# DAL: Drilling progresses at Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-drilling-progresses-at-bondoukou-gold-ridge-project--29bb4273-50e3-41c5-a7a9-5ac7e044af9b Original source: https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&idsId=03142016 Publisher: asx Original announcement: 2026-09-21T23:11:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-22T00:37:31.984Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-22T00:37:31.984Z - Company: Dalaroo Metals Limited - Ticker: DAL - Exchange: ASX - Region: Côte d’Ivoire - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-22 00:37:32 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Dalaroo Metals has commenced night-shift drilling at the Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project in Côte d’Ivoire, moving to a two-shift operation. The first hole \(BDRC001\) has been completed to 250m with visual quartz veining noted, and the first batch of samples has been dispatched to the laboratory for assay. Reasoning: The announcement is an operational update on a maiden drilling campaign; while progress is steady, no assay results have been released to confirm gold presence or grade. - Positive factor: operational ramp-up to two-shift operations - Positive factor: completion of initial training phase - Positive factor: identification of quartz veining in first hole - Negative factor: no assay results reported yet - Negative factor: visual observations are preliminary and do not confirm mineralisation Facts used in scoring: 2 ## 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 mentions the use of certified reference materials, blanks, and field duplicates. Evidence · text > certified reference materials, blanks and field duplicates inserted into the sample stream **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The program is described as an initial orientation program to test targets and establish framework, not infill. Evidence · text > The program is designed to provide an initial test of the priority targets ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### BDRC001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-drilling-progresses-at-bondoukou-gold-ridge-project--29bb4273-50e3-41c5-a7a9-5ac7e044af9b#fact-drill-facts-0) Bondoukou Gold Ridge · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: BDRC001 - Project: Bondoukou Gold Ridge - Commodity: gold - Region: côte d’ivoire - Reported Region: côte d’ivoire - Ticker: DAL #### Geometry - From: 0 m - Hole Depth: 250 m - Intercept Depth: 0 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Easting: 493849 - Northing: 896378 - Elevation: 377 m - Azimuth: 45 ° - Dip: -60 ° - Loc. Confidence: high - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: SGS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Hole completed but no assay results provided. - Negative factor: assays pending Evidence · table > BDRC001 Context: 493849 #### 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 ### BDRC002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-drilling-progresses-at-bondoukou-gold-ridge-project--29bb4273-50e3-41c5-a7a9-5ac7e044af9b#fact-drill-facts-1) Bondoukou Gold Ridge #### Identity - Hole ID: BDRC002 - Project: Bondoukou Gold Ridge - Region: côte d’ivoire - Reported Region: côte d’ivoire - Ticker: DAL #### Geometry - Hole Depth: 180 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Easting: 493883 - Northing: 896400 - Elevation: 388 m - Azimuth: 225 ° - Dip: -60 ° - Loc. Confidence: high - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - Laboratory: SGS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Hole currently drilling; no assay results provided. - Negative factor: assays pending Evidence · table > BDRC002 Context: 493883 #### 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.