American Eagle Drills 802 Metres of 0.71% Copper Eq. from Surface, including 375 Metres of 1.01% Copper Eq.
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- American Eagle Gold Corp.
- Ticker
- AE
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 02:52:54 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
American Eagle Gold Corp. reported significant drill results from its NAK Project in British Columbia, featuring an 802m wide interval of 0.71% CuEq from surface. The results demonstrate strong continuity and expand the known high-grade South Zone both vertically and laterally.
Reasoning: The drill hole NAK25-78 returned an exceptional 802m intercept of 0.71% CuEq from surface, including high-grade sub-intervals, significantly expanding the South Zone's scale and continuity.
Positive factors
- exceptional grade-width product
- continuous mineralization from surface to depth
- expansion of known high-grade zone
- QA/QC disclosed
Negative factors
- apparent width only
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release includes detailed QA/QC protocols, mentioning ALS Geochemistry, ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, and use of standards, blanks, and duplicates.
Evidence · text
“ALS is accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for assays. All analytical methods include quality control standards inserted at regular intervals.”
Apparent Width Onlynegative
Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
Why it applies: The document explicitly states that insufficient data are available to state the true thickness of the mineralized intervals.
Evidence · text
“insufficient data are available at this time to state the true thickness of the mineralized intervals.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (5)
NAK25-78NAK Project · copperGrade: 0.31Grade Unit: %Intercept: 802 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAK25-78
- Project
- NAK Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.31
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 802 m
- From
- 54 m
- To
- 856 m
- Hole Depth
- 924 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAK25-78:54-856
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Easting
- 674961
- Northing
- 6129472
- CRS
- NAD83_Z9
- Azimuth
- 125 °
- Dip
- -58 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Geochemistry
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Large width intercept of 802m at 0.31% Cu.
Positive factors
- broad intercept
Evidence · table
“0.31”
Context: 802
NAK25-78NAK Project · goldGrade: 0.27Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 802 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAK25-78
- Project
- NAK Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.27
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 802 m
- From
- 54 m
- To
- 856 m
- Hole Depth
- 924 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAK25-78:54-856
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Easting
- 674961
- Northing
- 6129472
- CRS
- NAD83_Z9
- Azimuth
- 125 °
- Dip
- -58 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Geochemistry
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.27 g/t within a large copper intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.27”
Context: 802
NAK25-78NAK Project · copperGrade: 0.42Grade Unit: %Intercept: 288 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAK25-78
- Project
- NAK Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.42
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 288 m
- From
- 298 m
- To
- 586 m
- Hole Depth
- 924 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAK25-78:298-586
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Easting
- 674961
- Northing
- 6129472
- CRS
- NAD83_Z9
- Azimuth
- 125 °
- Dip
- -58 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Geochemistry
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong 288m intercept at 0.42% Cu.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · table
“0.42”
Context: 288
NAK25-78NAK Project · copperGrade: 0.37Grade Unit: %Intercept: 375 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAK25-78
- Project
- NAK Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.37
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 375 m
- From
- 211 m
- To
- 586 m
- Hole Depth
- 924 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAK25-78:211-586
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Easting
- 674961
- Northing
- 6129472
- CRS
- NAD83_Z9
- Azimuth
- 125 °
- Dip
- -58 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Geochemistry
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant 375m intercept at 0.37% Cu.
Positive factors
- high grade sub-interval
Evidence · table
“0.37”
Context: 375
NAK25-78NAK Project · copperGrade: 0.6Grade Unit: %Intercept: 118 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- NAK25-78
- Project
- NAK Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- AE
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.6
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 118 m
- From
- 738 m
- To
- 856 m
- Hole Depth
- 924 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- NAK25-78:738-856
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Easting
- 674961
- Northing
- 6129472
- CRS
- NAD83_Z9
- Azimuth
- 125 °
- Dip
- -58 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Geochemistry
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade 118m intercept at 0.60% Cu.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · table
“0.60”
Context: 118
How Atlas produces this analysis
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