# Minestarters Atlas News & Events

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## HAR: First Hole of Phase 2 Drilling Delivers High-Grade Gold

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/har-first-hole-of-phase-2-drilling-delivers-high-grade-gold--7346270a-95e7-4d81-ab8f-70c0b87e7f30) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/har-first-hole-of-phase-2-drilling-delivers-high-grade-gold--7346270a-95e7-4d81-ab8f-70c0b87e7f30.md)
- Original announcement: 2026-10-15T21:19:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-15T22:24:00.955Z
- Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-15T22:24:00.955Z
- Company: Haranga Resources Limited (HAR)
- Original source: [asx](https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&idsId=03153075)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.722
- Atlas tags: Bonanza Intercept, True Width Disclosed, QA/QC Disclosed, Compositing Transparent, Infill Drilling, Inferred Resource, Stale Estimate, Resource Update

Haranga Resources announced high-grade gold results from the first hole of its Phase 2 underground diamond drilling program at the Lincoln Gold Project in California, USA. Hole DDH0294 returned 32m at 10.4g/t Au from 143m, confirming the high-grade nature of the mineralization and potentially merging thinner modelled zones. This drilling program aims to improve resource confidence, supporting the re-classification of Inferred Mineral Resources to Indicated, and is part of a systematic approach to re-develop the Lincoln project.

## Silver Range Resources Ltd. Options Alamo and Sand Springs to Resilience Minerals Limited

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-range-resources-ltd-options-alamo-and-sand-springs-to-resilience-minerals--68e12d80-f649-4ce4-a7ef-86f014472f9d) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-range-resources-ltd-options-alamo-and-sand-springs-to-resilience-minerals--68e12d80-f649-4ce4-a7ef-86f014472f9d.md)
- Original announcement: 2026-10-08T09:00:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-08T09:47:45.468Z
- Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-08T09:47:45.468Z
- Company: Silver Range Resources Ltd. (SNG.V)
- Original source: [orestocks](https://orestocks.com/company/SNG.V/press-releases/8435738463010688)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.378
- Atlas tags: QA/QC Disclosed

Silver Range Resources has optioned the Alamo (Arizona) and Sand Springs (Nevada) properties to Resilience Minerals Limited. The agreement includes cash and share payments upon Resilience's IPO, retained NSR royalties, and resource-based payments on future Measured and Indicated resources.

## SW US Spotlight: Four juniors drill gold, tungsten

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sw-us-spotlight-four-juniors-drill-gold-tungsten--c3c7dd09-4d86-455e-8a8e-b7b48f2283fe) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sw-us-spotlight-four-juniors-drill-gold-tungsten--c3c7dd09-4d86-455e-8a8e-b7b48f2283fe.md)
- Original announcement: 2026-09-07T13:00:08.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: The Northern Miner
- Original source: [northernminer](https://www.northernminer.com/news/sw-us-spotlight-four-juniors-drill-gold-tungsten/1003894620/)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.234
- Atlas tags: Bonanza Intercept, Probable Reserve, Heap Leach Route

A news spotlight covering drill results and resource updates for four junior miners in Nevada and Arizona. Highlights include high-grade gold-silver intercepts from Arizona Gold & Silver and Aztec Minerals, and a tungsten prefeasibility study for Guardian Metal Resources.

## Carolina Rush Expands Jefferson Project Adjacent to Brewer

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/carolina-rush-expands-jefferson-project-adjacent-to-brewer--272a9d23-8c3e-43d7-a2b6-a63ac29134e0) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/carolina-rush-expands-jefferson-project-adjacent-to-brewer--272a9d23-8c3e-43d7-a2b6-a63ac29134e0.md)
- Original announcement: 2026-08-11T10:30:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: Carolina Rush Corporation (RUSH)
- Original source: [tmx](https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RUSH/news/6948703031456815/carolina-rush-expands-jefferson-project-adjacent-to-brewer)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.37
- Atlas tags: Maiden Resource, QP/CP Signed, NI 43-101 Compliant

Carolina Rush has expanded its 100%-owned Jefferson Project by securing nine new mineral leases, creating a contiguous 3,480-acre land package with the Brewer Gold-Copper Project. The expansion provides low-cost access to potential porphyry copper-gold and epithermal gold targets in South Carolina.

## OceanaGold Announces Additional High-Grade Drill Results at Haile

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/oceanagold-announces-additional-high-grade-drill-results-at-haile--4286fdb4-ed42-4bf2-8910-64f5ab3f9215) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/oceanagold-announces-additional-high-grade-drill-results-at-haile--4286fdb4-ed42-4bf2-8910-64f5ab3f9215.md)
- Original announcement: 2026-05-12T11:00:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: OceanaGold Corporation (OGC)
- Original source: [yahoo_press](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/oceanagold-announces-additional-high-grade-110000397.html)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.099
- Atlas tags: Infill Drilling

OceanaGold has announced high-grade drill results from its ongoing drilling program at the Haile Gold Mine in the United States. The program focuses on both exploration and resource conversion.

