West Oak Gold Corp. Completes 2023 Work Program at Hedgehog
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Eastfield Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- ETF
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Arsenic
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-13 23:03:00 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Eastfield Resources completed its 2023 exploration program at the Hedgehog project in British Columbia, consisting of prospecting and rock sampling. The program failed to return significant gold or base metal values from the 37 rock samples collected, and the results do not currently explain the existing arsenic soil anomaly.
Reasoning: The 2023 prospecting program at Hedgehog failed to return significant gold or base metal values from rock samples, despite targeting a known arsenic anomaly.
Negative factors
- No significant gold or base metal values returned from rock sampling
- Rock samples do not explain the large arsenic soil anomaly
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
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: The release does not mention specific QA/QC protocols like blanks or standards, though it names a lab and a QP.
Evidence · text
“Field samples were delivered to MSA Labs”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
Fact 1Hedgehog · goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Hedgehog
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- ETF
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- MSA Labs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- fire assay
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Rock sampling in the target area did not return anomalous gold values.
Negative factors
- No significant gold values returned from rock samples
Evidence · text
“No significant gold or base metal values were returned.”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 2Hedgehog · arsenicGrade: 155Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Hedgehog
- Commodity
- arsenic
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- ETF
Geometry
- Grade
- 155
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- MSA Labs
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- multi element ICP
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Anomalous arsenic was found in soil, but rock samples failed to provide a source for the anomaly.
Positive factors
- Anomalous arsenic detected in soil
Negative factors
- Rock samples do not explain the anomaly
Evidence · text
“anomalous arsenic (155ppm)”
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
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 Undisclosednegative
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
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.