# Contango upgrades Kitsault Valley resource

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/contango-upgrades-kitsault-valley-resource--51845659-d1f2-4870-acad-0db4ba53a8f8

Original source: https://www.miningnewsnorth.com/story/2026/09/25/northern-neighbors/contango-upgrades-kitsault-valley-resource/9876.html

Publisher: miningnewsnorth

Original announcement: 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-23T12:18:36.373Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-23T12:18:36.373Z

- Company: Contango Silver and Gold Inc.

- Ticker: Unavailable

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Silver

- Secondary commodities: Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead

- Document categories: Resource update, Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-23 12:18:37 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Contango Silver and Gold Inc. has reported a significant upgrade to its Kitsault Valley resource, with indicated silver-equivalent resources increasing by 93% to 89.55 million ounces. The update was driven by improved geological modeling and extensive drilling, which also successfully demonstrated a structural link between the Torbrit and North Star deposits.

Reasoning: The update represents a major scale increase in indicated resources and a significant de-risking event through improved geological modeling and successful step-out drilling.

- Positive factor: Significant indicated resource growth \(93%\)

- Positive factor: Improved geological confidence through modernization of framework

- Positive factor: Step-out drilling successfully connecting deposits

- Positive factor: High-grade silver intercepts in 2026 program

- Negative factor: Inferred resource decline \(25.1%\) due to upgrading to indicated

Facts used in scoring: 0

## Classification and evidence

**Tonnage Growth**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Significant tonnage increase \(≥15%\) vs prior estimate with grade maintained or improved.

Why it applies: Indicated resources increased significantly \(93%\) compared to the previous estimate.

Evidence · text

> Indicated resources increase 93% to 89.5 million silver-equivalent ounces.

**Category Upgrade**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource confidence improved — Inferred upgraded to Indicated, or Indicated to Measured. De-risking signal.

Why it applies: Inferred resources declined as drilling upgraded portions of the resource to the indicated category.

Evidence · text

> inferred resources declined 25.1% as drilling upgraded portions of the resource

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Drilling between Torbrit and North Star defined a structural link, expanding the known system.

Evidence · text

> Systematic step-out drilling between Torbrit and North Star has now defined a clear structural link

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: Intercepts of 2,140 g/t silver and 1,566 g/t silver are exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> one meter of 2,140 g/t silver

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

No stored fact records are available for this extraction.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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