Churchill Intersects High Tenor Antimony and Discovers a Significant New Gold-Silver System at Black Raven, Central Newfoundland
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Churchill Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- CRI
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Central Newfoundland
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 06:45:04 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Churchill Resources has reported high-grade antimony intercepts and a new gold-silver system at the Black Raven Project in Newfoundland. The maiden exploration program identified structural continuity for antimony over 800m and a potentially extensive polymetallic system at Pomley Cove Pond.
Reasoning: The announcement reports significant maiden high-grade antimony intercepts and the discovery of a new polymetallic gold-silver system at the Black Raven Project.
Positive factors
- high-grade antimony intercepts
- discovery of new gold-silver system
- structural continuity over 800m
- maiden program success
Negative factors
- many assay results still pending
Facts used in scoring: 24
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: 43% Sb is an exceptionally high grade for antimony.
Evidence · text
“Trench 10: 43.0% Sb over 0.15m”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release mentions SGS Canada Inc. as the laboratory and describes assay protocols.
Evidence · text
“All samples were labelled and securely bound and delivered to the laboratory of SGS Canada Inc.”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The program discovered a new gold-silver system at Pomley Cove Pond.
Evidence · text
“New gold-silver vein system at Pomley Cove Pond”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 24. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (24)
Trench 11antimonyGrade: 37.3Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Trench 11
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 37.3
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 37.3% Sb is an exceptionally high grade for antimony.
Positive factors
- exceptional grade
Evidence · text
“Trench 11: 37.3% Sb over 0.30m”
Channel 3antimonyGrade: 17.27Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.98 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Channel 3
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 17.27
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.98 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 17.27% Sb is a very high grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“17.27% antimony over 0.98 in Channel 3”
Channel 4antimonyGrade: 16.81Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.35 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Channel 4
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 16.81
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.35 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 16.81% Sb is a very high grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“16.81% over 0.35m within 7.86% Sb over 0.75m in Channel 4”
Channel 4antimonyGrade: 7.86Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.75 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Channel 4
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 7.86
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.75 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 7.86% Sb is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“7.86% Sb over 0.75m in Channel 4”
Trench 10antimonyGrade: 43Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.15 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Trench 10
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 43
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.15 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 43% Sb is an exceptional grade.
Positive factors
- exceptional grade
Evidence · text
“Trench 10: 43.0% Sb over 0.15m”
Trench 10antimonyGrade: 6.6Grade Unit: %Intercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Trench 10
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.6
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.6% Sb is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“6.60% Sb over 1.0m”
FC25-21antimonyGrade: 15.85Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.46 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-21
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 15.85
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.46 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 15.85% Sb is a very high grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“15.85% Sb over 0.46m within a broader mineralized interval of 10.1% Sb over 0.94m in hole FC25-21”
FC25-21antimonyGrade: 10.1Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.94 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-21
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 10.1
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.94 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 10.1% Sb is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“10.1% Sb over 0.94m in hole FC25-21”
FC25-14antimonyGrade: 9.6Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.65 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-14
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.6
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.65 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 9.6% Sb is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“9.6% Sb over 0.65m, within a broader interval of 6.25% Sb over 1.0m in hole FC25-14”
FC25-14antimonyGrade: 6.25Grade Unit: %Intercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-14
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.25
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 1 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.25% Sb is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“6.25% Sb over 1.0m in hole FC25-14”
FC25-11antimonyGrade: 6.97Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-11
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.97
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.97% Sb is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“6.97% Sb over 0.30m, within 2.64% Sb over 0.8m in hole FC25-11”
FC25-11antimonyGrade: 2.64Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-11
- Commodity
- antimony
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.64
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 0.8 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 2.64% Sb is a moderate grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“2.64% Sb over 0.8m in hole FC25-11”
FC25-05goldGrade: 2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.36 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-05
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.36 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 2.0 g/t Au is a strong grade for an exploration target.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“2.0 g/t Au and 36 g/t Ag over 0.36m in hole FC25-05”
FC25-05silverGrade: 36Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.36 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-05
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 36
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.36 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 36 g/t Ag is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“2.0 g/t Au and 36 g/t Ag over 0.36m in hole FC25-05”
FC25-10goldGrade: 2.2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.36 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-10
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.36 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 2.2 g/t Au is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“2.2 g/t Au and 30 g/t Ag over 0.36m in hole FC25-10”
FC25-10silverGrade: 30Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.36 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-10
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 30
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.36 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 30 g/t Ag is a moderate grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“2.2 g/t Au and 30 g/t Ag over 0.36m in hole FC25-10”
FC25-14goldGrade: 4.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-14
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 4.4 g/t Au is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“4.4 g/t Au and 44 g/t Ag over 0.60m in hole FC25-14”
FC25-14silverGrade: 44Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- FC25-14
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 44
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 44 g/t Ag is a moderate grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“4.4 g/t Au and 44 g/t Ag over 0.60m in hole FC25-14”
TRPC-04goldGrade: 4.35Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.59 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TRPC-04
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.35
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.59 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 4.35 g/t Au is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“4.35g/t gold and 132.03 g/t silver over 1.59m (TRPC-04)”
TRPC-04silverGrade: 132.03Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.59 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TRPC-04
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 132.03
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.59 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 132.03 g/t Ag is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“4.35g/t gold and 132.03 g/t silver over 1.59m (TRPC-04)”
TRPC-01goldGrade: 3.41Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.69 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TRPC-01
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.41
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.69 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3.41 g/t Au is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“3.41% g/t gold and 56.68 g/t silver over 0.69m (TRPC-01)”
TRPC-01silverGrade: 56.68Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.69 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TRPC-01
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 56.68
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.69 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 56.68 g/t Ag is a moderate grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“3.41% g/t gold and 56.68 g/t silver over 0.69m (TRPC-01)”
TRPC-03goldGrade: 3.36Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.12 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TRPC-03
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.36
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.12 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3.36 g/t Au is a strong grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“3.36 g/t gold and 17.75 g/t silver over 1.12m (TRPC-03)”
TRPC-03silverGrade: 17.75Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.12 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- TRPC-03
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CRI
Geometry
- Grade
- 17.75
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.12 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- channel
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 17.75 g/t Ag is a weak grade intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Evidence · text
“3.36 g/t gold and 17.75 g/t silver over 1.12m (TRPC-03)”
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