Awalé Hits 3.7 g/t Gold and 0.85% Copper (4.2 g/t AuEq.) over 10 Metres within 1.9 g/t Gold and 0.57% Copper over 42 Metres in Deep Drilling at BBM

Original announcement by yahoo_press on

Company
Awalé
Ticker
ARIC
Exchange
TSXV
Region
Unavailable
Primary commodity
Gold
Secondary commodities
Copper
Document categories
Drill results
Extracted
2026-08-21 01:06:52 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Awalé reported high-grade gold-copper drill results from deep drilling at the BBM project. Notable intercepts include 3.7 g/t gold and 0.85% copper over 10 metres, supporting the project's underground potential.

Reasoning: Significant gold-copper intercepts at depth, including a high-grade 10m zone, demonstrating step-out success.

Positive factors

  • High-grade gold-copper intercepts
  • Step-out drilling success
  • Supports underground potential

Facts used in scoring: 8

Classification and evidence

Step-Out Extensionpositive

Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The release explicitly mentions a step-out hole BBDD-27 returned and describes the results as part of deep drilling.

Evidence · text

“Step-out hole BBDD-27 returned.”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (8)

BBDD-21BBM · goldGrade: 1.9Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 42 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-21
Project
BBM
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
1.9
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
42 m
From
570 m
To
612 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-21:570-612
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate grade over a significant width at depth.

Positive factors

  • Broad mineralization

Evidence · text

“42m @ 1.9 g/t gold and 0.57% copper”
BBDD-21BBM · copperGrade: 0.57Grade Unit: %Intercept: 42 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-21
Project
BBM
Commodity
copper
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
0.57
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
42 m
From
570 m
To
612 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-21:570-612
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant copper grade accompanying gold mineralization.

Positive factors

  • Co-occurrence with gold

Evidence · text

“42m @ 1.9 g/t gold and 0.57% copper”
BBDD-21BBM · goldGrade: 3.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 10 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-21
Project
BBM
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
3.7
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
10 m
From
600 m
To
610 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-21:600-610
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong gold intercept within the larger mineralized zone.

Positive factors

  • High grade

Evidence · text

“10m @ 3.7 g/t gold”
BBDD-21BBM · copperGrade: 0.85Grade Unit: %Intercept: 10 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-21
Project
BBM
Commodity
copper
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
0.85
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
10 m
From
600 m
To
610 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-21:600-610
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong copper grade within the high-grade gold interval.

Positive factors

  • High grade

Evidence · text

“0.85% copper”
BBDD-22BBM · goldGrade: 1.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 31 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-22
Project
BBM
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
1.7
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
31 m
From
654 m
To
685 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-22:654-685
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate grade over a substantial width.

Positive factors

  • Significant width

Evidence · text

“31m @ 1.7 g/t gold”
BBDD-22BBM · copperGrade: 0.57Grade Unit: %Intercept: 31 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-22
Project
BBM
Commodity
copper
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
0.57
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
31 m
From
654 m
To
685 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-22:654-685
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Copper grade accompanies gold mineralization.

Evidence · text

“0.57% copper”
BBDD-22BBM · goldGrade: 2.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 15 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-22
Project
BBM
Commodity
gold
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
2.7
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
15 m
From
658 m
To
673 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-22:658-673
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Stronger gold intercept within the larger zone.

Positive factors

  • High grade

Evidence · text

“15m @ 2.7 g/t gold”
BBDD-22BBM · copperGrade: 0.9Grade Unit: %Intercept: 15 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
BBDD-22
Project
BBM
Commodity
copper
Ticker
ARIC

Geometry

Grade
0.9
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
15 m
From
658 m
To
673 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
BBDD-22:658-673
Mining Method
underground

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong copper grade within the high-grade gold interval.

Positive factors

  • High grade

Evidence · text

“0.9% copper”

How Atlas produces this analysis

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