# Banyan opens new AurMac gold target

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/banyan-opens-new-aurmac-gold-target--7818492e-c47b-4bbf-8c62-2c1e2390642a

Original source: https://www.miningnewsnorth.com/story/2026/06/19/northern-neighbors/banyan-opens-new-aurmac-gold-target/9732.html

Publisher: miningnewsnorth

Original announcement: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-19T03:38:32.366Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-19T03:38:32.366Z

- Company: Banyan Gold Corp.

- Ticker: Unavailable

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Yukon

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-09-19 03:38:33 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Banyan Gold Corp. has reported high-grade gold drill results from a new southwest zone at the Powerline deposit within the AurMac project in Yukon. The results include a 21.7m intercept at 5.58 g/t gold and suggest the presence of new skarn-hosted mineralization. The company is currently executing an expanded 70,000-meter drill program.

Reasoning: Strong high-grade gold intercepts \(up to 62.66 g/t\) in a new zone, combined with a large existing resource, represent significant exploration success.

- Positive factor: High-grade gold intercepts reported in new southwest zone

- Positive factor: Discovery of potential skarn-hosted mineralization

- Positive factor: Step-out drilling successfully defining new high-grade domains

- Positive factor: Significant resource scale at AurMac project

Facts used in scoring: 10

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: 62.66 g/t gold is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 1.8 meters of 62.66 g/t gold

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Drilling has outlined a new southwest zone of the Powerline deposit.

Evidence · text

> high-grade gold results from a new southwest zone of the Powerline deposit

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (8)

### AX-26-853

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/banyan-opens-new-aurmac-gold-target--7818492e-c47b-4bbf-8c62-2c1e2390642a#fact-drill-facts-0)

AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-853
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.58
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 21.7 m
- From: 124.9 m
- To: 146.6 m
- Intercept Depth: 124.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-853:124.9-146.6

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 5.58 g/t over 21.7m is a strong intercept for an intrusion-related gold system.

- Positive factor: Strong grade and width

- Positive factor: High-grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> 21.7 meters averaging 5.58 g/t gold from a depth of 124.9 meters in hole AX-26-853

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### AX-26-853

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/banyan-opens-new-aurmac-gold-target--7818492e-c47b-4bbf-8c62-2c1e2390642a#fact-drill-facts-1)

AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-853
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 13
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 9.2 m
- From: 124.9 m
- To: 134.1 m
- Intercept Depth: 124.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-853:124.9-134.1

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 13 g/t over 9.2m is an exceptional high-grade zone.

- Positive factor: Bonanza grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> including 9.2 meters of 13 g/t gold

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### AX-26-853

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/banyan-opens-new-aurmac-gold-target--7818492e-c47b-4bbf-8c62-2c1e2390642a#fact-drill-facts-2)

AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-853
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 62.66
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.8 m
- From: 124.9 m
- To: 126.7 m
- Intercept Depth: 124.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-853:124.9-126.7

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 62.66 g/t is a bonanza grade intercept.

- Positive factor: Extremely high grade

Evidence · text

> 1.8 meters of 62.66 g/t gold

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### AX-26-853

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/banyan-opens-new-aurmac-gold-target--7818492e-c47b-4bbf-8c62-2c1e2390642a#fact-drill-facts-3)

AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-853
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.7
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 32.3 m
- From: 230.8 m
- To: 263.1 m
- Intercept Depth: 230.8 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-853:230.8-263.1

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Lower grade intercept compared to the primary highlight.

Evidence · text

> 32.3 meters averaging 0.7 g/t gold from 230.8 meters in AX-26-853

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### AX-26-826

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AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-826
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.65
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 20 m
- From: 194 m
- To: 214 m
- Intercept Depth: 194 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-826:194-214

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept.

Evidence · text

> 20 meters averaging 0.65 g/t gold from 194 meters in AX-26-826

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### AX-26-829

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/banyan-opens-new-aurmac-gold-target--7818492e-c47b-4bbf-8c62-2c1e2390642a#fact-drill-facts-5)

AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-829
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.9
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 38.6 m
- From: 285 m
- To: 323.6 m
- Intercept Depth: 285 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-829:285-323.6

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Solid width with moderate grade.

Evidence · text

> 38.6 meters averaging 0.9 g/t gold from 285 meters in AX-26-829

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### AX-26-830

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AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-830
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.67
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 56.8 m
- From: 221.4 m
- To: 278.2 m
- Intercept Depth: 221.4 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-830:221.4-278.2

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Wide intercept at moderate grade.

Evidence · text

> 56.8 meters averaging 0.67 g/t gold from 221.4 meters in AX-26-830

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

### AX-26-835

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AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AX-26-835
- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: canada\_yt

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.29
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8 m
- From: 189.8 m
- To: 197.8 m
- Intercept Depth: 189.8 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: AX-26-835:189.8-197.8

#### Location

- Location: Southwest Zone
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Decent grade for the width.

Evidence · text

> Eight meters averaging 1.29 g/t gold from 189.8 meters in AX-26-835

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

## Resource Estimates (2)

### indicated

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AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Resource group id: resource:0dd5337a5e75df68b7ea

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 167300000
- Grade: 0.68
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 3.64
- Contained Unit: moz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant indicated resource base.

- Positive factor: Large indicated resource

Evidence · text

> AurMac hosts 167.3 million metric tons of indicated resource averaging 0.68 grams per metric ton \(3.64 million ounces\) gold

#### Tags used in scoring

**Indicated Resource**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Reasonable geological confidence based on adequate drilling; continuity can be assumed. Basis for Probable Reserves.

Why it applies: category is "indicated"

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**No QP/CP Disclosure**

Polarity: negative

Definition: No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.

Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release

**PEA-Supporting**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.

Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports

### inferred

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AurMac · gold

#### Identity

- Project: AurMac
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: resource
- Resource group id: resource:7e08f316286d121142b6

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 267200000
- Grade: 0.58
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 4.98
- Contained Unit: moz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Substantial inferred resource component.

- Positive factor: Large inferred resource

Evidence · text

> 267.2 million metric tons of inferred resource averaging 0.58 g/t \(4.98 million oz\) gold

#### Tags used in scoring

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: category is "inferred"

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**No QP/CP Disclosure**

Polarity: negative

Definition: No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.

Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release

**PEA-Supporting**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Resource estimate prepared to support a Preliminary Economic Assessment — early-stage study.

Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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