# Diablillos drilling reveals encouraging near-surface mineralization

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/diablillos-drilling-reveals-encouraging-near-surface-mineralization--fceea964-ff66-43f8-b41a-4c661fca76aa

Original source: https://www.mining.com/diablillos-drilling-reveals-encouraging-near-surface-mineralization/

Publisher: miningcom

Original announcement: 2026-09-02T17:14:01.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- 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

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: near-surface mineralization

- Positive factor: continuity of shallow gold

- Positive factor: supports resource growth

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: 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 26-037

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/diablillos-drilling-reveals-encouraging-near-surface-mineralization--fceea964-ff66-43f8-b41a-4c661fca76aa#fact-drill-facts-0)

Diablillos · silver

#### 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 factor: near-surface

Evidence · text

> hole DDH 26-037, which cut 27 metres grading 4.6 grams of silver per tonne

### DDH 26-037

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/diablillos-drilling-reveals-encouraging-near-surface-mineralization--fceea964-ff66-43f8-b41a-4c661fca76aa#fact-drill-facts-1)

Diablillos · gold

#### 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 factor: near-surface

Evidence · text

> 4.6 grams of silver per tonne and 0.58 grams of gold from only a 23-metre depth

### DDH 26-047

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/diablillos-drilling-reveals-encouraging-near-surface-mineralization--fceea964-ff66-43f8-b41a-4c661fca76aa#fact-drill-facts-2)

Diablillos · silver

#### 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 factor: very shallow

Evidence · text

> hole DDH 26-047 returned 32.0 metres grading 2.8 grams of silver per tonne

### DDH 26-047

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/diablillos-drilling-reveals-encouraging-near-surface-mineralization--fceea964-ff66-43f8-b41a-4c661fca76aa#fact-drill-facts-3)

Diablillos · gold

#### 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 factor: 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

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