Trident Unlocks Value from Non-Core Knife Lake Copper Project Through Option Agreement with Apogee Minerals
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Trident Resources Corp.
- Ticker
- ROCK
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Saskatchewan
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Zinc, Gold, Cobalt
- Document categories
- Resource update, Agreement transaction
- Extracted
- 2026-09-18 18:32:08 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Trident Resources Corp. has entered into an option agreement with Apogee Minerals for its Knife Lake Copper Project in Saskatchewan. The deal provides Trident with C$400,000 in cash, C$700,000 in shares, and C$1,000,000 in exploration expenditures over two years, while Trident retains no further funding obligations.
Reasoning: Trident has secured a deal to monetize its Knife Lake copper project through an option agreement, providing immediate cash and equity while offloading all future exploration costs.
Positive factors
- Strategic monetization of non-core asset
- Immediate cash and equity inflow
- Zero capital obligation for future work at Knife Lake
- Preserves upside exposure via equity in Apogee
Negative factors
- Asset is non-core to primary gold strategy
Facts used in scoring: 10
Classification and evidence
agreement_transactionpositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: The document announces an option agreement for Apogee to earn a 100% interest in the Knife Lake Copper Project.
Evidence · text
“entered into an option agreement dated July 13 th , 2026”
resource_updateneutral · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: The document restates a historical NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate.
Evidence · text
“Historical Mineral Resource Estimate: The Knife Lake Project is host to a historical NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate”
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: The historical estimate includes an Inferred category.
Evidence · text
“and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 7.9 million tonnes”
Historical Estimate Onlynegative
Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.
Why it applies: The resource estimate is explicitly labeled as historical and dated June 12, 2019.
Evidence · text
“Historical Mineral Resource Estimate... with an effective date of June 12, 2019”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (10)
indicatedKnife Lake Copper Project · copperTonnes: 3800000Grade: 0.83Grade Unit: %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:d40893e90305b778c344
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 3800000
- Grade
- 0.83
- Grade Unit
- %
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.02
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Indicated portion of the historical resource estimate.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“pit-constrained Indicated Mineral Resource of 3.8 million tonnes at 1.02% CuEq (0.83% Cu, 3.7 g/t Ag, 0.097 g/t Au, 82 ppm Co and 1,740.7 ppm Zn)”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
indicatedKnife Lake Copper Project · silverTonnes: 3800000Grade: 3.7Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:d40893e90305b778c344
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 3800000
- Grade
- 3.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.02
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver grade in the historical indicated resource.
Evidence · text
“3.7 g/t Ag”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
indicatedKnife Lake Copper Project · goldTonnes: 3800000Grade: 0.097Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:d40893e90305b778c344
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 3800000
- Grade
- 0.097
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.02
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold grade in the historical indicated resource.
Evidence · text
“0.097 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
indicatedKnife Lake Copper Project · cobaltTonnes: 3800000Grade: 82Grade Unit: ppmHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:d40893e90305b778c344
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 3800000
- Grade
- 82
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.02
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Cobalt grade in the historical indicated resource.
Evidence · text
“82 ppm Co”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
indicatedKnife Lake Copper Project · zincTonnes: 3800000Grade: 1740.7Grade Unit: ppmHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- zinc
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:d40893e90305b778c344
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 3800000
- Grade
- 1740.7
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.02
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Zinc grade in the historical indicated resource.
Evidence · text
“1,740.7 ppm Zn”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
inferredKnife Lake Copper Project · copperTonnes: 7900000Grade: 0.53Grade Unit: %Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:22cb813cf2ecaf3eb847
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 7900000
- Grade
- 0.53
- Grade Unit
- %
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 0.67
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper grade in the historical inferred resource.
Evidence · text
“Inferred Mineral Resource of 7.9 million tonnes at 0.67% CuEq (0.53% Cu, 2.4 g/t Ag, 0.084 g/t Au, 53.1 ppm Co and 1,454.9 ppm Zn)”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
inferredKnife Lake Copper Project · silverTonnes: 7900000Grade: 2.4Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:22cb813cf2ecaf3eb847
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 7900000
- Grade
- 2.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 0.67
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver grade in the historical inferred resource.
Evidence · text
“2.4 g/t Ag”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
inferredKnife Lake Copper Project · goldTonnes: 7900000Grade: 0.084Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:22cb813cf2ecaf3eb847
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 7900000
- Grade
- 0.084
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 0.67
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold grade in the historical inferred resource.
Evidence · text
“0.084 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
inferredKnife Lake Copper Project · cobaltTonnes: 7900000Grade: 53.1Grade Unit: ppmHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:22cb813cf2ecaf3eb847
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 7900000
- Grade
- 53.1
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 0.67
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Cobalt grade in the historical inferred resource.
Evidence · text
“53.1 ppm Co”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
inferredKnife Lake Copper Project · zincTonnes: 7900000Grade: 1454.9Grade Unit: ppmHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Knife Lake Copper Project
- Commodity
- zinc
- Region
- canada_sk
- Reported Region
- Saskatchewan
- Ticker
- ROCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Effective date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:22cb813cf2ecaf3eb847
- Deposit or zone
- Knife Lake Deposit
- Mining method
- open_pit
- Material type
- unknown
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 7900000
- Grade
- 1454.9
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.4
- Cutoff Unit
- % CuEq
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2019-06-12
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 0.67
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Zinc grade in the historical inferred resource.
Evidence · text
“1,454.9 ppm Zn”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: the release compares against a previous estimate
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 7.1 years before this release
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