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Company
Upside Gold Corp.
Ticker
UG
Exchange
CSE
Region
British Columbia
Primary commodity
Gold
Secondary commodities
Copper
Document categories
Resource update, Other
Extracted
2026-10-01 03:56:11 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published:

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Upside Gold Corp. has engaged Danayi Capital Corp. to provide investor relations and digital marketing services for a three-month term at a fee of US$30,000. The company also provided context regarding its Kena Gold-Copper Project, which hosts a historical gold resource.

Reasoning: The document is primarily a corporate announcement regarding the engagement of a digital marketing firm. While it contains historical resource data for context, the subject of the news is an administrative service agreement.

Positive factors

  • Engagement of professional IR/marketing services to enhance capital markets profile

Facts used in scoring: 3

Classification and evidence

Inferred Resourcenegative · Story-specific tag

Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: The document reports a significant portion of the historical resource as Inferred category.

Evidence · text

“an Inferred Mineral Resource of 177,507,000 tonnes”

NI 43-101 Compliantpositive · Story-specific tag

Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: The historical resource is based on a NI 43-101 technical report.

Evidence · text

“NI 43-101 Resource Estimate for the Kena and Daylight Properties”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Resource Estimates (2)

indicatedKena Gold-Copper Project · goldTonnes: 32146000Grade: 0.544Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 0.561Contained Unit: mozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all details
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Identity

Project
Kena Gold-Copper Project
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
British Columbia
Ticker
UG

Resource scope

Estimate type
resource
Reporting standards
ni_43_101
QP Signed
Yes
Qualified person names
Sue Bird
Resource group id
resource:1c275bb69d12b364c4f8
Deposit or zone
Kena Project
Resource basis
gross

Resource Data

Category
indicated
Tonnes
32146000
Grade
0.544
Grade Unit
g/t
Contained Metal
0.561
Contained Unit
moz

Prior Estimate

Resource Date
2021-05-03

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2021-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This is a restatement of a historical resource from a 2021 technical report, not new assay results.

Negative factors

  • Historical estimate only

Evidence · text

“historical gold resource comprising an Indicated Mineral Resource of 32,146,000 tonnes at an average grade of 0.544 g/t Au for 0.561 million ounces of gold”

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

QP/CP Signedpositive

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.

Why it applies: qp_signed is true

NI 43-101 Compliantpositive

Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101

Stale Estimatenegative

Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.

Why it applies: effective date is 5.1 years before this release

inferredKena Gold-Copper Project · goldTonnes: 177507000Grade: 0.486Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 2.77Contained Unit: mozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all details
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Identity

Project
Kena Gold-Copper Project
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
British Columbia
Ticker
UG

Resource scope

Estimate type
resource
Reporting standards
ni_43_101
QP Signed
Yes
Qualified person names
Sue Bird
Resource group id
resource:e35e8f98026a2453332a
Deposit or zone
Kena Project
Resource basis
gross

Resource Data

Category
inferred
Tonnes
177507000
Grade
0.486
Grade Unit
g/t
Contained Metal
2.77
Contained Unit
moz

Prior Estimate

Resource Date
2021-05-03

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2021-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This is a restatement of a historical resource from a 2021 technical report, not new assay results.

Negative factors

  • Historical estimate only

Evidence · text

“an Inferred Mineral Resource of 177,507,000 tonnes at an average grade of 0.486 g/t Au for 2.77 million ounces of gold”

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

QP/CP Signedpositive

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.

Why it applies: qp_signed is true

NI 43-101 Compliantpositive

Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101

Stale Estimatenegative

Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.

Why it applies: effective date is 5.1 years before this release

How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.