# Benz Announces that Icon Delivers Shallow High-Grade Discovery as Large-Scale System Continues to Grow Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59 Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/benz-announces-icon-delivers-shallow-030700215.html Publisher: yahoo\_press Original announcement: 2026-01-28T03:07:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Benz - Ticker: BZ - Exchange: TSXV - Region: Unavailable - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results - Extracted: 2026-08-21 02:48:39 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Benz has announced high-grade gold discovery at the Icon project, highlighted by a 13m intercept at 29.0 g/t Au. The results also demonstrate large-scale mineralisation with a 200m intercept at 1.0 g/t Au. Reasoning: The announcement reports multiple high-grade gold intercepts, including an exceptional 29.0 g/t Au interval, and demonstrates significant width and continuity. - Positive factor: exceptional high-grade intercepts - Positive factor: large-scale bulk mineralisation demonstrated - Positive factor: step-out drilling success Facts used in scoring: 7 ## Classification and evidence **Bonanza Intercept** Polarity: positive Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm. Why it applies: 29.0 g/t Au and 28.0 g/t Au intercepts are exceptionally high grade. Evidence · text > 13m at 29.0 g/t gold **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Tuxedo drilling is described as significant broad step out drilling. Evidence · text > Tuxedo drilling: significant broad step out drilling extends... ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (7) ### 25GLR232 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59#fact-drill-facts-0) Icon · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 25GLR232 - Project: Icon - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BZ #### Geometry - Grade: 29 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 13 m - From: 60 m - To: 73 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 29.0 g/t Au over 13m is an exceptional high-grade intercept. - Positive factor: exceptional grade Evidence · text > 13m at 29.0 g/t gold from 60m25GLR232 ### 25GLR190 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59#fact-drill-facts-1) Icon · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 25GLR190 - Project: Icon - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BZ #### Geometry - Grade: 28 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 9 m - From: 84 m - To: 93 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 28.0 g/t Au is an exceptional high-grade intercept. - Positive factor: exceptional grade Evidence · text > 9m at 28.0g/t gold from 84m25GLR190 ### 25GLR237 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59#fact-drill-facts-2) Icon · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 25GLR237 - Project: Icon - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BZ #### Geometry - Grade: 11 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 17 m - From: 55 m - To: 72 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 11.0 g/t Au over 17m is a strong intercept. - Positive factor: strong grade Evidence · text > 17m at 11.0g/t gold from 55m25GLR237 ### 25GLR062 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59#fact-drill-facts-3) Icon · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 25GLR062 - Project: Icon - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BZ #### Geometry - Grade: 1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 200 m - From: 76 m - To: 276 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 200m width at 1.0 g/t Au demonstrates large-scale mineralisation. - Positive factor: large scale width Evidence · text > 200m at 1.0/t gold from 76m25GLR062 ### 25GLR050 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59#fact-drill-facts-4) Icon · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 25GLR050 - Project: Icon - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BZ #### Geometry - Grade: 0.8 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 71 m - From: 202 m - To: 273 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 71m width at 0.8 g/t Au is a moderate intercept. - Positive factor: significant width Evidence · text > 71m at 0.8g/t gold from 202m25GLR050 ### 25GLR054 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59#fact-drill-facts-5) Icon · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 25GLR054 - Project: Icon - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BZ #### Geometry - Grade: 1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 60 m - From: 240 m - To: 300 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 60m width at 1.0 g/t Au is a moderate intercept. - Positive factor: significant width Evidence · text > 60m at 1.0g/t gold from 240m25GLR054 ### 25GLR091 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/benz-announces-that-icon-delivers-shallow-high-grade-discovery-as-large-scale-sy--1b23dc95-56bf-4391-99c5-ff7b3c332f59#fact-drill-facts-6) Icon · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: 25GLR091 - Project: Icon - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BZ #### Geometry - Grade: 1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 53 m - From: 424 m - To: 477 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 53m width at 1.0 g/t Au is a moderate intercept. - Positive factor: significant width Evidence · text > 53m at 1.0g/t gold from 424m25GLR091 ## 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.