# Canterra Minerals Step-Out Drilling Hits High-Grade Zone of 6.77% CuEq over 5.35m Beyond Current Buchans Resource, Newfoundland

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/canterra-minerals-step-out-drilling-hits-high-grade-zone-of-6-77-cueq-over-5-35m--3479631e-8bfe-4992-9266-cd4dc5858b18

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/CTM/news/8770018030333438/canterra-minerals-step-out-drilling-hits-high-grade-zone-of-6-77-cueq-over-5-35m

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-05-20T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Canterra Minerals Corporation

- Ticker: CTM

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Newfoundland

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-23 06:49:38 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Canterra Minerals announced high-grade polymetallic drill results from the first hole of its 2025 program at the Buchans Project in Newfoundland. Step-out drilling intersected 6.77% CuEq over 5.35m, including 8.88% CuEq over 2.00m, extending mineralization 100m beyond the current resource. This new discovery indicates potential for additional high-grade resources and will be followed up with further drilling.

Reasoning: Canterra Minerals reported high-grade polymetallic drill results from a step-out hole at its Buchans Project, extending mineralization 100m beyond the current resource. The intercept of 6.77% CuEq over 5.35m, including 8.88% CuEq over 2.00m, is significant for resource expansion. QA/QC is well-documented, and true widths are estimated.

- Positive factor: High-grade polymetallic intercept

- Positive factor: Significant step-out extension beyond current resource

- Positive factor: True width estimated and disclosed

- Positive factor: Comprehensive QA/QC protocols disclosed

- Positive factor: VMS deposit type with historical production

- Negative factor: Metal equivalent calculation assumes 100% recovery for all metals

Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.

Facts used in scoring: 26

## Classification and evidence

No classification tags are available.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 26. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (26)

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.05
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 5.35 m
- True Width: 4.815 m
- From: 145.95 m
- To: 151.3 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 145.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:145.95-151.30
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong copper grade within a high-grade polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grade

- Positive factor: Part of a high-grade polymetallic intercept

Evidence · text

> 1.05% Cu

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 7.17
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 5.35 m
- True Width: 4.815 m
- From: 145.95 m
- To: 151.3 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 145.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:145.95-151.30
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong zinc grade within a high-grade polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Strong zinc grade

- Positive factor: Part of a high-grade polymetallic intercept

Evidence · text

> 7.17% Zn

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · lead

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: lead
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.63
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 5.35 m
- True Width: 4.815 m
- From: 145.95 m
- To: 151.3 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 145.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:145.95-151.30
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong lead grade within a high-grade polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Strong lead grade

- Positive factor: Part of a high-grade polymetallic intercept

Evidence · text

> 4.63% Pb

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 140.04
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 5.35 m
- True Width: 4.815 m
- From: 145.95 m
- To: 151.3 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 145.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:145.95-151.30
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong silver grade within a high-grade polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Strong silver grade

- Positive factor: Part of a high-grade polymetallic intercept

Evidence · text

> 140.04 g/t Ag

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.88
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 5.35 m
- True Width: 4.815 m
- From: 145.95 m
- To: 151.3 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 145.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:145.95-151.30
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate gold grade contributing to a high-grade polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Moderate gold grade

- Positive factor: Part of a high-grade polymetallic intercept

Evidence · text

> 0.88 g/t Au

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.43
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- True Width: 1.8 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 146.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong copper grade within a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grade

- Positive factor: Part of a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval

Evidence · text

> 1.43% Cu

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10.91
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- True Width: 1.8 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 146.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong zinc grade within a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval.

- Positive factor: Strong zinc grade

- Positive factor: Part of a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval

Evidence · text

> 10.91% Zn

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · lead

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: lead
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.58
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- True Width: 1.8 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 146.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong lead grade within a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval.

- Positive factor: Strong lead grade

- Positive factor: Part of a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval

Evidence · text

> 6.58% Pb

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 151
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m
- True Width: 1.8 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 146.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong silver grade within a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval.

- Positive factor: Strong silver grade

- Positive factor: Part of a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval

Evidence · text

> 151.00 g/t Ag

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.97
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m
- True Width: 1.8 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 146.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate gold grade contributing to a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval.

- Positive factor: Moderate gold grade

- Positive factor: Part of a bonanza polymetallic sub-interval

Evidence · text

> 0.97 g/t Au

### H-25-3539

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Buchans Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: H-25-3539
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.52
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 18 m
- True Width: 16.2 m
- From: 225 m
- To: 243 m
- Hole Depth: 247 m
- Intercept Depth: 225 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: H-25-3539:225.00-243.00
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- Easting: 509725
- Northing: 5408145
- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21
- Azimuth: 180 °
- Dip: -62 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates, check\_assays

#### Metal Equivalent

- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate copper grade in a wider polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Moderate copper grade

- Positive factor: Part of a wider polymetallic intercept

Evidence · table

> 0.52

Context: 18.00

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Buchans Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.43
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 1.43 % copper is moderate against the vms deposit band \[2.5, 1.5, 0.8, 0.4\] %. Grade×width 2.9 %·m is below \(grade alone is moderate; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 1.43

Context: incl.

