# First Hole Completed in Timmins Area Diamond Drill Program

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/first-hole-completed-in-timmins-area-diamond-drill-program--9829b647-90ab-4cbf-b24c-6a072061cc74

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NOB/news/5921707889993843/first-hole-completed-in-timmins-area-diamond-drill-program

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-01-19T12:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Noble Mineral Exploration Inc.

- Ticker: NOB

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Zinc

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Silver, Lead

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-22 03:23:32 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Noble Mineral Exploration has completed the first hole of its diamond drill program in the Timmins area, intersecting a 6.5m zinc-rich zone in hole CG-25-01. The intercept is supported by coincident MALM and magnetic geophysical anomalies, suggesting a continuous conductive and magnetic target.

Reasoning: The first hole of the program intersected a 6.5m zinc anomaly that is supported by both electromagnetic and magnetic geophysical anomalies, providing high confidence in the target's continuity, though grades are currently modest.

- Positive factor: anomalous zinc mineralization intersected

- Positive factor: geophysical anomalies \(MALM and magnetic\) coincide with drill intercept

- Positive factor: VMS target potential mentioned

- Negative factor: true width not known

- Negative factor: grades are relatively low for VMS

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: The release mentions review and approval by an independent Qualified Person \(P.Geo\).

Evidence · text

> reviewed and approved by Wayne Holmstead, P.Geo., an independent Qualified Person

**Apparent Width Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Why it applies: The document explicitly states that the true width is not known at this time.

Evidence · text

> true width not known at this time

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### CG-25-01

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/first-hole-completed-in-timmins-area-diamond-drill-program--9829b647-90ab-4cbf-b24c-6a072061cc74#fact-drill-facts-0)

Carnegie Township · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CG-25-01
- Project: Carnegie Township
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NOB

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.64
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 6.5 m
- From: 141 m
- To: 147.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CG-25-01:141.0-147.5

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 6.5m at 0.64% Zn is an anomalous intercept in a VMS-style target.

- Positive factor: anomalous zinc intersection

- Negative factor: low grade for VMS

Evidence · text

> a 6.5m section analyzed 0.64% zinc

### CG-25-01

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/first-hole-completed-in-timmins-area-diamond-drill-program--9829b647-90ab-4cbf-b24c-6a072061cc74#fact-drill-facts-1)

Carnegie Township · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CG-25-01
- Project: Carnegie Township
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NOB

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.9
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CG-25-01:141.0-147.5

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: A 1m high-grade sub-interval within the main intercept.

- Positive factor: higher grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> A 1-meter section within the wider section was found to run 1.90% zinc.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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