# Graycliff Shakespeare Drilling Update

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/graycliff-shakespeare-drilling-update--3b805753-4208-4fa5-86f7-1c5a02fbeff1

Original source: https://investingnews.com/graycliff-shakespeare-drilling-update/

Publisher: investingnews

Original announcement: 2026-08-25T10:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Graycliff Exploration Limited

- Ticker: GRAY

- Exchange: CSE

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 15:19:23 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Graycliff Exploration has completed two drill holes at its Shakespeare gold project in Ontario, including one metallurgical HQ hole and one NQ exploration hole. While a prospective mineralized zone was identified in hole J-62-26, assay results are currently pending from AGAT Laboratories.

Reasoning: The update reports progress on drilling and metallurgical sampling but lacks actual assay grades, making it a logistical/operational update rather than a results-driven one.

- Positive factor: successful completion of metallurgical and exploration holes

- Positive factor: prospective mineralized zone encountered

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed

- Negative factor: no assay results released yet

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: Release mentions split-core sampling, reference standards, and use of an ISO 17025-accredited lab.

Evidence · text

> Core samples are processed under strict QA/QC protocols, including split-core sampling, reference standards, and analysis at ISO 17025-accredited AGAT Laboratories

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (2)

### D

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/graycliff-shakespeare-drilling-update--3b805753-4208-4fa5-86f7-1c5a02fbeff1#fact-drill-facts-0)

Shakespeare gold project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: D
- Project: Shakespeare gold project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: GRAY

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 20 m
- From: 185 m
- To: 205 m
- Hole Depth: 225 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: split-core sampling, reference standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

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

Reasoning: Hole D is a metallurgical sample hole; visual identification of quartz is noted but grades are pending.

- Positive factor: visually distinct zone of black smoky quartz

- Negative factor: no assay grades reported

Evidence · text

> successfully intersected a visually distinct zone of black smoky quartz from 185 m to 205 m

### J-62-26

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/graycliff-shakespeare-drilling-update--3b805753-4208-4fa5-86f7-1c5a02fbeff1#fact-drill-facts-1)

Shakespeare gold project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: J-62-26
- Project: Shakespeare gold project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: GRAY

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 8 m
- From: 109 m
- To: 117 m
- Hole Depth: 250 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: split-core sampling, reference standards

#### Review

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

#### Dates

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

Reasoning: Exploration hole J-62-26 hit a prospective zone, but actual gold grades are not yet available.

- Positive factor: encountered a highly prospective mineralized zone

- Negative factor: no assay grades reported

Evidence · text

> encountered a highly prospective mineralized zone between 109 m and 117 m

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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