# Four Nines Gold Intersects Hydrothermal Breccia in First Three Holes at Hayden Hill

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/four-nines-gold-intersects-hydrothermal-breccia-in-first-three-holes-at-hayden-h--edc590ae-1ee9-4324-a828-0ad5361e087e

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/FNAU.CN/press-releases/8779337331267767

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Four Nines Gold Inc.

- Ticker: FNAU.CN

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Lassen County, California

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 13:19:39 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Four Nines Gold has reported encouraging early geological observations from its maiden drilling program at the Hayden Hill Gold Project, with the first three holes intersecting favorable hydrothermal brecciation. While these observations validate the project's epithermal geological model, formal assay results for gold and silver are still pending.

Reasoning: The release reports encouraging geological observations \(hydrothermal breccia\) in the first three holes of a maiden program, validating the target model, though actual grade data is still pending.

- Positive factor: geological validation of model

- Positive factor: consistent breccia intersections

- Positive factor: maiden drilling program

- Negative factor: assays pending

Facts used in scoring: 3

## 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: Release mentions standards, blanks, and duplicates being inserted at ~10% frequency.

Evidence · text

> Standards, blanks, and crush and pulp stage lab duplicates are being inserted into the core sample stream at a frequency of ~10%.

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: The program is described as maiden core drilling exploring new targets, not infill.

Evidence · text

> maiden core drilling program

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (3)

### HH26-001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/four-nines-gold-intersects-hydrothermal-breccia-in-first-three-holes-at-hayden-h--edc590ae-1ee9-4324-a828-0ad5361e087e#fact-drill-facts-0)

Hayden Hill Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HH26-001
- Project: Hayden Hill Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: lassen county, california
- Reported Region: Lassen County, California
- Ticker: FNAU.CN

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: HH26-001:19.7-97.2

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Geological intersection of multi-stage hydrothermal breccia, a key indicator for high-grade zones, though grade is not yet reported.

- Positive factor: favorable alteration

Evidence · text

> 19.7-97.2 A complex multi-stage hydrothermal breccia

### HH26-002

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/four-nines-gold-intersects-hydrothermal-breccia-in-first-three-holes-at-hayden-h--edc590ae-1ee9-4324-a828-0ad5361e087e#fact-drill-facts-1)

Hayden Hill Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HH26-002
- Project: Hayden Hill Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: lassen county, california
- Reported Region: Lassen County, California
- Ticker: FNAU.CN

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: HH26-002:249-298

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Intersection of hydrothermal breccia in oxidized mudstone, supporting the geological model.

- Positive factor: favorable alteration

Evidence · text

> 249-298 Oxidized Upper Mudstone Unit cut by stockwork silica breccia veins

### HH26-003

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/four-nines-gold-intersects-hydrothermal-breccia-in-first-three-holes-at-hayden-h--edc590ae-1ee9-4324-a828-0ad5361e087e#fact-drill-facts-2)

Hayden Hill Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: HH26-003
- Project: Hayden Hill Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: lassen county, california
- Reported Region: Lassen County, California
- Ticker: FNAU.CN

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: HH26-003:159-310

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Intersection of sulfide-silica alteration and brecciation, indicating potential mineralization.

- Positive factor: favorable alteration

Evidence · text

> 159 to 310 feet the hole intersected sulfide-silica alteration with local zones of hydrothermal brecciation

## 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.
