Crossroads Gold Expands Pambula Exploration Program to 1,000+ Soil Samples and Completes High-Resolution LiDAR Survey Across Entire Historic Pambula Goldfield
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Crossroads Gold Corp.
- Ticker
- CRG
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 06:24:30 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Crossroads Gold Corp. has significantly expanded its Pambula Gold Project exploration program, reporting high-grade gold in soil assays up to 24.6 g/t Au, which are highly encouraging for future drilling. A high-resolution LiDAR survey was also completed, identifying numerous historical workings and providing critical data for structural interpretation and refining drill targets. These early-stage exploration efforts are enhancing the geological understanding of the goldfield and advancing the project towards a maiden drilling program.
Reasoning: Crossroads Gold reported exceptionally high-grade gold in soil samples, with several results surpassing previous best drill intercepts, alongside an expanded exploration program and a high-resolution LiDAR survey to advance target generation at the Pambula Gold Project.
Positive factors
- High-grade gold in soil assays, significantly exceeding prior drill best grades for the project.
- Expanded exploration program covering a broad area.
- High-resolution LiDAR survey completed to refine structural interpretation and drill targets.
- Identification of numerous historical mine workings, indicating prospectivity.
- QP sign-off on technical information.
Negative factors
- Results are from early-stage soil sampling, not drill intercepts, requiring further validation.
Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.
Facts used in scoring: 19
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: The news release states that Mr. Neil (Rex) Motton, a 'Qualified Person' as defined in NI 43-101, reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information, and mentions XRF analyses for multielement suite.
Evidence · text
“The scientific and technical information in this news release was reviewed and approved by Mr. Neil (Rex) Motton, who is a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects .”
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: Several soil samples returned exceptionally high gold grades, including 24.6 g/t Au and 8.35 g/t Au, which are well above the exceptional threshold for gold (5 g/t) and significantly higher than the project's prior best drill grade of 6.62 g/t Au.
Evidence · text
“gold in soil assays to 24.6 g/t Au (check assay of 21.3 g/t Au)”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The expanded program is designed to 'extend geochemical coverage across the broader Pambula Goldfield' and is 'highlighting new zones of mineralisation', indicating an effort to expand the known mineralized footprint.
Evidence · text
“The Program is designed to extend geochemical coverage across the broader Pambula Goldfield and refine multiple high-priority drill targets identified through recent geological work.”
Exploration Programneutral · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: The entire document describes an 'exploration program' focused on soil sampling and LiDAR surveys to generate and refine drill targets for a 'maiden drilling program'.
Evidence · text
“Crossroads Gold Expands Pambula Exploration Program to 1,000+ Soil Samples and Completes High-Resolution LiDAR Survey Across Entire Historic Pambula Goldfield”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 19. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (19)
Fact 1Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.46Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.46
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753023
- Northing
- 5904681
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A moderate gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“1460”
Context: 106449
Fact 2Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.406Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.406
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753538
- Northing
- 5904367
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“406”
Context: 106453
Fact 3Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.398Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.398
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753558
- Northing
- 5904445
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“398”
Context: 106456
Fact 4Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.981Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.981
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753537
- Northing
- 5904405
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A moderate gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“981”
Context: PBS002
Fact 5Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.524Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.524
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753556
- Northing
- 5905040
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“524”
Context: PBS007
Fact 6Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 24.6Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 24.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753238
- Northing
- 5904831
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: An exceptionally high gold grade in a soil sample, far exceeding prior drill results, suggesting significant exploration potential.
Positive factors
- Exceptional gold grade in soil sample, significantly higher than previous best drill results.
- Indicates strong mineralization potential at surface.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“24600”
Context: PBS021
Fact 7Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.21Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.21
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753080
- Northing
- 5904667
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A moderate gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“1210”
Context: PBS028
Fact 8Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 7.4Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 7.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753079
- Northing
- 5904739
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: An exceptionally high gold grade in a soil sample, exceeding prior drill results, suggesting significant exploration potential.
Positive factors
- Exceptional gold grade in soil sample, higher than previous best drill results.
- Indicates strong mineralization potential at surface.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“7400”
Context: PBS047
Fact 9Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.744Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.744
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753462
- Northing
- 5905037
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“744”
Context: PBS054
Fact 10Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 3.35Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.35
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753097
- Northing
- 5905037
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A strong gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating good exploration potential.
Positive factors
- Strong gold grade in soil sample.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“3350”
Context: PBS062
Fact 11Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.302Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.302
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753118
- Northing
- 5905109
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“302”
Context: PBS070
Fact 12Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.365Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.365
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753195
- Northing
- 5904588
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“365”
Context: PBS158
Fact 13Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.521Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.521
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753231
- Northing
- 5904591
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“521”
Context: PBS160
Fact 14Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.25Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.25
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753267
- Northing
- 5904590
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A moderate gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“1250”
Context: PBS161
Fact 15Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 8.35Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 8.35
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753259
- Northing
- 5904602
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: An exceptionally high gold grade in a soil sample, exceeding prior drill results, suggesting significant exploration potential.
Positive factors
- Exceptional gold grade in soil sample, higher than previous best drill results.
- Indicates strong mineralization potential at surface.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“8350”
Context: PBS163
Fact 16Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.308Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.308
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753233
- Northing
- 5904623
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A weak gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“308”
Context: PBS164
Fact 17Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.285Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.285
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753220
- Northing
- 5904626
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A low gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“285”
Context: PBS165
Fact 18Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.294Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.294
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753231
- Northing
- 5904525
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: A low gold grade in a new soil sample, indicating potential for further exploration.
Positive factors
- New gold anomaly identified.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“294”
Context: PBS166
Fact 19Pambula Gold Project · goldGrade: 5.05Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Pambula Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- australia_nsw
- Reported Region
- southeastern New South Wales, Australia
- Ticker
- CRG
Geometry
- Grade
- 5.05
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Easting
- 753234
- Northing
- 5904517
- CRS
- GDA94Z55
- Loc. Confidence
- high
QA/QC
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- XRF analyses, check_assays
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: An exceptionally high gold grade in a soil sample, exceeding prior drill results, suggesting significant exploration potential.
Positive factors
- Exceptional gold grade in soil sample, higher than previous best drill results.
- Indicates strong mineralization potential at surface.
Negative factors
- Early stage (soil sample).
Evidence · table
“5050”
Context: PBS167
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