# Astra Makes New Discovery, Hitting 6.3 Metres of 837 g/t Silver and 3.32 g/t Gold at La Manchuria Project, Argentina

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/astra-makes-discovery-hitting-6-110000888.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-03-02T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- 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

Narrative sentiment: 1.00 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: exceptional silver grades

- Positive factor: bonanza silver intercepts

- Positive factor: new discovery

Facts used in scoring: 8

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: 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-128

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-0)

La Manchuria Project · silver

#### 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 factor: exceptional grade

Evidence · text

> 6.3 metres grading 837 g/t silver

### LMD-128

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-1)

La Manchuria Project · gold

#### 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 factor: strong gold grade

Evidence · text

> 3.32 g/t gold

### LMD-128

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-2)

La Manchuria Project · silver

#### 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 factor: bonanza intercept

Evidence · text

> 1 metre grading 3,309 g/t silver

### LMD-128

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-3)

La Manchuria Project · gold

#### 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 factor: strong gold grade

Evidence · text

> 11.45 g/t gold

### LMD-128

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-4)

La Manchuria Project · silver

#### 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 factor: bonanza intercept

Evidence · text

> 1 metre grading 1,209 g/t silver

### LMD-128

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-5)

La Manchuria Project · gold

#### 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 factor: strong gold grade

Evidence · text

> 6.07 g/t gold

### LMD-123

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-6)

La Manchuria Project · silver

#### 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 factor: strong silver grade

Evidence · text

> 1 metre grading 541 g/t silver

### LMD-123

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/astra-makes-new-discovery-hitting-6-3-metres-of-837-g-t-silver-and-3-32-g-t-gold--90850174-b4bc-4bd5-8b25-6af3f0944b94#fact-drill-facts-7)

La Manchuria Project · gold

#### 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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