# Decade Confirms High Gold-Copper on the Bonaparte Property in Kamloops Mining Division

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-130000208.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-02-23T13:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Decade Resources Ltd.

- Ticker: DEC

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Copper

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 01:55:52 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Decade Resources has released high-grade gold and copper assay results from a grab sampling program at the Bonaparte property in British Columbia. The results include gold grades exceeding 75 g/t and copper grades above 1.0%.

Reasoning: The announcement reports very high-grade gold and copper intercepts from a grab sampling program, though the lack of drilling means geological continuity is unproven.

- Positive factor: exceptionally high gold grades

- Positive factor: strong copper grades

- Negative factor: sampling method is grab sampling \(surface only\)

- Negative factor: no drill hole IDs provided

Facts used in scoring: 8

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: Gold grades of 75-122 g/t are exceptionally high.

Evidence · text

> 122.1 g/t Au

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (8)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 81.3
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 81.3 g/t Au is an exceptional grade.

- Positive factor: exceptional gold grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 81.3 g/t Au

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-1)

copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.361
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.361% Cu is a strong grade for a copper-gold project.

- Positive factor: strong copper grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 1.361% Cu

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-2)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 122.1
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 122.1 g/t Au is an exceptional grade.

- Positive factor: exceptional gold grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 122.1 g/t Au

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-3)

copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.087
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.087% Cu is a strong grade.

- Positive factor: strong copper grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 1.087 % Cu

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-4)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 116.8
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 116.8 g/t Au is an exceptional grade.

- Positive factor: exceptional gold grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 116.8 g/t Au

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-5)

copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.284
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 2.284% Cu is an exceptional grade.

- Positive factor: exceptional copper grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 2.284% Cu

### Fact 7

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-6)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 75.1
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 75.1 g/t Au is an exceptional grade.

- Positive factor: exceptional gold grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 75.1 g/t Au

### Fact 8

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/decade-confirms-high-gold-copper-on-the-bonaparte-property-in-kamloops-mining-di--09dc75ff-6bad-41c5-98d1-c60e819e5072#fact-drill-facts-7)

copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: DEC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.165
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.165% Cu is a strong grade.

- Positive factor: strong copper grade

- Negative factor: surface sample only

Evidence · text

> 1.165 % Cu

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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