# Founders Metals Hits Deep High-Grade Mineralization at Upper Antino; 18.0 m of 6.14 g/t Gold from 450 m

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/founders-metals-hits-deep-high-grade-mineralization-at-upper-antino-18-0-m-of-6--14c4696a-eda7-4b06-9c14-ceb6184d49f4

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/founders-metals-hits-deep-high-113000319.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2025-09-03T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Founders Metals Inc.

- Ticker: FDR

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Suriname

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 07:14:35 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Founders Metals has intersected high-grade gold mineralization at depth within the Upper Antino area of the Antino Gold Project. The standout intercept is 18.0 metres at 6.14 g/t gold from a depth of 450 metres in hole FR138.

Reasoning: The intercept of 18.0 m at 6.14 g/t Au is an exceptional high-grade result for a deep drilling program, significantly exceeding typical gold grade thresholds.

- Positive factor: high-grade intercept

- Positive factor: significant width

- Positive factor: deep mineralization discovery

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: 6.14 g/t gold over 18m is an exceptionally high-grade zone for deep exploration.

Evidence · text

> 18.0 m of 6.14 g/t Gold

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (1)

### FR138

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/founders-metals-hits-deep-high-grade-mineralization-at-upper-antino-18-0-m-of-6--14c4696a-eda7-4b06-9c14-ceb6184d49f4#fact-drill-facts-0)

Antino Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: FR138
- Project: Antino Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: suriname
- Reported Region: Suriname
- Ticker: FDR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.14
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 18 m
- From: 450 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

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

Reasoning: 18.0m at 6.14 g/t Au is a high-grade, wide intercept at depth.

- Positive factor: exceptional grade

- Positive factor: strong width

Evidence · text

> 18.0 m of 6.14 g/t Gold from 450 m

## 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.