## REPEAT - QGold Resources Delivers Transformational Year With Quartz Mountain Gold Project Acquisition, $11.5m Financing, and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate; Advances 2026 Development Strategy

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/repeat-qgold-resources-delivers-transformational-year-with-quartz-mountain-gold--a9dec92b-8dbb-4275-b054-d9e36d44f12c) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/repeat-qgold-resources-delivers-transformational-year-with-quartz-mountain-gold--a9dec92b-8dbb-4275-b054-d9e36d44f12c.md)
- Original announcement: 2025-12-22T12:30:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: QGold Resources (QGR)
- Original source: [yahoo_press](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/repeat-qgold-resources-delivers-transformational-123000308.html)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.514
- Atlas tags: QP/CP Signed

QGold Resources has completed a transformational year marked by the acquisition of the Quartz Mountain gold project in Oregon and an $11.5 million private placement. The company also released a new NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate and has commenced a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the project.

## QGold Resources Delivers Transformational Year With Quartz Mountain Gold Project Acquisition, $11.5m Financing, and Updated Mineral Resource Estimate; Advances 2026 Development Strategy

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/qgold-resources-delivers-transformational-year-with-quartz-mountain-gold-project--542356e2-d48a-45e1-a144-20adb0436144) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/qgold-resources-delivers-transformational-year-with-quartz-mountain-gold-project--542356e2-d48a-45e1-a144-20adb0436144.md)
- Original announcement: 2025-12-19T23:00:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: Q-Gold Resources Ltd. (QGR)
- Original source: [tmx](https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/QGR/news/4558063812114699/qgold-resources-delivers-transformational-year-with-quartz-mountain-gold-project)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.493
- Atlas tags: Indicated Resource, Inferred Resource, QP/CP Signed, NI 43-101 Compliant

QGold Resources has completed a transformational year marked by the acquisition of the Quartz Mountain Gold Project in Oregon and an $11.5 million private placement. The company also released an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for Quartz Mountain, highlighting significant gold and silver resources in the indicated and inferred categories.

## Altius Receives Contingent Payment and Confirms Extent of Arthur Gold Royalty Lands

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/altius-receives-contingent-payment-and-confirms-extent-of-arthur-gold-royalty-la--73f2faab-bb8b-42a9-b895-fa3165996de4) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/altius-receives-contingent-payment-and-confirms-extent-of-arthur-gold-royalty-la--73f2faab-bb8b-42a9-b895-fa3165996de4.md)
- Original announcement: 2025-11-24T12:55:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: Altius Minerals Corporation (ALS)
- Original source: [tmx](https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ALS/news/7745617277053169/altius-receives-contingent-payment-and-confirms-extent-of-arthur-gold-royalty-la)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.483
- Atlas tags: QP/CP Signed

Altius Minerals Corporation has received a US$25 million contingent payment following the resolution of an arbitration process regarding the Arthur Gold Project. The process confirmed the royalty lands cover approximately 195.6 km2, supporting Altius's interest in the significant gold-silver deposits at the project.

## Carolina Rush Announces Refiling of Maiden Mineral Resource Technical Report for Brewer Gold-Copper Project

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/carolina-rush-announces-refiling-of-maiden-mineral-resource-technical-report-for--a752e37b-628d-408c-abcd-d192905f6c8d) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/carolina-rush-announces-refiling-of-maiden-mineral-resource-technical-report-for--a752e37b-628d-408c-abcd-d192905f6c8d.md)
- Original announcement: 2025-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: Carolina Rush Corporation (RUSH)
- Original source: [tmx](https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RUSH/news/8744994855283311/carolina-rush-announces-refiling-of-maiden-mineral-resource-technical-report-for)
- Atlas sentiment: -0.1
- Atlas tags: NI 43-101 Compliant, Maiden Resource

Carolina Rush has refiled its maiden Mineral Resource Technical Report for the Brewer Gold-Copper Project in South Carolina following an OSC review. The update corrects authorship to ensure independence and aligns the report with current 2019 CIM guidelines.

## Carolina Rush Announces Filing of Maiden Mineral Resource Technical Report for Brewer Gold-Copper Project

- Atlas analysis: [Read analysis](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/carolina-rush-announces-filing-of-maiden-mineral-resource-technical-report-for-b--a3375807-a364-433f-a0a8-740913e575e5) · [Markdown](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/carolina-rush-announces-filing-of-maiden-mineral-resource-technical-report-for-b--a3375807-a364-433f-a0a8-740913e575e5.md)
- Original announcement: 2025-05-02T18:10:00.000Z
- Atlas analysis published: Unknown date
- Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date
- Company: Carolina Rush Corporation (RUSH)
- Original source: [tmx](https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RUSH/news/6642450817529778/carolina-rush-announces-filing-of-maiden-mineral-resource-technical-report-for-b)
- Atlas sentiment: 0.382
- Atlas tags: Maiden Resource, NI 43-101 Compliant, QP/CP Signed, Inferred Resource

Carolina Rush Corporation has announced its maiden NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate for the Brewer Gold-Copper Project in South Carolina. The estimate includes an indicated resource of 6.02 Mt at 1.04 g/t Au and 1,266 ppm Cu, alongside an inferred resource and a theoretical backfill resource.

