# Aben Gold Provides Update on 2026 Drill Program at the Justin Gold-Tungsten Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ABM/news/6573401419645708/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-07-07T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Aben Gold Corp.

- Ticker: ABM

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Yukon Territory

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Tungsten, Silver

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 05:34:39 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Aben Gold has announced its fully funded 2026 exploration program at the Justin Gold-Tungsten Project in the Yukon. The program will focus on testing continuity of gold-tungsten mineralization in the POW Zone and high-grade orogenic gold in the Lost Ace Zone.

Reasoning: The announcement outlines a fully funded 2026 exploration program targeting high-priority zones. While it provides high-grade historical intercepts to build excitement, the primary news is the logistical readiness and funding for upcoming drilling rather than new assay results.

- Positive factor: fully funded exploration program

- Positive factor: identification of tungsten mineralization associated with gold

- Positive factor: high-grade historical trench samples

- Negative factor: most reported drill results are historical restatements

Facts used in scoring: 12

## 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 a Qualified Person \(Milosz Mielniczuk, B.Sc. P.Geo.\) has reviewed and approved the technical aspects.

Evidence · text

> Qualified Person: Milosz Mielniczuk, B.Sc. P.Geo., V.P. of Exploration for Aben Gold, has reviewed and approved the technical aspects

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: The 2026 program aims to test continuity of mineralization between discovery holes.

Evidence · text

> The 2026 program will test continuity of mineralization between these discovery holes

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 12. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (12)

### JN11009

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-0)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN11009
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.25
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 60 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2011-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical intercept reported as context for upcoming drilling.

Evidence · text

> JN11009: 1.25 g/t Au over 60.0 m

### JN11009

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-1)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN11009
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.47
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 21 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2011-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade sub-interval within historical hole.

Evidence · text

> including 2.47 g/t Au over 21.0 m

### JN11010

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-2)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN11010
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.52
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 12 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2012-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical intercept reported as context.

Evidence · text

> JN11010: 2.52 g/t Au and 29.53 g/t Ag over 12.0 m

### JN11010

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-3)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN11010
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 29.53
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 12 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2012-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical silver byproduct reported.

Evidence · text

> 29.53 g/t Ag over 12.0 m

### JN11010

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-4)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · tungsten

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN11010
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: tungsten
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.25
- Grade Unit: % WO₃
- Intercept: 12 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2012-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical tungsten re-assay reported.

Evidence · text

> returned 0.25% WO₃ over 12.0 m

### JN12018

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-5)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN12018
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.73
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 88.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2012-11-08T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical wide but low-grade intercept.

Evidence · text

> JN12018 which returned: 88.5 metres of 0.73 g/t Au

### JN12016

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Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN12016
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.12
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 5.6 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2012-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical high-grade intercept.

Evidence · text

> JN12016, which returned: 5.6 m grading 4.12 g/t Au

### JN12016

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-7)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN12016
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 8.2
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2.6 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2012-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade sub-interval in historical hole.

Evidence · text

> including 2.6 m grading 8.20 g/t Au

### JN12016

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-8)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · tungsten

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN12016
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: tungsten
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.39
- Grade Unit: % WO₃
- Intercept: 8.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2014-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical tungsten intercept.

Evidence · text

> 8.5 m grading 0.39% WO₃

### JN12016

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/aben-gold-provides-update-on-2026-drill-program-at-the-justin-gold-tungsten-proj--a886b012-573f-4229-bdda-f8c336c6a8d1#fact-drill-facts-9)

Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · tungsten

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: JN12016
- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: tungsten
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.12
- Grade Unit: % WO₃
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2014-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade tungsten sub-interval.

Evidence · text

> including 1.0 m grading 1.12% WO₃

### Fact 11

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Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 20.8
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 4.4 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade historical trench channel sample.

Evidence · text

> Trench channel samples previously returned: 20.8 g/t Au over 4.4 m

### Fact 12

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Justin Gold-Tungsten Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: Justin Gold-Tungsten Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon Territory
- Ticker: ABM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 88.2
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2019-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Bonanza-grade historical trench channel sample.

Evidence · text

> 88.2 g/t Au over 1.0 m

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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