Turmalina Commences Work on Multiple Breccias at San Francisco Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Turmalina Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- TBX
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Copper
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-16 07:28:54 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Turmalina Metals is conducting an aggressive field program at the San Francisco project in Argentina to map and sample 67 identified breccias. The company is following up on recent high-grade gold-silver-copper drill results from the SFdLA breccia pipe to define targets for an early 2020 drill program.
Reasoning: The release highlights high-grade historical drill results (re-stated) and announces an aggressive new field program to map and sample 67 identified breccias.
Positive factors
- high-grade gold-silver-copper intercept
- large number of identified breccias (67)
- open at depth and laterally
Facts used in scoring: 3
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: The release names a Qualified Person (Dr. Rohan Wolfe) who reviewed and approved the technical data.
Evidence · text
“reviewed and approved by Dr. Rohan Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, MAIG, who serves as the Qualified Person (QP)”
Nearology Playneutral
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: The company positions the project as part of an 80 km long gold-copper mineralised belt.
Evidence · text
“the project area is one section of an 80 km long gold-copper mineralised belt”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (3)
Fact 1San Francisco · goldGrade: 6.31Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 36.95 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.31
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 36.95 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- null:0-0
QA/QC
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade gold intercept reported as part of a previous release.
Positive factors
- high-grade gold intercept
Evidence · text
“36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au”
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
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Fact 2San Francisco · silverGrade: 122Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 36.95 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 122
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 36.95 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- null:0-0
QA/QC
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade silver intercept reported as part of a previous release.
Positive factors
- high-grade silver intercept
Evidence · text
“122 g/t Ag”
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
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Fact 3San Francisco · copperGrade: 0.88Grade Unit: %Intercept: 36.95 mHistorical resultNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.88
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 36.95 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- null:0-0
QA/QC
- QP Signed
- Yes
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper component reported as part of a previous release.
Positive factors
- copper component in high-grade intercept
Evidence · text
“0.88% Cu”
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
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
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.