# Atlas tag definitions

- **Bonanza Intercept:** Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
- **True Width Disclosed:** Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.
- **Step-Out Extension:** Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
- **QA/QC Disclosed:** Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
- **Compositing Transparent:** Cut-off grade and internal dilution rules are clearly stated for reported intervals.
- **Refractory Ore:** Complex mineralogy requiring oxidation or other special processing before recovery.
- **Apparent Width Only:** Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
- **Stale Data Re-release:** Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
- **No QA/QC Disclosure:** Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
- **Metal Equivalent Opaque:** Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used.
- **Cut-off Undisclosed:** Cut-off grade not disclosed — cannot assess comparability to prior estimates or peers.
- **Deleterious Elements Present:** Penalty elements (arsenic, antimony, etc.) or refractory concerns noted in the release.
- **Infill Drilling:** Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
- **Nearology Play:** Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
- **Measured Resource:** Highest confidence category — tonnage, grade, shape well-established from closely-spaced drilling. Basis for Proven Reserves.
- **Indicated Resource:** Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
- **Proven Reserve:** Measured Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
- **Probable Reserve:** Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.
- **Category Upgrade:** Resource confidence improved — Inferred upgraded to Indicated, or Indicated to Measured. De-risking signal.
- **Tonnage Growth:** Significant tonnage increase (≥15%) vs prior estimate with grade maintained or improved.
- **Grade Improvement:** Average resource grade improved vs prior estimate — better deposit economics.
- **Contained Metal Growth:** True scale improvement — contained metal ounces/tonnes increased vs prior, accounting for both tonnage and grade changes.
- **QP/CP Signed:** Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
- **Cut-off Disclosed:** Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
- **JORC Compliant:** Resource estimate prepared in compliance with JORC Code (Australia) — high reporting standard.
- **NI 43-101 Compliant:** Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
- **Inferred Resource:** Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
- **All Inferred:** 100% of resource is Inferred category — very early stage, no engineering confidence.
- **Grade Decline:** Average grade dropped >5% vs prior estimate — deposit economics worsening. May indicate high-grading in early drilling.
- **Tonnage Decline:** Resource tonnage decreased vs prior estimate — pit optimization removed marginal material or geological model revised down.
- **Category Downgrade:** Resource confidence decreased — Measured downgraded to Indicated, or Indicated to Inferred. Unusual and concerning.
- **Contained Metal Decline:** Contained metal decreased vs prior despite tonnage growth — grade dilution exceeds volume gain.
- **Dilutive Growth:** Tonnage increased but contained metal flat or down — likely from lower cut-off grade, not geological expansion.
- **Cut-off Lowered:** Cut-off grade significantly reduced vs prior estimate — tonnage growth may be artificial inflation.
- **Cut-off Undisclosed:** Cut-off grade not disclosed — cannot assess comparability to prior estimates or peers.
- **Historical Estimate Only:** Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.
- **Stale Estimate:** Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
- **No Contained Metal:** Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
- **No QP/CP Disclosure:** No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.
- **Maiden Resource:** First formal MRE for the project — establishes baseline but typically exploration-stage with high Inferred component.
- **Resource Update:** Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
- **PEA-Supporting:** Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
- **PFS-Supporting:** Resource estimate prepared to support a Pre-Feasibility Study — requires adequate M&I component.
- **DFS-Supporting:** Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
- **High Recovery:** Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
- **Pilot Scale Complete:** Pilot or demonstration plant testing completed under continuous operation.
- **Free Milling:** Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
- **Multi-Domain Tested:** Variability across ore domains (oxide, transition, fresh) has been addressed.
- **Recovery Improving:** Recovery improved versus a like-for-like prior test program on the same domain and route.
- **Low Recovery:** Recovery below the weak band for the commodity and processing route.
- **Bench Scale Only:** Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.
- **Refractory Ore:** Complex mineralogy requiring oxidation or other special processing before recovery.
- **Single Domain Only:** Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
- **Recovery Stagnant:** No improvement across multiple test programs on comparable material.
- **Theoretical Recovery Only:** Only theoretical or liberation-derived recovery reported, with no actual test result.
- **Heap Leach Route:** Processing via heap leach — lower CAPEX and OPEX, lower recovery expected.
- **Mill Route:** Processing via mill or concentrator (CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation).
- **Gravity Route:** Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.
- **POX/BIOX Route:** Pressure or bio-oxidation for refractory ore — high CAPEX and OPEX.
- **Byproduct Commodity:** The tested commodity is a byproduct rather than the primary economic driver.