# Drilling hits wide zone of mineralisation in new area well outside resource

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/drilling-hits-wide-zone-of-mineralisation-in-new-area-well-outside-resource--a763d0d1-1f46-4509-9d06-24d55c366503

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/drilling-hits-wide-zone-mineralisation-220600824.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2025-12-07T22:06:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Unavailable

- Ticker: CYG

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Canada

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Silver

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 04:00:48 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Drilling at the Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project has intersected a wide 28.9m zone of mineralisation in a new parallel area. The intercept contains 2.5g/t AuEq, including gold, copper, and silver, suggesting potential for resource expansion.

Reasoning: Significant wide intercept \(28.9m\) in a new parallel zone well outside the existing resource, indicating high exploration potential.

- Positive factor: Step-Out Extension

- Positive factor: Wide intercept

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The mineralization was intersected in a new area well outside the existing resource.

Evidence · text

> in new area well outside resource

**Metal Equivalent Opaque**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used.

Why it applies: The AuEq grade is reported without disclosing the price or recovery assumptions used.

Evidence · text

> 2.5g/t AuEq

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (4)

### CDR-25-16

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/drilling-hits-wide-zone-of-mineralisation-in-new-area-well-outside-resource--a763d0d1-1f46-4509-9d06-24d55c366503#fact-drill-facts-0)

Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CDR-25-16
- Project: Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada
- Reported Region: Canada
- Ticker: CYG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 28.9 m
- From: 20 m
- To: 48.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CDR-25-16:20.0-48.9
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong gold grade over a wide 28.9m interval in a new zone.

- Positive factor: Wide intercept

Evidence · text

> 28.9m at 2.5g/t AuEq \(1.0g/t Au, 1.0% Cu & 12.0g/t Ag\)

### CDR-25-16

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/drilling-hits-wide-zone-of-mineralisation-in-new-area-well-outside-resource--a763d0d1-1f46-4509-9d06-24d55c366503#fact-drill-facts-1)

Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CDR-25-16
- Project: Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada
- Reported Region: Canada
- Ticker: CYG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 28.9 m
- From: 20 m
- To: 48.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CDR-25-16:20.0-48.9
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.0% Cu is a strong grade for an exploration intercept.

- Positive factor: Significant copper grade in exploration zone

Evidence · text

> 1.0% Cu

### CDR-25-16

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/drilling-hits-wide-zone-of-mineralisation-in-new-area-well-outside-resource--a763d0d1-1f46-4509-9d06-24d55c366503#fact-drill-facts-2)

Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CDR-25-16
- Project: Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada
- Reported Region: Canada
- Ticker: CYG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 12
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 28.9 m
- From: 20 m
- To: 48.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CDR-25-16:20.0-48.9
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver credits present in the polymetallic intercept.

Evidence · text

> 12.0g/t Ag

### CDR-25-16

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/drilling-hits-wide-zone-of-mineralisation-in-new-area-well-outside-resource--a763d0d1-1f46-4509-9d06-24d55c366503#fact-drill-facts-3)

Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CDR-25-16
- Project: Chibougamau Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada
- Reported Region: Canada
- Ticker: CYG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.5
- Grade Unit: g/t AuEq
- Intercept: 28.9 m
- From: 20 m
- To: 48.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CDR-25-16:20.0-48.9
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 2.5
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High AuEq grade reported but assumptions for the equivalent calculation are not disclosed.

- Negative factor: Metal Equivalent Opaque

Evidence · text

> 28.9m at 2.5g/t AuEq

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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