Astra Makes New Discovery, Hitting 6.3 Metres of 837 g/t Silver and 3.32 g/t Gold at La Manchuria Project, Argentina
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Unavailable
- Ticker
- ASTR
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Argentina
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 01:39:38 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Astra has announced a new discovery at the La Manchuria Project in Argentina, highlighted by high-grade silver and gold intercepts. The Basalto Zone yielded an exceptional 6.3m intercept of 837 g/t silver and 3.32 g/t gold, including a high-grade 1m sub-interval.
Reasoning: The announcement reports a new discovery with exceptional silver grades (837 g/t over 6.3m) and high-grade bonanza sub-intervals (3,309 g/t silver).
Positive factors
- exceptional silver grades
- bonanza silver intercepts
- new discovery
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: Intercepts of 3,309 g/t and 1,209 g/t silver are exceptionally high-grade.
Evidence · text
“3,309 g/t silver”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
LMD-128La Manchuria Project · silverGrade: 837Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 6.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-128
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 837
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 6.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-128:0-6.3
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 837 g/t silver is well above the exceptional threshold for silver.
Positive factors
- exceptional grade
Evidence · text
“6.3 metres grading 837 g/t silver”
LMD-128La Manchuria Project · goldGrade: 3.32Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 6.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-128
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.32
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 6.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-128:0-6.3
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3.32 g/t gold is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- strong gold grade
Evidence · text
“3.32 g/t gold”
LMD-128La Manchuria Project · silverGrade: 3309Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-128
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 3309
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-128:0-1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3,309 g/t silver is an exceptional bonanza grade.
Positive factors
- bonanza intercept
Evidence · text
“1 metre grading 3,309 g/t silver”
LMD-128La Manchuria Project · goldGrade: 11.45Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-128
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 11.45
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-128:0-1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 11.45 g/t gold is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- strong gold grade
Evidence · text
“11.45 g/t gold”
LMD-128La Manchuria Project · silverGrade: 1209Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-128
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 1209
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-128:0-1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 1,209 g/t silver is an exceptional bonanza grade.
Positive factors
- bonanza intercept
Evidence · text
“1 metre grading 1,209 g/t silver”
LMD-128La Manchuria Project · goldGrade: 6.07Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-128
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.07
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-128:0-1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.07 g/t gold is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- strong gold grade
Evidence · text
“6.07 g/t gold”
LMD-123La Manchuria Project · silverGrade: 541Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-123
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 541
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-123:0-1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 541 g/t silver is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- strong silver grade
Evidence · text
“1 metre grading 541 g/t silver”
LMD-123La Manchuria Project · goldGrade: 2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LMD-123
- Project
- La Manchuria Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ASTR
Geometry
- Grade
- 2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LMD-123:0-1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 2 g/t gold is a moderate intercept.
Evidence · text
“2.0 g/t gold”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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