# Walker Announces Drilling to Resume on the Lapon Gold Project Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-drilling-to-resume-on-the-lapon-gold-project--a6c65596-3f52-4072-96c5-e4f798c0c060 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/WRR/news/8020787970197576/walker-announces-drilling-to-resume-on-the-lapon-gold-project Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2019-09-16T12:03:35.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Walker River Resources Corp. - Ticker: WRR - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver, Copper - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-17 07:16:17 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Walker River Resources Corp. is resuming its 2019 RC drilling program at the Lapon Gold Project in Nevada, focusing on the Lapon Rose and new Rattlesnake Range Front areas. The company has secured a 2-year exploration permit extension and reported high-grade regional sampling results of up to 17.36 g/t Au and 2.22% Cu. Reasoning: The company is resuming drilling and has secured additional permits, supported by high-grade regional sampling results, though no new drill intercepts are provided in this specific release. - Positive factor: Resumption of drilling program - Positive factor: New exploration permit granted - Positive factor: High-grade regional sampling results - Positive factor: Discovery of new gold-bearing alteration Facts used in scoring: 5 ## 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 blanks, certified reference materials, and ALS Minerals certified laboratory. Evidence · text > A blank or certified reference material was inserted approximately every tenth sample. The Lapon samples were delivered to ALS Minerals certified laboratory facility **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Drilling will focus on new Rattlesnake Range Front areas and expansion of known zones. Evidence · text > The 2019 exploration program is focused on the expansion and delineation of the gold mineralized zones ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (5) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-drilling-to-resume-on-the-lapon-gold-project--a6c65596-3f52-4072-96c5-e4f798c0c060#fact-drill-facts-0) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: WRR #### Geometry - Grade: 17.36 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Location - Location: Rattlesnake Range Front - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade gold sample from historical adit. - Positive factor: High grade sampling Evidence · text > returned values of 17.36 g/t Au #### 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 **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: "The Rattlesnake and Pikes Peak claims cover over 8 kilometers of possible extensions of the range front zones to the wes" ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-drilling-to-resume-on-the-lapon-gold-project--a6c65596-3f52-4072-96c5-e4f798c0c060#fact-drill-facts-1) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: WRR #### Geometry - Grade: 13.9 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Location - Location: Rattlesnake Range Front - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Silver sample from historical adit. Evidence · text > and 13.9 g/t Ag #### 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 **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: "The Rattlesnake and Pikes Peak claims cover over 8 kilometers of possible extensions of the range front zones to the wes" ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-drilling-to-resume-on-the-lapon-gold-project--a6c65596-3f52-4072-96c5-e4f798c0c060#fact-drill-facts-2) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: WRR #### Geometry - Grade: 9 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Location - Location: Pikes Peak - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold sample from Pikes Peak. Evidence · text > returned values of 9 g/t Au #### 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 **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: "The Rattlesnake and Pikes Peak claims cover over 8 kilometers of possible extensions of the range front zones to the wes" ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-drilling-to-resume-on-the-lapon-gold-project--a6c65596-3f52-4072-96c5-e4f798c0c060#fact-drill-facts-3) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: WRR #### Geometry - Grade: 39.4 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Location - Location: Pikes Peak - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Silver sample from Pikes Peak. Evidence · text > 39.4 g/t Ag #### 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 **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: "The Rattlesnake and Pikes Peak claims cover over 8 kilometers of possible extensions of the range front zones to the wes" ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-drilling-to-resume-on-the-lapon-gold-project--a6c65596-3f52-4072-96c5-e4f798c0c060#fact-drill-facts-4) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: WRR #### Geometry - Grade: 2.22 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Location - Location: Pikes Peak - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2019-09-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Copper sample from Pikes Peak. Evidence · text > including 2.22% Cu #### 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 **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: "The Rattlesnake and Pikes Peak claims cover over 8 kilometers of possible extensions of the range front zones to the wes" ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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