Superior reports results from first six diamond drill holes of 2008
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Superior Canadian Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- CAD
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Northwestern Ontario
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-17 15:54:14 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Superior Canadian Resources Inc. reported assay results from the first six diamond drill holes of its 2008 program at the O'Sullivan Lake Gold Project. The results include a notable 1.9 g/t gold intercept in hole SC-08-19, helping to define the plunge of mineralization east of previous zones.
Reasoning: The release reports successful gold intercepts in step-out drilling (SC-08-19) which helps define mineralization geometry, though several holes in the program were lost or unsuccessful.
Positive factors
- Gold intercepts confirmed in step-out area
- QA/QC disclosed with certified lab and QP sign-off
Negative factors
- Several holes lost or failed to reach target
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions Accurassay is an ISO 17025 certified laboratory and names two Qualified Persons (P. Geo).
Evidence · text
“Accurassay is an ISO 17025 certified laboratory... under the direct supervision and responsibility of Des Cullen P. Geo and Garry J. Clark P. Geo. Both are Qualified Persons”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: Drilling was focused on defining geometry between previous holes to assist in understanding mineralization.
Evidence · text
“To assist in defining the geometry of the gold mineralization found in earlier gold intercepts, we focused on the area between holes SC-07-04 to SC-07-14”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
SC-08-19O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 4.394Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-19
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.394
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.9 m
- From
- 180.7 m
- To
- 182.6 m
- Intercept Depth
- 180.7 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-19:180.7-182.6
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- 25 metres east of SC-07-14
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A 1.9m @ 4.39 g/t Au intercept is a solid result for defining mineralization geometry.
Positive factors
- Strong grade intercept
Evidence · table
“4.394”
Context: 1.9
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
SC-08-19O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 6.025Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-19
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.025
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 180.7 m
- To
- 181.7 m
- Intercept Depth
- 180.7 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-19:180.7-181.7
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- 25 metres east of SC-07-14
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade component of the main intercept.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Evidence · table
“6.025”
Context: 1.0
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
SC-08-19O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 2.582Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-19
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.582
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.9 m
- From
- 181.7 m
- To
- 182.6 m
- Intercept Depth
- 180.7 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-19:181.7-182.6
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- 25 metres east of SC-07-14
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Second component of the main intercept.
Evidence · table
“2.582”
Context: 0.9
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
SC-08-19O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 0.701Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-19
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.701
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4.6 m
- From
- 191.8 m
- To
- 196.4 m
- Intercept Depth
- 191.8 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-19:191.8-196.4
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- 25 metres east of SC-07-14
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Lower grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.701”
Context: 4.6
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
SC-08-19O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 2.422Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.47 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-19
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.422
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.47 m
- From
- 193.83 m
- To
- 194.3 m
- Intercept Depth
- 191.8 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-19:193.83-194.3
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- 25 metres east of SC-07-14
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade component of the second intercept.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Evidence · table
“2.422”
Context: 0.47
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
SC-08-20O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 0.822Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-20
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.822
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.5 m
- From
- 181.5 m
- To
- 182 m
- Intercept Depth
- 181.5 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-20:181.5-182
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- 25 metres east of SC-08-19
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Small, low grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.822”
Context: 0.50
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
SC-08-20O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 0.351Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-20
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.351
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.2 m
- From
- 197.8 m
- To
- 199 m
- Intercept Depth
- 181.5 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-20:197.8-199
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- 25 metres east of SC-08-19
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.351”
Context: 1.20
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
SC-08-21O'Sullivan Lake · goldGrade: 0.645Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SC-08-21
- Project
- O'Sullivan Lake
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- canada_on
- Ticker
- CAD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.645
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.9 m
- From
- 154.1 m
- To
- 155 m
- Intercept Depth
- 154.1 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SC-08-21:154.1-155
- Mining Method
- unknown
Location
- Location
- ~25 metres above SC-08-19
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- Accurassay Laboratories
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.645”
Context: 0.90
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
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
How Atlas produces this analysis
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