17.3 Metres at 15.3 g/t Gold & 3.2% Antimony
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd.
- Ticker
- SX2
- Exchange
- ASX
- Region
- Victoria
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Antimony
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 03:55:33 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Southern Cross Gold has reported record high-grade drill results from the Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony Project in Victoria. The standout intercept is 17.3 metres at 15.3 g/t gold and 3.2% antimony from hole SDDSC200.
Reasoning: The intercept of 15.3 g/t Au over 17.3 m is an exceptional high-grade result for an orogenic-style gold system, further bolstered by significant antimony grades.
Positive factors
- exceptional gold grade
- high-grade antimony byproduct
- record high-grade intercept
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 15.3 g/t Au is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · text
“15.3 g/t Au”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
SDDSC200Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony · goldGrade: 15.3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 17.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SDDSC200
- Project
- Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- SX2
Geometry
- Grade
- 15.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 17.3 m
- From
- 251.1 m
- To
- 268.4 m
- Intercept Depth
- 251.1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SDDSC200:251.1-268.4
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 15.3 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for the deposit type.
Positive factors
- exceptional grade
Evidence · text
“17.3 m @ 22.9 g/t AuEq (15.3 g/t Au, 3.2% Sb) from 251.1 m in drill hole SDDSC200”
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
SDDSC200Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony · antimonyGrade: 3.2Grade Unit: %Intercept: 17.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SDDSC200
- Project
- Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- SX2
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.2
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 17.3 m
- From
- 251.1 m
- To
- 268.4 m
- Intercept Depth
- 251.1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SDDSC200:251.1-268.4
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3.2% Sb is a very high grade for an antimony byproduct in a gold system.
Positive factors
- high grade byproduct
Evidence · text
“17.3 m @ 22.9 g/t AuEq (15.3 g/t Au, 3.2% Sb) from 251.1 m in drill hole SDDSC200”
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.