# Awalé Hits 24.9 g/t Gold over 2 Metres Within 5.1 g/t Gold over 10 Metres at Empire

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/awale-hits-24-9-g-t-gold-over-2-metres-within-5-1-g-t-gold-over-10-metres-at-emp--ffa0429f-c6a5-44e3-a89f-0ec5aa8594e2

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/awal-hits-24-9-g-110000863.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-04-21T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Awalé

- Ticker: ARIC

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Unavailable

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 23:50:36 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Awalé has reported high-grade gold drill results at the Empire project, including 24.9 g/t gold over 2 metres. The step-down drilling confirms broad mineralization extending to 280m vertical depth.

Reasoning: Strong high-grade gold intercepts \(24.9 g/t\) and significant width \(10m\) confirm mineralization at depth, extending the known corridor.

- Positive factor: high-grade intercept

- Positive factor: step-out extension

- Positive factor: multi-zone mineralization

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Drilling confirms mineralization to 280m depth and extends the corridor.

Evidence · text

> confirms broad, multi-zone gold mineralization to 280m vertical depth

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (6)

### EMDD-11

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/awale-hits-24-9-g-t-gold-over-2-metres-within-5-1-g-t-gold-over-10-metres-at-emp--ffa0429f-c6a5-44e3-a89f-0ec5aa8594e2#fact-drill-facts-0)

Empire · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EMDD-11
- Project: Empire
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ARIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 10 m
- From: 224 m
- To: 234 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EMDD-11:224-234

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 5.1 g/t gold over 10m is a strong intercept for gold.

- Positive factor: strong grade

Evidence · text

> 5.1 g/t gold over 10m from 224m

### EMDD-11

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/awale-hits-24-9-g-t-gold-over-2-metres-within-5-1-g-t-gold-over-10-metres-at-emp--ffa0429f-c6a5-44e3-a89f-0ec5aa8594e2#fact-drill-facts-1)

Empire · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EMDD-11
- Project: Empire
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ARIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 24.9
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 224 m
- To: 226 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EMDD-11:224-226

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 24.9 g/t gold is an exceptionally high-grade intercept.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

Evidence · text

> 24.9 g/t gold over 2m

#### Rejected tags

**Bonanza Intercept** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Reason: 24.9 g/t gold is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 24.9 g/t gold over 2m

### EMDD-11

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/awale-hits-24-9-g-t-gold-over-2-metres-within-5-1-g-t-gold-over-10-metres-at-emp--ffa0429f-c6a5-44e3-a89f-0ec5aa8594e2#fact-drill-facts-2)

Empire · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EMDD-11
- Project: Empire
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ARIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.3
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 11 m
- From: 198 m
- To: 209 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EMDD-11:198-209

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.3 g/t gold over 11m is a moderate intercept.

Evidence · text

> 1.3 g/t gold over 11m from 198m

### EMDD-11

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/awale-hits-24-9-g-t-gold-over-2-metres-within-5-1-g-t-gold-over-10-metres-at-emp--ffa0429f-c6a5-44e3-a89f-0ec5aa8594e2#fact-drill-facts-3)

Empire · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EMDD-11
- Project: Empire
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ARIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 7.8
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m
- From: 198 m
- To: 199 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EMDD-11:198-199

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 7.8 g/t gold is a strong high-grade sub-interval.

- Positive factor: high grade

Evidence · text

> 7.8 g/t gold over 1m

### EMDD-07

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/awale-hits-24-9-g-t-gold-over-2-metres-within-5-1-g-t-gold-over-10-metres-at-emp--ffa0429f-c6a5-44e3-a89f-0ec5aa8594e2#fact-drill-facts-4)

Empire · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EMDD-07
- Project: Empire
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ARIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.9
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 10 m
- From: 116 m
- To: 126 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 2.9 g/t gold over 10m is a moderate intercept.

Evidence · text

> 2.9 g/t gold over 10m from 116m

### EMDD-03

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/awale-hits-24-9-g-t-gold-over-2-metres-within-5-1-g-t-gold-over-10-metres-at-emp--ffa0429f-c6a5-44e3-a89f-0ec5aa8594e2#fact-drill-facts-5)

Empire · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EMDD-03
- Project: Empire
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: ARIC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 19 m
- From: 23 m
- To: 42 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.1 g/t gold over 19m is a moderate intercept.

Evidence · text

> 1.1 g/t gold over 19m from 23m

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