# Golden Ridge Resources Intercepts High Grade and Disseminated Mineralization Including 0.5m of 50.5 G/T Au in Hole WIL-22-14 and 37.8m of 0.7 G/T Au in Hole WIL-22-12 from Maiden Drill Program on the Williams Gold Property

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/golden-ridge-resources-intercepts-high-grade-and-disseminated-mineralization-inc--4b37cc9d-0ca3-4282-849f-f0a03a86a0ed

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GLDN/news/6684537429376158/golden-ridge-resources-intercepts-high-grade-and-disseminated-mineralization-inc

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2023-03-13T12:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Golden Ridge Resources Ltd.

- Ticker: GLDN

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Newfoundland and Labrador

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 15:24:49 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Golden Ridge Resources announced maiden drill results from its Williams Gold Property in Newfoundland, featuring high-grade gold intercepts including 0.5m at 50.45 g/t Au. The results confirm previous soil anomalies and show consistent near-surface mineralization across multiple fault systems.

Reasoning: The maiden drill program returned high-grade gold intercepts, including a bonanza-grade 50.45 g/t Au interval and visible gold, confirming soil anomalies. QA/QC is well-disclosed with accredited labs and a QP sign-off.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

- Positive factor: Visible Gold

- Positive factor: Maiden Program Success

- Positive factor: QA/QC Disclosed

- Negative factor: Apparent Width Only

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: Intercept of 50.45 g/t Au is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 0.5 meters of 50.45 g/t Au

**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 ISO/IEC 17025 accredited labs, standards, blanks, and a QP sign-off.

Evidence · text

> Both laboratories are ISO/IEC 17025 accredited.

**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 true widths have not been calculated.

Evidence · text

> True widths of the report intersections have not been calculated at this time.

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (2)

### WIL-22-14

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/golden-ridge-resources-intercepts-high-grade-and-disseminated-mineralization-inc--4b37cc9d-0ca3-4282-849f-f0a03a86a0ed#fact-drill-facts-0)

Williams Gold Property · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WIL-22-14
- Project: Williams Gold Property
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ticker: GLDN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 50.45
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.5 m
- From: 11 m
- To: 11.5 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WIL-22-14:11.0-11.5
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 50.45 g/t Au over 0.5m is an exceptional bonanza-grade intercept with visible gold reported.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

- Positive factor: Visible Gold

### WIL-22-12

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/golden-ridge-resources-intercepts-high-grade-and-disseminated-mineralization-inc--4b37cc9d-0ca3-4282-849f-f0a03a86a0ed#fact-drill-facts-1)

Williams Gold Property · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WIL-22-12
- Project: Williams Gold Property
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_nl
- Reported Region: Newfoundland and Labrador
- Ticker: GLDN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.7
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 37.8 m
- From: 6.24 m
- To: 44.07 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WIL-22-12:6.24-44.07
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2023-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: A broad, continuous interval of 0.7 g/t Au provides significant mineralized volume.

- Positive factor: Strong Continuity

## 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.
