# ATAC Announces Surface Exploration Results and Commences Maiden Drill Program at its Catch Property, Yukon Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ATC/news/7482398641071972/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2022-08-31T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: ATAC Resources Ltd. - Ticker: ATC - Exchange: TSX - Region: Yukon - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-08-24 23:12:12 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary ATAC Resources has reported significant surface exploration results at its Catch property in Yukon, including a 5 km long copper-in-soil anomaly and coincident IP chargeability highs. The company has commenced a maiden 1,500 m reverse circulation \(RC\) drilling program to test these priority targets. Reasoning: Strong surface geochemical and geophysical indicators for a new copper-gold porphyry system, supported by the commencement of a maiden RC drill program. - Positive factor: significant soil anomaly extension - Positive factor: coincident geophysical high - Positive factor: high-grade surface grab samples - Positive factor: commencement of maiden drill program Facts used in scoring: 12 ## Classification and evidence No classification tags are available. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 12. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (12) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-0) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.57 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade copper grab sample from surface. - Positive factor: high grade for surface grab Evidence · text > grab samples \(figure 3\) returning values including: 1.57% copper ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-1) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.01 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Surface grab sample with significant copper grade. - Positive factor: significant copper grade Evidence · text > 1.01% copper with 1.03 g/t gold ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-2) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.03 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade reported in a polymetallic surface grab sample. - Positive factor: gold presence in copper grab Evidence · text > 1.01% copper with 1.03 g/t gold ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-3) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 0.7 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Surface grab sample with copper mineralization. - Positive factor: copper mineralization at surface Evidence · text > 0.70% copper with 2.82 g/t gold ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-4) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 2.82 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade reported in a polymetallic surface grab sample. - Positive factor: gold grade in grab Evidence · text > 0.70% copper with 2.82 g/t gold ### Fact 6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-5) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.09 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade copper from outcrop in underexplored area. - Positive factor: high grade outcrop sample Evidence · text > returned 1.09% copper from outcrop in an area that remains underexplored ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-6) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.16 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Copper sample from hand pitting. - Positive factor: hand pitting sample Evidence · text > Hand pitting 100 m north of Trench 8 yielded a sample returning 1.16% copper ### Fact 8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-7) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.36 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Copper sample from trench follow-up. - Positive factor: high grade copper Evidence · text > Follow-up sampling at Trench 9 yielded a sample returning 1.36% copper with 0.13 g/t gold ### Fact 9 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-8) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 0.13 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade reported in a polymetallic trench sample. Evidence · text > Follow-up sampling at Trench 9 yielded a sample returning 1.36% copper with 0.13 g/t gold ### Fact 10 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-9) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.01 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Copper sample from hand pit. - Positive factor: high grade copper Evidence · text > Sampling 135 m west of Trench 1 returned 1.01% copper with 1.03 g/t gold from a hand pit ### Fact 11 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-10) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.03 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade reported in a polymetallic hand pit sample. - Positive factor: gold grade in hand pit Evidence · text > Sampling 135 m west of Trench 1 returned 1.01% copper with 1.03 g/t gold from a hand pit ### Fact 12 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/atac-announces-surface-exploration-results-and-commences-maiden-drill-program-at--4034e295-43f0-4325-8b28-b542b6ce8a34#fact-drill-facts-11) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: ATC #### Geometry - Grade: 1.57 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-31T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade copper sample from surface. - Positive factor: high grade copper Evidence · text > Sampling 50 m east of Trench 7 returned 1.57% copper ## 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.