ATAC Announces Results of Copper-Gold Exploration at its Connaught and PIL Properties
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- ATAC Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- ATC
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Yukon
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Lead
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-24 23:12:47 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
ATAC Resources reported first-ever porphyry drilling results at its Connaught Property in Yukon, including a 67.06 m intercept of 0.10% Cu. The company also reported high-grade silver-lead prospecting results at Connaught and strong copper outcrop samples at its PIL Property in BC.
Reasoning: The announcement reports significant first-pass porphyry drilling at Connaught and high-grade vein prospecting, though the porphyry copper grades are currently low.
Positive factors
- first-ever drill holes targeting porphyry mineralization at Connaught
- high-grade silver-lead vein prospecting results
- strong copper values at PIL South target
Negative factors
- low copper grades in porphyry targets (0.10% Cu)
- true widths for drill intercepts are unknown
Facts used in scoring: 18
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 18. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (18)
CNR-22-001Connaught · copperGrade: 0.1Grade Unit: %Intercept: 67.06 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-001
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.1
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 67.06 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 67.06 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-001:0.0-67.06
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: First-pass porphyry intercept, though grade is low.
Positive factors
- first-ever drill hole targeting porphyry at Connaught
Negative factors
- low grade for porphyry
Evidence · text
“CNR-22-001 returned 67.06 m of 0.10% copper”
CNR-22-001Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 114Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 67.06 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-001
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 114
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 67.06 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 67.06 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-001:0.0-67.06
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Co-occurring molybdenum in first porphyry hole.
Positive factors
- anomalous molybdenum
Evidence · text
“67.06 m of 0.10% copper with 114 ppm molybdenum”
CNR-22-002Connaught · copperGrade: 0.04Grade Unit: %Intercept: 134.11 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-002
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.04
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 134.11 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 134.11 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-002:0.0-134.11
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade copper intercept.
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · table
“0.04”
Context: 134.11
CNR-22-002Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 40Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 134.11 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-002
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 40
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 134.11 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 134.11 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-002:0.0-134.11
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low molybdenum grade.
Evidence · table
“40”
Context: 134.11
CNR-22-002Connaught · copperGrade: 0.1Grade Unit: %Intercept: 6.09 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-002
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.1
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 6.09 m
- From
- 94.49 m
- To
- 100.58 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-002:94.49-100.58
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Sub-interval with slightly higher copper.
Evidence · table
“0.10”
Context: 6.09
CNR-22-002Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 131Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 6.09 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-002
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 131
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 6.09 m
- From
- 94.49 m
- To
- 100.58 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-002:94.49-100.58
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Higher molybdenum in sub-interval.
Evidence · table
“131”
Context: 6.09
CNR-22-003Connaught · copperGrade: 0.04Grade Unit: %Intercept: 73.15 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-003
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.04
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 73.15 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 73.15 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-003:0.0-73.15
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade copper intercept.
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · table
“0.04”
Context: 73.15
CNR-22-003Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 23Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 73.15 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-003
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 23
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 73.15 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 73.15 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-003:0.0-73.15
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low molybdenum grade.
Evidence · table
“23”
Context: 73.15
CNR-22-005Connaught · copperGrade: 0.05Grade Unit: %Intercept: 67.06 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-005
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.05
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 67.06 m
- From
- 18.28 m
- To
- 85.34 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-005:18.28-85.34
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade copper intercept.
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · table
“0.05”
Context: 67.06
CNR-22-005Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 17Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 67.06 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-005
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 17
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 67.06 m
- From
- 18.28 m
- To
- 85.34 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-005:18.28-85.34
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low molybdenum grade.
Evidence · table
“17”
Context: 67.06
CNR-22-006Connaught · copperGrade: 0Grade Unit: %Intercept: 143.26 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-006
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 143.26 m
- From
- 134.11 m
- To
- 277.37 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-006:134.11-277.37
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper below detection limits.
Negative factors
- below detection
Evidence · table
“<0.01”
Context: 143.26
CNR-22-006Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 179Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 143.26 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-006
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 179
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 143.26 m
- From
- 134.11 m
- To
- 277.37 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-006:134.11-277.37
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Elevated molybdenum in wide interval.
Positive factors
- elevated molybdenum
Evidence · table
“179”
Context: 143.26
CNR-22-007Connaught · copperGrade: 0Grade Unit: %Intercept: 51.82 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-007
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 51.82 m
- From
- 179.83 m
- To
- 231.65 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-007:179.83-231.65
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper below detection limits.
Negative factors
- below detection
Evidence · table
“<0.01”
Context: 51.82
CNR-22-007Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 137Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 51.82 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-007
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 137
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 51.82 m
- From
- 179.83 m
- To
- 231.65 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-007:179.83-231.65
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Elevated molybdenum in wide interval.
Positive factors
- elevated molybdenum
Evidence · table
“137”
Context: 51.82
CNR-22-008Connaught · copperGrade: 0Grade Unit: %Intercept: 97.54 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-008
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 97.54 m
- From
- 161.54 m
- To
- 259.08 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-008:161.54-259.08
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper below detection limits.
Negative factors
- below detection
Evidence · table
“<0.01”
Context: 97.54
CNR-22-008Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 81Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 97.54 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- CNR-22-008
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 81
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 97.54 m
- From
- 161.54 m
- To
- 259.08 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- CNR-22-008:161.54-259.08
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS Canada Ltd
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Elevated molybdenum in wide interval.
Positive factors
- elevated molybdenum
Evidence · table
“81”
Context: 97.54
incl.Connaught · copperGrade: 0.1Grade Unit: %Intercept: 6.09 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- incl.
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.1
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 6.09 m
- From
- 94.49 m
- To
- 100.58 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- incl.:94.49-100.58
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.1 % copper is below against the porphyry deposit band [0.8, 0.4, 0.25, 0.15] %. Grade×width 0.6 %·m is below.
Negative factors
- 0.1 % copper is below the weak threshold (0.15 %) on the porphyry deposit band.
- Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.
Evidence · table
“0.10”
Context: incl.
incl.Connaught · molybdenumGrade: 131Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 6.09 mView all detailsHide details
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Identity
- Hole ID
- incl.
- Project
- Connaught
- Commodity
- molybdenum
- Region
- canada_yt
- Reported Region
- Yukon
- Ticker
- ATC
Geometry
- Grade
- 131
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 6.09 m
- From
- 94.49 m
- To
- 100.58 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- incl.:94.49-100.58
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Expanded from assay table: 131 ppm molybdenum. No grade band defined for this commodity, so the score is a placeholder.
Negative factors
- No grade rubric for molybdenum; intercept not scored.
Evidence · table
“131”
Context: incl.
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