American Tungsten Files the IMA Technical Report
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- American Tungsten Corp.
- Ticker
- TUNG.CN
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Idaho, USA
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-10-05 11:16:42 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
American Tungsten has filed a NI 43-101 Technical Report for its IMA Project in Idaho. The report restates the company's recent Mineral Resource Estimate, which includes 316,000 tonnes of Indicated tungsten resources and 2,178,000 tonnes of Inferred tungsten resources, alongside a surface tailings resource.
Reasoning: The document is a formal filing of a technical report that restates the recently announced Mineral Resource Estimate for the IMA Project.
Positive factors
- Technical report filed providing formal NI 43-101 structure
- Clear distinction between underground and tailings resources
Negative factors
- Low novelty as the release restates the August 20, 2026 MRE
- Significant portion of resource remains in Inferred category
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Resource Updateneutral
Revised estimate for an existing resource — compare to prior to assess progress.
Why it applies: The document provides an updated Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimate via a technical report filing.
Evidence · text
“announced today the Company has filed a National Instrument 43-10 Technical Report regarding the updated Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimate”
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: The resource figures provided are restatements of the August 20, 2026 release, making the information not new.
Evidence · text
“and the Company's August 20, 2026 Mineral Resource Estimate news release”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (3)
indicatedIMA Project · tungstenTonnes: 316000Grade: 0.55Grade Unit: % WO₃Contained Metal: 1747Contained Unit: tonnes wo₃Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- IMA Project
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- Idaho, USA
- Ticker
- TUNG.CN
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:982434120baa88425299
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 316000
- Grade
- 0.55
- Grade Unit
- % WO₃
- Contained Metal
- 1747
- Contained Unit
- tonnes wo₃
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2026-05-27
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Indicated resource restated from previous news release.
Negative factors
- Restatement of August 2026 results
Evidence · text
“316,000 tonnes of Indicated Mineral Resources grading 0.55% WO₃, containing 1,747 tonnes of WO₃”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
inferredIMA Project · tungstenTonnes: 2178000Grade: 0.55Grade Unit: % WO₃Contained Metal: 11933Contained Unit: tonnes wo₃Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- IMA Project
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- Idaho, USA
- Ticker
- TUNG.CN
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:394324241268de7cb9f1
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 2178000
- Grade
- 0.55
- Grade Unit
- % WO₃
- Contained Metal
- 11933
- Contained Unit
- tonnes wo₃
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2026-05-27
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Inferred resource restated from previous news release.
Negative factors
- Restatement of August 2026 results
- Inferred category is speculative
Evidence · text
“2,178,000 tonnes of Inferred Mineral Resources grading 0.55% WO₃, containing 11,933 tonnes of WO₃”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
indicatedIMA Project · tungstenTonnes: 267000Grade: 0.15Grade Unit: % WO₃Contained Metal: 413Contained Unit: tonnes wo₃Historical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- IMA Project
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- usa_id
- Reported Region
- Idaho, USA
- Ticker
- TUNG.CN
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:71735049704f34d24f0b
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 267000
- Grade
- 0.15
- Grade Unit
- % WO₃
- Contained Metal
- 413
- Contained Unit
- tonnes wo₃
Prior Estimate
- Resource Date
- 2026-05-27
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Tailings resource restated from previous news release.
Negative factors
- Restatement of August 2026 results
- Low grade
Evidence · text
“surface tailings resource containing 267,000 tonnes of Indicated Mineral Resources grading 0.15% WO₃ and containing 413 tonnes of WO₃”
Tags used in scoring
Indicated Resourcepositive
Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.
Why it applies: category is "indicated"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
PEA-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
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