# Blue Star Commences Phase 2 Drilling at North Nutaaq and Auma Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-star-commences-phase-2-drilling-at-north-nutaaq-and-auma--0f2b2aed-fa5b-4839-bb75-2405675c2038 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BAU/news/5472035210946079/blue-star-commences-phase-2-drilling-at-north-nutaaq-and-auma Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-06-23T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Blue Star Gold Corp. - Ticker: BAU - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nunavut, Canada - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-08-20 21:37:16 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Blue Star Gold Corp. has commenced its Phase 2 drilling program targeting the North Nutaaq and Auma projects in Nunavut. The program follows promising Phase 1 results and is supported by high-grade surface grab samples and historical drill intercepts. Reasoning: The company is advancing its exploration program with active drilling, supported by high-grade surface geochemistry and historical drill data, though much of the high-grade evidence is currently surface-based. - Positive factor: Commencement of Phase 2 drilling program - Positive factor: High-grade surface grab samples \(>100 g/t Au\) - Positive factor: Presence of high-grade historical intercepts - Negative factor: Many reported grades are from grab samples rather than drill assays - Negative factor: Historical intercepts are from 'gopher' \(shallow\) drilling Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **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: The release mentions a Qualified Person \(Darren Lindsay, P. Geo.\) has reviewed and approved the technical information. Evidence · text > Darren Lindsay, P. Geo. and Vice President Exploration for Blue Star, is a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 \("NI 43-101"\) and has reviewed and approved the technical information **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The program includes follow-up of the 2025 drill intercept at North Nutaaq. Evidence · text > Priority gold-focused drilling will follow up on the 2025 drill intersection from North Nutaaq ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (4) ### BHP 95BHD-02 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-star-commences-phase-2-drilling-at-north-nutaaq-and-auma--0f2b2aed-fa5b-4839-bb75-2405675c2038#fact-drill-facts-0) Auma Project · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BHP 95BHD-02 - Project: Auma Project - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BAU #### Geometry - Grade: 15.3 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2.6 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant historical intercept in Zone 1, though noted as a shallow 'gopher' hole. - Positive factor: High grade for a shallow intercept - Negative factor: Historical gopher drill Evidence · text > Zone 1 provided a significant drill intercept of 15.3 g/t over 2.60 metres \(BHP 95BHD-02\) ### 25UND002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-star-commences-phase-2-drilling-at-north-nutaaq-and-auma--0f2b2aed-fa5b-4839-bb75-2405675c2038#fact-drill-facts-1) North Nutaaq · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 25UND002 - Project: North Nutaaq - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BAU #### Geometry - Grade: 7.31 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 5.7 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 2025 drill intercept being targeted for follow-up drilling. - Positive factor: Strong grade for follow-up target Evidence · text > North Nutaaq follow-up of 2025 drill intercept \(25UND002\) of 7.31 g/t gold over 5.70 metres ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-star-commences-phase-2-drilling-at-north-nutaaq-and-auma--0f2b2aed-fa5b-4839-bb75-2405675c2038#fact-drill-facts-2) North Nutaaq · gold #### Identity - Project: North Nutaaq - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BAU #### Geometry - Grade: 115.5 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Exceptional gold grade from surface grab samples on a parallel structure. - Positive factor: Very high grade grab sample - Negative factor: Grab sample only Evidence · text > grab samples up to 115.5 g/t gold ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/blue-star-commences-phase-2-drilling-at-north-nutaaq-and-auma--0f2b2aed-fa5b-4839-bb75-2405675c2038#fact-drill-facts-3) Auma Project · gold #### Identity - Project: Auma Project - Commodity: gold - Ticker: BAU #### Geometry - Grade: 151.5 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Extremely high grade grab samples in the Bamako Zone. - Positive factor: Bonanza grade grab sample - Negative factor: Grab sample only Evidence · text > Bamako Zone, highest grab samples up to 151.5 g/t gold ## 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.