Critical One Energy Discovers Gold with More High-Grade Antimony at Howells Lake Project
Original announcement by newsfile on
- Company
- Critical One Energy Inc.
- Ticker
- CRTL
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Primary commodity
- Antimony
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 12:13:56 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Critical One Energy has reported high-grade antimony intercepts and a new gold discovery at the Howells Lake Project in Ontario. The results confirm the northeast extension of a high-grade antimony zone and provide proximal gold mineralization.
Reasoning: The release reports significant high-grade antimony intercepts (up to 36.9% Sb) and a new gold discovery, extending the known footprint of the project.
Positive factors
- high-grade antimony intercepts
- new gold discovery
- extension of known mineralization
- QA/QC disclosed
Negative factors
- true widths not estimated
Facts used in scoring: 14
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release includes details on blanks, standards, duplicates, and accredited laboratories (AGAT and ALS).
Evidence · text
“Blanks of barren diabase rock, antimony-gold standards, and duplicates were inserted every 20 samples.”
Apparent Width Onlynegative
Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
Why it applies: The document explicitly states that true widths have not been estimated due to insufficient geological information.
Evidence · text
“true widths have not been estimated due to insufficient geological information.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 14. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (14)
HWL-2026-003 190° / -50°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 2.5Grade Unit: %Intercept: 1.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-003 190° / -50°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.5
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 1.8 m
- From
- 42 m
- To
- 43.7 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-003 190° / -50°:42.0-43.7
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“2.5”
Context: 1.8
HWL-2026-003 190° / -50°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 2.9Grade Unit: %Intercept: 6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-003 190° / -50°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.9
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 6 m
- From
- 62 m
- To
- 68 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-003 190° / -50°:62.0-68.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“2.9”
Context: 6.0
HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 0.8Grade Unit: %Intercept: 4.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.8
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 4.5 m
- From
- 28 m
- To
- 32.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°:28.0-32.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.8”
Context: 4.5
HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 1.9Grade Unit: %Intercept: 4.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.9
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 4.5 m
- From
- 40.5 m
- To
- 45 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°:40.5-45.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“1.9”
Context: 4.5
HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 0.6Grade Unit: %Intercept: 4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.6
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 4 m
- From
- 72 m
- To
- 76 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-004 153° / -52°:72.0-76.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.6”
Context: 4.0
HWL-2026-005 170° / -50°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 7Grade Unit: %Intercept: 1.7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-005 170° / -50°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 7
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 1.7 m
- From
- 71.9 m
- To
- 73.6 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-005 170° / -50°:71.9-73.6
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“7.0”
Context: 1.7
HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 6.6Grade Unit: %Intercept: 13.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.6
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 13.9 m
- From
- 103.6 m
- To
- 117.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°:103.6-117.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong high-grade intercept.
Evidence · table
“6.6”
Context: 13.9
HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°Howells Lake Project · antimonyGrade: 4.9Grade Unit: %Intercept: 31.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- antimony
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.9
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 31.5 m
- From
- 132.5 m
- To
- 164 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°:132.5-164.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional high-grade, wide intercept.
Evidence · table
“4.9”
Context: 31.5
HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°Howells Lake Project · goldGrade: 0.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 6 m
- From
- 158 m
- To
- 164 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°:158.0-164.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.7”
Context: 6.0
HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°Howells Lake Project · goldGrade: 0.9Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.9
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7 m
- From
- 165 m
- To
- 172 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°:165.0-172.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.9”
Context: 7.0
HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°Howells Lake Project · goldGrade: 1.3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 17 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 17 m
- From
- 173 m
- To
- 190 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-016 300° / -60°:173.0-190.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“1.3”
Context: 17.0
HWL-2026-008 190° / -55°Howells Lake Project · goldGrade: 0.6Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-008 190° / -55°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7 m
- From
- 106 m
- To
- 113 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-008 190° / -55°:106.0-113.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.6”
Context: 7.0
HWL-2026-011 164° / -67°Howells Lake Project · goldGrade: 1.3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 12 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-011 164° / -67°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 12 m
- From
- 110 m
- To
- 122 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-011 164° / -67°:110.0-122.0
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“1.3”
Context: 12.0
HWL-2026-012 191° / -50°Howells Lake Project · goldGrade: 0.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 9.1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- HWL-2026-012 191° / -50°
- Project
- Howells Lake Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_on
- Reported Region
- Ontario, Canada
- Ticker
- CRTL
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 9.1 m
- From
- 37.4 m
- To
- 46.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- HWL-2026-012 191° / -50°:37.4-46.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade gold intercept.
Evidence · table
“0.7”
Context: 9.1
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