Southern Cross Gold Reinforces Continuity in Rising Sun Including 0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq (335.5 g/t Au, 2.8% Sb) Project Now Contains 70 Drill Intersections >100 g/t m AuEq
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 05:22:39 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Southern Cross Gold has reported high-grade drill results from the Rising Sun prospect at the Sunday Creek project. A key intercept of 0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq (comprising 335.5 g/t Au and 2.8% Sb) confirms strike continuity.
Reasoning: The intercept of 342.2 g/t AuEq is exceptionally high grade and confirms strike continuity near a previous hole.
Positive factors
- High-grade intercept
- Strike continuity confirmed
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The intercept confirms continuity 12m along strike from a previous hole.
Evidence · text
“just 12 m along strike from SDDSC118's”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (3)
SDDSC169AW1Rising Sun · goldGrade: 335.5Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.5 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SDDSC169AW1
- Project
- Rising Sun
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- SX2
Geometry
- Grade
- 335.5
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SDDSC169AW1:0-0.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Rising Sun
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 335.5 g/t Au is an exceptionally high grade intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
Evidence · text
“SDDSC169AW1 intercepted 0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq just 12 m along strike from SDDSC118's. (335.5 g/t Au, 2.8% 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
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- October 1, 2025) - Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd (TSX:SXGC) (ASX: SX2) (OTCQX: SXGCF) (FSE: MV3) ("SXGC", "SX2""
Rejected tags
Rejected tags — excluded from scoring because their label or evidence could not be verified.
Bonanza InterceptRejected · positive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Reason: 335.5 g/t Au is well above the exceptional threshold for gold.
Evidence · text
“335.5 g/t Au”
SDDSC169AW1Rising Sun · antimonyGrade: 2.8Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SDDSC169AW1
- Project
- Rising Sun
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- SX2
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.8
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SDDSC169AW1:0-0.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Rising Sun
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant antimony grade reported alongside gold.
Evidence · text
“342.2 g/t AuEq (335.5 g/t Au, 2.8% 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
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- October 1, 2025) - Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd (TSX:SXGC) (ASX: SX2) (OTCQX: SXGCF) (FSE: MV3) ("SXGC", "SX2""
SDDSC169AW1Rising Sun · goldGrade: 342.2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SDDSC169AW1
- Project
- Rising Sun
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_vic
- Reported Region
- australia_vic
- Ticker
- SX2
Geometry
- Grade
- 342.2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SDDSC169AW1:0-0.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- Rising Sun
- Loc. Source
- document
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 342.2
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade AuEq intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
Evidence · text
“0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq”
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
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- October 1, 2025) - Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd (TSX:SXGC) (ASX: SX2) (OTCQX: SXGCF) (FSE: MV3) ("SXGC", "SX2""
Rejected tags
Rejected tags — excluded from scoring because their label or evidence could not be verified.
Bonanza InterceptRejected · positive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Reason: 342.2 g/t AuEq is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · text
“342.2 g/t AuEq”
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.