# From China's Export Ban To A Nevada Leach Pad: The Junior With a Domestic Solution to the US Antimony Supply Chain Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/USA/news/5978085991058877/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-05-13T12:53:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: NevGold Corp. - Ticker: NAU - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Antimony - Secondary commodities: Gold - Document categories: Drill results, Metallurgy, Capital raise - Extracted: 2026-08-24 05:36:05 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary NevGold Corp. reported high-grade antimony and gold-equivalent drill results at its Resurrection Ridge project in Nevada, alongside exceptional sequential metallurgy results showing up to 99% gold recovery after antimony leaching. The company also successfully upsized its recent brokered placement to over C$42 million to fund its upcoming maiden antimony-gold Mineral Resource Estimate. Reasoning: The company reported high-grade antimony and gold-equivalent intercepts, exceptional sequential recovery metallurgy, and a significant capital raise, all within a strategic critical mineral context. - Positive factor: High-grade antimony intercept - Positive factor: Significant gold-equivalent width - Positive factor: Exceptional sequential metallurgy results - Positive factor: Upsized capital raise - Positive factor: Critical mineral strategic positioning Facts used in scoring: 8 ## 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 document mentions NI 43-101 compliance and a Qualified Person \(Greg French, CPG\). Evidence · text > approved by Greg French, CPG, the Company's Vice President, Exploration, who is NevGold's Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: Mentions sonic drill confirmation on historic leach pads. Evidence · text > sonic drill confirmation on the historic leach pads ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (8) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-0) Limousine Butte · antimony Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Limousine Butte - Commodity: antimony - Ticker: NAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.11 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 6.1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Resurrection-Ridge:6.1m #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 1.11% Sb is a strong intercept for a near-surface oxide deposit. - Positive factor: High-grade antimony intercept Evidence · text > high-grade interval of 1.11% antimony over 6.1 meters ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-1) Limousine Butte · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Limousine Butte - Commodity: gold - Ticker: NAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.07 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 100.6 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Resurrection-Ridge:100.6m #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 100.6m width at 1.07 g/t Au provides a significant bulk-tonnage envelope. - Positive factor: Significant width - Positive factor: Credible bulk-tonnage signature Evidence · text > 1.07 g/t gold + 0.22% antimony ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-2) Limousine Butte · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Limousine Butte - Commodity: gold - Ticker: NAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.93 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 100.6 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Resurrection-Ridge:100.6m #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 1.93 g/t AuEq over 100m is a material intercept. - Positive factor: Strong gold-equivalent grade Evidence · text > intersected 1.93 g/t gold equivalent over 100.6 meters ### LB25-024 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-3) Limousine Butte · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: LB25-024 - Project: Limousine Butte - Commodity: gold - Ticker: NAU #### Geometry - Grade: 11.42 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 7.7 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 11.42 g/t AuEq is a very strong intercept. - Positive factor: High-grade intercept Evidence · text > Hole LB25-024 with 11.42 g/t AuEq over 7.7 meters ### LB25-024 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-4) Limousine Butte · antimony #### Identity - Hole ID: LB25-024 - Project: Limousine Butte - Commodity: antimony - Ticker: NAU #### Geometry - Grade: 2.64 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 7.7 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: LB25-024:7.7m #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 2.64% Sb is an exceptional grade. - Positive factor: Exceptional antimony grade Evidence · text > 2.64% Sb ### LB25-024 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-5) Limousine Butte · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: LB25-024 - Project: Limousine Butte - Commodity: gold - Ticker: NAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.17 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 7.7 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: LB25-024:7.7m #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 1.17 g/t Au is moderate grade. Evidence · text > 1.17 g/t Au ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-6) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: NAU #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 99% gold recovery is exceptional for a leach process. - Positive factor: Exceptional gold recovery Evidence · text > individual samples reaching 99% ### Fact 8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/from-china-s-export-ban-to-a-nevada-leach-pad-the-junior-with-a-domestic-solutio--92768edf-240a-4213-9398-e5c3e21da06a#fact-drill-facts-7) antimony #### Identity - Commodity: antimony - Ticker: NAU #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 92% antimony extraction is strong. - Positive factor: Strong antimony extraction Evidence · text > Acid leach antimony extraction across the tested samples ranged from 54% to 92% ## 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.