# Strategic Metals Files Technical Reports for its Hopper and Division Mountain Projects, Southern Yukon Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr--150086b3-cb5c-42de-9dbb-741138b081d1 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SMD/news/8857760076332172/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-12-11T13:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Strategic Metals Ltd. - Ticker: SMD - Exchange: TSX - Region: Yukon - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold, Coal - Document categories: Drill results, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-09-16 22:57:21 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Strategic Metals Ltd. has filed NI 43-101 technical reports for its Hopper \(copper-gold\) and Division Mountain \(coal\) projects in the Yukon. The release highlights recent high-grade copper-gold intercepts at the Hopper Project and an existing coal resource at Division Mountain. Reasoning: The announcement is primarily a corporate update regarding the filing of technical reports. While it contains drill results and resource mentions, these are largely historical or descriptive of the reports being filed rather than new discovery data. - Positive factor: Filing of two NI 43-101 technical reports - Positive factor: High-grade copper-gold intercepts at Hopper Project - Positive factor: Existing coal resource at Division Mountain - Negative factor: Historical drill results re-released without new assays Facts used in scoring: 6 ## Classification and evidence **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: Technical information approved by a P.Geo. \(Qualified Person\) Jackson Morton. Evidence · text > approved by Strategic's Vice President Exploration, Jackson Morton, P.Geo., a qualified person **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: The document re-states drill results from 2015 and 2021 in the context of a technical report filing. Evidence · text > In 2015, a single diamond drill hole tested Hopkins North and returned a weighted average grade of 0.17% copper over 162.85 m ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (5) ### HOP21-01 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr--150086b3-cb5c-42de-9dbb-741138b081d1#fact-drill-facts-0) Hopper · copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: HOP21-01 - Project: Hopper - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: SMD #### Geometry - Grade: 1.41 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 22.28 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade copper intercept reported as part of technical report summary. - Positive factor: Strong copper grade Evidence · text > 1.41% copper and 0.532 g/t gold over 22.28 m from HOP21-01 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 ### HOP21-01 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr--150086b3-cb5c-42de-9dbb-741138b081d1#fact-drill-facts-1) Hopper · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: HOP21-01 - Project: Hopper - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: SMD #### Geometry - Grade: 0.532 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 22.28 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: HOP21-01:0-22.28 #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade associated with copper intercept. Evidence · text > 1.41% copper and 0.532 g/t gold over 22.28 m from HOP21-01 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 ### HOP22-03 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr--150086b3-cb5c-42de-9dbb-741138b081d1#fact-drill-facts-2) Hopper · copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: HOP22-03 - Project: Hopper - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: SMD #### Geometry - Grade: 1.87 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 15.27 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong copper intercept reported. - Positive factor: High copper grade Evidence · text > 1.87% copper and 1.04 g/t gold over 15.27 m from HOP22-03 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 ### HOP22-03 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr--150086b3-cb5c-42de-9dbb-741138b081d1#fact-drill-facts-3) Hopper · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: HOP22-03 - Project: Hopper - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: SMD #### Geometry - Grade: 1.04 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 15.27 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: HOP22-03:0-15.27 #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade associated with copper intercept. Evidence · text > 1.87% copper and 1.04 g/t gold over 15.27 m from HOP22-03 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 ### HOP21-06 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr--150086b3-cb5c-42de-9dbb-741138b081d1#fact-drill-facts-4) Hopper · copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: HOP21-06 - Project: Hopper - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: canada\_yt - Ticker: SMD #### Geometry - Grade: 0.22 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 114.38 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical drill result re-stated. Evidence · text > yielded 0.22% copper over 114.38 m from surface \(HOP21-06\) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ## Resource Estimates (1) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/strategic-metals-files-technical-reports-for-its-hopper-and-division-mountain-pr--150086b3-cb5c-42de-9dbb-741138b081d1#fact-resource-facts-5) Division Mountain Project · coal #### Identity - Project: Division Mountain Project - Commodity: coal - Region: canada\_yt - Reported Region: Yukon - Ticker: SMD #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Resource group id: resource:1dfbc09bde05918897be #### Resource Data - Tonnes: 52500000 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Existing coal resource mentioned in technical report filing. - Positive factor: Established coal resource Evidence · text > outlined a current resource of 52.5 million tonnes \(Mt\) of high Volatile "B" Bituminous coal #### Tags used in scoring **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 **No Contained Metal** Polarity: negative Definition: Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting. Why it applies: contained\_metal was not reported ## 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.