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Buchans Project · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10.91
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 10.91 % zinc is strong against the default band \[18, 10, 5, 2\] %. Grade×width 21.8 %·m is weak \(grade alone is strong; the better of the two is used\).

- Positive factor: 10.91 % zinc is strong on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 10.91

Context: incl.

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Buchans Project · lead

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: lead
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.58
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 6.58 % lead is strong against the default band \[10, 6, 3, 1\] %. Grade×width 13.2 %·m is weak \(grade alone is strong; the better of the two is used\).

- Positive factor: 6.58 % lead is strong on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 6.58

Context: incl.

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Buchans Project · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 151
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 151 g/t silver is moderate against the default band \[500, 200, 100, 30\] g/t. Grade×width 302.0 g/t·m is weak \(grade alone is moderate; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 151.0

Context: incl.

### incl.

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Buchans Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.97
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 146.95 m
- To: 148.95 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:146.95-148.95
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.97 g/t gold is weak against the default band \[5, 2, 1, 0.3\] g/t. Grade×width 1.9 g/t·m is below \(grade alone is weak; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.97

Context: incl.

### and

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Buchans Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: and
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.52
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 18 m
- From: 225 m
- To: 243 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: and:225-243
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.52 % copper is weak against the vms deposit band \[2.5, 1.5, 0.8, 0.4\] %. Grade×width 9.4 %·m is below \(grade alone is weak; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.52

Context: and

### and

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Buchans Project · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: and
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.13
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 18 m
- From: 225 m
- To: 243 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: and:225-243
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 1.13 % zinc is weak against the default band \[18, 10, 5, 2\] %. Grade×width 20.3 %·m is weak \(grade alone is below; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 1.13

Context: and

### and

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Buchans Project · lead

#### Identity

- Hole ID: and
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: lead
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.63
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 18 m
- From: 225 m
- To: 243 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: and:225-243
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.63 % lead is weak against the default band \[10, 6, 3, 1\] %. Grade×width 11.3 %·m is weak \(grade alone is below; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.63

Context: and

### and

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Buchans Project · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: and
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 3.7
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 18 m
- From: 225 m
- To: 243 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: and:225-243
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 3.7 g/t silver is below against the default band \[500, 200, 100, 30\] g/t. Grade×width 66.6 g/t·m is below.

- Negative factor: 3.7 g/t silver is below the weak threshold \(30 g/t\) on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 3.7

Context: and

### and

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Buchans Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: and
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.04
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 18 m
- From: 225 m
- To: 243 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: and:225-243
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.04 g/t gold is below against the default band \[5, 2, 1, 0.3\] g/t. Grade×width 0.7 g/t·m is below.

- Negative factor: 0.04 g/t gold is below the weak threshold \(0.3 g/t\) on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.04

Context: and

### incl.

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Buchans Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.67
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 8 m
- From: 229 m
- To: 237 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:229-237
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.67 % copper is weak against the vms deposit band \[2.5, 1.5, 0.8, 0.4\] %. Grade×width 5.4 %·m is below \(grade alone is weak; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.67

Context: incl.

### incl.

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Buchans Project · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.31
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 8 m
- From: 229 m
- To: 237 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:229-237
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 1.31 % zinc is below against the default band \[18, 10, 5, 2\] %. Grade×width 10.5 %·m is below.

- Negative factor: 1.31 % zinc is below the weak threshold \(2 %\) on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 1.31

Context: incl.

### incl.

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Buchans Project · lead

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: lead
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.78
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 8 m
- From: 229 m
- To: 237 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:229-237
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.78 % lead is below against the default band \[10, 6, 3, 1\] %. Grade×width 6.2 %·m is below.

- Negative factor: 0.78 % lead is below the weak threshold \(1 %\) on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.78

Context: incl.

### incl.

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Buchans Project · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.7
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8 m
- From: 229 m
- To: 237 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:229-237
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 4.7 g/t silver is below against the default band \[500, 200, 100, 30\] g/t. Grade×width 37.6 g/t·m is below.

- Negative factor: 4.7 g/t silver is below the weak threshold \(30 g/t\) on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 4.7

Context: incl.

### incl.

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Buchans Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: incl.
- Project: Buchans Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland
- Ticker: CTM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.04
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8 m
- From: 229 m
- To: 237 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: vms
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: incl.:229-237
- Mining Method: mixed

#### Location

- CRS: UTM NAD83 Zone 21

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.04 g/t gold is below against the default band \[5, 2, 1, 0.3\] g/t. Grade×width 0.3 g/t·m is below.

- Negative factor: 0.04 g/t gold is below the weak threshold \(0.3 g/t\) on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.04

Context: incl.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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