# Visionary Concludes Expanded Phase 1 Drilling Campaign at its Pt. Leamington Deposit, Central Newfoundland Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/visionary-concludes-expanded-phase-1-drilling-campaign-at-its-pt-leamington-depo--f5b2efac-5b3d-44bc-a7c2-8eecb619bdf8 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/VCG/news/8472312186966420/visionary-concludes-expanded-phase-1-drilling-campaign-at-its-pt-leamington-depo Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-04-01T12:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Visionary Copper and Gold Mines Inc. - Ticker: VCG - Exchange: TSX - Region: Central Newfoundland - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-19 03:36:15 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Visionary Copper and Gold Mines Inc. has completed an expanded Phase 1 drilling campaign at the Pt. Leamington VMS deposit in Newfoundland. The campaign led to the discovery of the Kraken copper zone, which features significant thickness and grades outside the existing resource footprint. Reasoning: The announcement reports the conclusion of an expanded drilling campaign that successfully identified a new copper-rich zone \(Kraken\) with significant thickness, providing high exploration upside despite most results being pending. - Positive factor: Discovery of the Kraken copper zone - Positive factor: Significant thickness and grades at Kraken - Positive factor: Expansion of drilling program due to discovery - Positive factor: Potential for near-surface resource growth - Negative factor: Eight of ten holes are still pending assays Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: The Kraken copper zone is located outside of the existing resource and pit shell. Evidence · text > The mineralization intersected at Kraken is located outside of the existing resource and pit shell. **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 names a Qualified Person \(Aaryn Hutchins, P. Geo\) and mentions NI 43-101 compliance. Evidence · text > Aaryn Hutchins, P. Geo, a qualified person under NI 43-101. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### PL-112 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/visionary-concludes-expanded-phase-1-drilling-campaign-at-its-pt-leamington-depo--f5b2efac-5b3d-44bc-a7c2-8eecb619bdf8#fact-drill-facts-0) Pt. Leamington · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: PL-112 - Project: Pt. Leamington - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: canada\_nl - Ticker: VCG #### Geometry - Grade: 0.45 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 75.8 m - From: 248.2 m - To: 324 m - Intercept Depth: 248.2 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: vms - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: PL-112:248.2-324 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Location: Kraken - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong intercept in a newly discovered zone. - Positive factor: Significant thickness Evidence · text > PL-112 intersected 75.8m of 0.45% Cu \(248.2m to 324m\) #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Leamington Deposit Plan View With 2007 Airborne EM & 2026 Drilling To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please v" ### PL-112 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/visionary-concludes-expanded-phase-1-drilling-campaign-at-its-pt-leamington-depo--f5b2efac-5b3d-44bc-a7c2-8eecb619bdf8#fact-drill-facts-1) Pt. Leamington · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: PL-112 - Project: Pt. Leamington - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: canada\_nl - Ticker: VCG #### Geometry - Grade: 0.43 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 23.5 m - From: 342 m - To: 365.5 m - Intercept Depth: 342 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: vms - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: PL-112:342-365.5 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Location: Kraken - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Secondary intercept in the Kraken discovery. Evidence · text > an additional 23.5m of 0.43% Cu \(342m to 365.5m\) #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Leamington Deposit Plan View With 2007 Airborne EM & 2026 Drilling To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please v" ## 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. 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