# Ximen Mining Corp Visible Gold Intersected in Hole 7 at the West Zone, Brett Epithermal Gold Property - Vernon BC

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ximen-mining-corp-visible-gold-intersected-in-hole-7-at-the-west-zone-brett-epit--4d0a895f-b002-4b87-8fa7-d1d61dd28635

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/XIM/news/4840846483576982/ximen-mining-corp-visible-gold-intersected-in-hole-7-at-the-west-zone-brett-epit

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-11-12T14:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Ximen Mining Corp

- Ticker: XIM

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-17 07:01:03 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Ximen Mining Corp has intersected visible gold in hole B24-07 at the Brett Epithermal Gold Project in British Columbia. The hole tested the West Zone alteration, identifying a new gold-bearing zone associated with porphyry and clay-altered faults.

Reasoning: The drill hole B24-07 successfully identified visible gold in the West Zone, which the company describes as a prime new exploration target, demonstrating the extent of the alteration zone.

- Positive factor: Discovery of visible gold in a previously un-tested zone \(West Zone\)

- Positive factor: Identification of porphyry-associated mineralization

- Positive factor: Strong geological context \(epithermal style\)

- Positive factor: Presence of multiple gold grains in veinlets

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Hole B24-07 was drilled to test the extent of the West Zone alteration towards the west.

Evidence · text

> drilled to the southwest to test the extent of the West Zone alteration zone

**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: The release includes sign-off by a Qualified Person \(Dr. Mathew Ball, P.Geo.\).

Evidence · text

> Dr. Mathew Ball, P.Geo., VP Exploration for Ximen Mining Corp. and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, approved the technical information

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (1)

### B24-07

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ximen-mining-corp-visible-gold-intersected-in-hole-7-at-the-west-zone-brett-epit--4d0a895f-b002-4b87-8fa7-d1d61dd28635#fact-drill-facts-0)

Brett Epithermal · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: B24-07
- Project: Brett Epithermal
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: canada\_bc
- Ticker: XIM

#### Geometry

- From: 19.86 m
- Hole Depth: 214 m
- Intercept Depth: 19.86 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: epithermal
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Location: West Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The hole intersected mineralization in a previously un-tested zone, though specific assay grades for the interval were not provided in the text, only visual observations.

- Positive factor: Visible gold observed in veinlets

Evidence · text

> This last interval contains visible gold at 87.25 m within a colloform-banded silica-pyrite veinlet that contains multiple \(20 +\) grains of gold

#### 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: "Ximen also owns the Treasure Mountain Silver Project adjacent to the past producing Huldra Silver Mine."

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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