# EDM Receives High Gold Grades in Concentrate Assays

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--9eeb6f53-8d72-465d-8af3-af8def48fae5

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/EDM/news/6732505564426526/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-09-03T08:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: EDM Resources Inc.

- Ticker: EDM

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nova Scotia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead

- Document categories: Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 07:14:53 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

EDM Resources has reported exceptionally high gold grades in its zinc and lead concentrate piles at the Scotia Mine, with assays reaching up to 157 g/t Au in lead concentrate and 3.64 g/t Au in zinc concentrate. These results were confirmed by AGAT Laboratories and may prompt a review of the mine's gold potential.

Reasoning: The discovery of high gold grades in existing concentrate piles at the Scotia Mine is a significant positive finding that may expand the project's gold potential, though it is based on historical material.

- Positive factor: High gold grades in concentrate piles

- Positive factor: Confirmation by AGAT Laboratories

- Positive factor: QP sign-off provided

- Negative factor: Results from historical concentrate piles rather than new drilling

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: The release mentions AGAT Laboratories performing additional analyses to confirm initial results.

Evidence · text

> instructed AGAT Laboratories carry out an additional multi-element and gold analyses

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Mark Haywood, a Qualified Person, has approved the technical information.

Evidence · text

> Qualified Persons Mr. Mark Haywood... has approved the technical information

## Extracted facts

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

## Metallurgical Results (4)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--9eeb6f53-8d72-465d-8af3-af8def48fae5#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232151 lead concentrate pile

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 142
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 142 g/t Au in a lead concentrate is an exceptionally high grade.

- Positive factor: Exceptional gold grade

Evidence · table

> 142.0

Context: 6413302

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--9eeb6f53-8d72-465d-8af3-af8def48fae5#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232151-R lead concentrate pile

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 95.5
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 95.5 g/t Au is a very high grade for concentrate.

- Positive factor: High gold grade

Evidence · table

> 95.5

Context: 6842944

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--9eeb6f53-8d72-465d-8af3-af8def48fae5#fact-metallurgical-facts-2)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232152 zinc concentrate pile

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 2.93
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 2.93 g/t Au in a zinc concentrate is a significant finding.

- Positive factor: Strong gold grade in zinc concentrate

Evidence · table

> 2.93

Context: 6413303

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/edm-receives-high-gold-grades-in-concentrate-assays--9eeb6f53-8d72-465d-8af3-af8def48fae5#fact-metallurgical-facts-3)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: EDM

#### Test Work

- Sample: 232152-R zinc concentrate pile

#### Recovery

- Head Grade: 1.46
- Head Grade Unit: g/t

#### Lab

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.46 g/t Au is a moderate grade for this context.

Evidence · table

> 1.46

Context: 6842945

## 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.
