# Completion of Drilling: Defender Tungsten Project Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/completion-of-drilling-defender-tungsten-project--c042f50e-2311-4cec-86a3-39882a16d2e3 Original source: https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/GWMO/completion-of-drilling-defender-tungsten-project/17799906 Publisher: lse Original announcement: 2026-09-23T05:00:03.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-23T08:37:21.106Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-23T08:37:21.106Z - Company: Great Western Mining Corporation PLC - Ticker: GWMO - Exchange: LSE - Region: Nevada, USA - Primary commodity: Tungsten - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-09-23 08:37:21 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.10 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Great Western Mining Corporation PLC has completed its 23-hole reverse circulation drilling campaign at the Defender Tungsten Project in Nevada, USA, totaling approximately 2,590 meters. Geological logging and shortwave ultraviolet inspection confirmed the presence of scheelite-bearing skarn across several wide intervals in multiple drillholes, consistent with previous surface sampling. Samples have been dispatched to an accredited laboratory for assay, with results expected in Q4 2026, which will inform a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate. Reasoning: Great Western Mining Corporation PLC has completed its RC drilling campaign, intersecting multiple wide intervals of visually identified scheelite-bearing skarn, which is encouraging and consistent with surface sampling, but quantitative assay results are pending. - Positive factor: Drilling campaign completed as planned - Positive factor: Visual scheelite mineralization observed in multiple wide intervals - Positive factor: Consistency of subsurface observations with prior surface sampling - Positive factor: JORC compliant reporting and QP/CP sign-off - Positive factor: Accredited laboratory used for assays - Negative factor: No quantitative assay results reported yet - Negative factor: Mineralization based on visual estimates, not assays - Negative factor: Recovery data not assessed for potential bias Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source. Facts used in scoring: 3 ## 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 includes a detailed JORC Code table outlining sampling techniques, quality control procedures \(CRMs, blanks, duplicates\), and states that an accredited laboratory \(American Assay Laboratories\) was used, with sign-off by Competent Persons. Evidence · table > AAL is an accredited laboratory. Standard four acid digest and multi-element ICP analysis. Context: Quality of assay data and laboratory tests **Apparent Width Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness. Why it applies: The reported intervals are given as downhole lengths \(e.g., '100 ft \(31 m\) of continuous skarn'\) without any mention of true width or drill orientation relative to mineralization, implying these are apparent widths. Evidence · text > Drilling intersected 100 ft \(31 m\) of continuous skarn from 50 ft \(15 m\) to 150 ft \(46 m\) depth **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: The primary objective of the drilling was to 'link historic workings between the Defender and Pine Crow mines, across an approximate strike length of around 1 km,' indicating an effort to extend known mineralization. Evidence · text > Primary objective of the drilling was to link historic workings between the Defender and Pine Crow mines, across an approximate strike length of around 1 km. **Visual Mineralization** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Why it applies: The mineralization is reported based on visual inspection using shortwave ultraviolet \(SWUV\) to identify scheelite, rather than quantitative assay results, which are pending. Evidence · text > Shortwave Ultraviolet confirms that multiple holes intersected scheelite bearing skarn across wide intervals ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/completion-of-drilling-defender-tungsten-project--c042f50e-2311-4cec-86a3-39882a16d2e3#fact-drill-facts-0) Defender · tungsten Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Defender - Commodity: tungsten - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: GWMO #### Geometry - Intercept: 31 m - From: 15 m - To: 46 m - Intercept Depth: 15 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: skarn - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Defender:15-46 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Location: Defender Hill - CRS: NAD83 / UTM zone 11N - EPSG: 26911 - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Visual inspection confirmed significant scheelite mineralization over a wide, continuous interval, which is encouraging for exploration, but lacks quantitative assay data. - Positive factor: Significant visual scheelite mineralization observed - Positive factor: Wide continuous interval of skarn - Negative factor: No quantitative assay results reported - Negative factor: Interval is based on visual estimates Evidence · text > Defender Hill: Drilling intersected 100 ft \(31 m\) of continuous skarn from 50 ft \(15 m\) to 150 ft \(46 m\) depth, with visible scheelite identified throughout the interval. #### 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 ### DFRC022 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/completion-of-drilling-defender-tungsten-project--c042f50e-2311-4cec-86a3-39882a16d2e3#fact-drill-facts-1) Defender · tungsten #### Identity - Hole ID: DFRC022 - Project: Defender - Commodity: tungsten - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: GWMO #### Geometry - Intercept: 38 m - From: 0 m - To: 38 m - Hole Depth: 1.5 m - Intercept Depth: 0 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: skarn - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: DFRC022:0-38 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Location: Dough God Mine - CRS: NAD83 / UTM zone 11N - EPSG: 26911 - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Visual inspection confirmed significant scheelite mineralization from surface over a wide, continuous interval, which is highly encouraging for exploration, but lacks quantitative assay data. - Positive factor: Significant visual scheelite mineralization observed from surface - Positive factor: Wide continuous interval of skarn - Negative factor: No quantitative assay results reported - Negative factor: Interval is based on visual estimates Evidence · text > Dough God Mine: Approximately 125 ft \(38 m\) of continuous skarn was intersected from surface to 125 ft \(38 m\) depth, with abundant visible scheelite observed across the full interval #### 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 ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/completion-of-drilling-defender-tungsten-project--c042f50e-2311-4cec-86a3-39882a16d2e3#fact-drill-facts-2) Defender · tungsten Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Defender - Commodity: tungsten - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: GWMO #### Geometry - Intercept: 9 m - From: 35 m - To: 44 m - Intercept Depth: 35 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: skarn - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Defender:35-44 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Location: Pine Crow Mine - CRS: NAD83 / UTM zone 11N - EPSG: 26911 - Loc. Confidence: medium - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: American Assay Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Visual inspection confirmed scheelite mineralization over a moderate interval, which is encouraging for exploration, but lacks quantitative assay data and appears less intense than other targets. - Positive factor: Visual scheelite mineralization observed - Positive factor: Continuous interval of skarn - Negative factor: No quantitative assay results reported - Negative factor: Interval is based on visual estimates - Negative factor: Narrower intervals of intense fluorescence compared to other targets Evidence · text > Pine Crow Mine: A 30 ft \(9 m\) interval of continuous skarn was intersected from 115 ft \(35 m\) to 145 ft \(44 m\) depth, exhibiting intense scheelite UV fluorescence over narrower intervals compared to the targets further east. #### 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 ## 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.