# Western Gold's MT Survey Confirms Depth Potential for Mineralised Copper-Gold Porphyries in Lorne, Scotland

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/western-gold-s-mt-survey-confirms-depth-potential-for-mineralised-copper-gold-po--2d10e7a0-b2ac-4c66-bdb7-6915c671a1d7

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/WGLD/news/5204941522485058/western-gold-s-mt-survey-confirms-depth-potential-for-mineralised-copper-gold-po

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-11-04T12:29:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: WESTERN GOLD EXPLORATION LTD.

- Ticker: WGLD

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Scotland

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Gold

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-15 07:13:14 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Western Gold has completed a large-scale helicopter magnetotelluric \(MT\) survey in the Lorne Porphyry District, Scotland. The survey identified new porphyry-related targets and confirmed geophysical anomalies that suggest mineralisation at Lagalochan and Ardlochan extends to greater depths.

Reasoning: The MT survey successfully identified new geophysical targets and confirmed the potential for depth extension at existing prospects, providing a clear roadmap for future exploration.

- Positive factor: geophysical anomalies correlate with known mineralisation

- Positive factor: identification of new porphyry targets

- Positive factor: evidence of depth potential for existing prospects

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Story-specific tag

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

Why it applies: The survey results are used to position the potential of the Lagalochan and Ardlochan prospects within the broader Lorne Porphyry District.

Evidence · text

> within the Lorne Porphyry District, Argyll, Scotland

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### LD13-01A

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/western-gold-s-mt-survey-confirms-depth-potential-for-mineralised-copper-gold-po--2d10e7a0-b2ac-4c66-bdb7-6915c671a1d7#fact-drill-facts-0)

Lagalochan · copper

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: LD13-01A
- Project: Lagalochan
- Commodity: copper
- Region: scotland
- Reported Region: scotland
- Ticker: WGLD

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.18
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 537 m
- From: 2 m
- To: 539 m
- Intercept Depth: 2 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: LD13-01A:2-539

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical intercept reported as part of context for geophysical correlation.

Evidence · text

> LD13-01A: 537m @ 0.18% 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### LD13-01A

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/western-gold-s-mt-survey-confirms-depth-potential-for-mineralised-copper-gold-po--2d10e7a0-b2ac-4c66-bdb7-6915c671a1d7#fact-drill-facts-1)

Lagalochan · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: LD13-01A
- Project: Lagalochan
- Commodity: gold
- Region: scotland
- Reported Region: scotland
- Ticker: WGLD

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 537 m
- From: 2 m
- To: 539 m
- Intercept Depth: 2 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: LD13-01A:2-539

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical intercept reported as part of context for geophysical correlation.

Evidence · text

> 0.1 g/t Au from 2m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: 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

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