# Viscount Mining Reports Antimony and Tellurium Geochemical Results at Cherry Creek, Nevada - Both Included on the 2025 U.S. Critical Minerals List

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/VML/news/7694220388095744/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-09-10T11:45:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Viscount Mining Corp.

- Ticker: VML

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Antimony

- Secondary commodities: Tellurium, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Bismuth

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-13 06:21:34 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Viscount Mining has identified broad antimony and tellurium geochemical anomalies at its Cherry Creek Project in Nevada. The results include high-grade antimony rock samples \(up to 10,000 ppm\) and tellurium peaks \(56.8 ppm\) that are being integrated into new exploration targeting.

Reasoning: The release reports significant geochemical anomalies for critical minerals \(Sb, Te\) spatially associated with gold, providing new exploration targets, though it relies on historical/surface data rather than new drill intercepts.

- Positive factor: Identification of broad antimony and tellurium anomalies

- Positive factor: High-grade antimony rock samples \(up to 10,000 ppm\)

- Positive factor: Spatial association with gold \(up to 48.6 g/t\)

- Positive factor: Critical mineral status for both Sb and Te

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols mentioned \(blanks, standards, duplicates\)

- Negative factor: Results are based on geochemical review of historical and surface data rather than new drilling

- Negative factor: Rock chip and grab samples are selective and may not be representative

Facts used in scoring: 7

## 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: Release mentions insertion of certified reference materials, blanks, and duplicates.

Evidence · text

> All sampling conducted by the Company employed industry-standard procedures, including the insertion of certified reference materials, blanks, and duplicates.

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: Mentions proximity to NevGold's Limousine Butte Project as a regional reference.

Evidence · text

> NevGold Corp... whose Limousine Butte Project... is approximately 10 kilometres to the southwest

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (7)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6#fact-drill-facts-0)

antimony

#### Identity

- Commodity: antimony
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 100
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Cherry Creek
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant antimony values in rock samples suggesting stibnite mineralization.

- Positive factor: High grade for geochemical anomaly

- Negative factor: Surface sample selectivity

Evidence · text

> 106 rock samples returning 100 to 10,000 ppm antimony

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6#fact-drill-facts-1)

antimony

#### Identity

- Commodity: antimony
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 15
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Cherry Creek
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Lower grade antimony samples defining a surrounding halo.

- Positive factor: Defines a broad halo

Evidence · text

> 534 rock samples between 15 and 100 ppm antimony

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6#fact-drill-facts-2)

antimony

#### Identity

- Commodity: antimony
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Cherry Creek
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Soil sample antimony anomaly.

- Positive factor: Outlines anomaly at surface

Evidence · text

> 42 soil samples returning 10 to 351 ppm antimony

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6#fact-drill-facts-3)

antimony

#### Identity

- Commodity: antimony
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.83
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Cherry Creek
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Stream sediment antimony enrichment.

- Positive factor: Shows enrichment across multiple drainages

Evidence · text

> stream sediment antimony peaking at 4.83 ppm

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6#fact-drill-facts-4)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 48.6
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Cherry Creek
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Exceptional gold grades in rock samples within the antimony corridor.

- Positive factor: Very high grade gold

- Negative factor: Surface sample selectivity

Evidence · text

> Gold values in rock samples... reach 48.6 grams per tonne \(g/t\)

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6#fact-drill-facts-5)

tellurium

#### Identity

- Commodity: tellurium
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 56.8
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Cherry Creek
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong tellurium anomaly in rock samples.

- Positive factor: Significant tellurium peak

- Negative factor: Surface sample selectivity

Evidence · text

> 13 rock samples exceeding 4 ppm tellurium, with a peak of 56.8 ppm

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### Fact 7

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--0e46bae8-ed9e-475f-8944-ab4f2d9a95b6#fact-drill-facts-6)

tellurium

#### Identity

- Commodity: tellurium
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.4
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Cherry Creek
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Tellurium anomaly in soil samples.

- Positive factor: Supports bedrock-related source

Evidence · text

> 13 soil samples above 0.26 ppm, peaking at 1.4 ppm

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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