Diablillos drilling reveals encouraging near-surface mineralization
Original announcement by miningcom on
- Company
- AbraSilver Resource
- Ticker
- ABRA
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Argentina
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Gold
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-02 21:23:55 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
AbraSilver reported encouraging near-surface drilling results at the Diablillos project in Argentina, specifically at the Cerro Viejo target. Intercepts from holes DDH 26-037 and DDH 26-047 showed continuous silver and gold mineralization starting near the surface.
Reasoning: New drilling at the Cerro Viejo target shows encouraging shallow silver and gold intercepts, supporting potential resource expansion beyond the DFS.
Positive factors
- near-surface mineralization
- continuity of shallow gold
- supports resource growth
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling at the Cerro Viejo target supports potential resource growth beyond the DFS.
Evidence · text
“supports potential resource growth beyond its definitive feasibility study (DFS)”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
DDH 26-037Diablillos · silverGrade: 4.6Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 27 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH 26-037
- Project
- Diablillos
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ABRA
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 27 m
- From
- 23 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH 26-037:23.0-50.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Encouraging silver grade at shallow depth.
Positive factors
- near-surface
Evidence · text
“hole DDH 26-037, which cut 27 metres grading 4.6 grams of silver per tonne”
DDH 26-037Diablillos · goldGrade: 0.58Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 27 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH 26-037
- Project
- Diablillos
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ABRA
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.58
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 27 m
- From
- 23 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH 26-037:23.0-50.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold mineralization accompanying silver at shallow depth.
Positive factors
- near-surface
Evidence · text
“4.6 grams of silver per tonne and 0.58 grams of gold from only a 23-metre depth”
DDH 26-047Diablillos · silverGrade: 2.8Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 32 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH 26-047
- Project
- Diablillos
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ABRA
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.8
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 32 m
- From
- 9 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH 26-047:9.0-41.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant width at very shallow depth.
Positive factors
- very shallow
Evidence · text
“hole DDH 26-047 returned 32.0 metres grading 2.8 grams of silver per tonne”
DDH 26-047Diablillos · goldGrade: 0.29Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 32 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH 26-047
- Project
- Diablillos
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- Argentina
- Ticker
- ABRA
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.29
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 32 m
- From
- 9 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH 26-047:9.0-41.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Gold mineralization at very shallow depth.
Positive factors
- very shallow
Evidence · text
“2.8 grams of silver per tonne and 0.29 grams of gold from a depth of just 9 metres”
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.