# Great Atlantic Begins 2026 Trenching Program at its 100% Owned South Quarry Tungsten Property Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-begins-2026-trenching-program-at-its-100-owned-south-quarry-tungs--162d36a5-c790-4e6a-81bd-b01d3daa650d Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/GR.V/press-releases/6090319447000224 Publisher: orestocks Original announcement: 2026-10-14T13:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-14T14:03:49.016Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-14T14:03:49.016Z - Company: GREAT ATLANTIC RESOURCES CORP. - Ticker: GR - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Southern Newfoundland - Primary commodity: Tungsten - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Other, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-10-14 14:03:49 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Great Atlantic Resources has commenced a five-trench excavator program at its South Quarry Tungsten Property in Newfoundland. The program targets previously identified tungsten geochemical anomalies and mineralization discovered during 2016 trenching. Reasoning: The announcement is primarily about the commencement of a new exploration program \(other\), while providing historical assay data \(drill\_results\) to justify the targets. - Positive factor: Commencement of new trenching program to test known anomalies - Positive factor: Historical high-grade tungsten grab samples reported - Negative factor: Current release contains no new assay results from the 2026 program - Negative factor: Historical data relies on selective grab samples Facts used in scoring: 7 ## 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 that 2016 and 2022 programs were supervised by Qualified Persons and analyzed by ALS Canada Ltd. Evidence · text > The 2016 and 2022 programs were supervised by Qualified Persons. Qualified Persons verified the 2016 and 2022 sample data referred to in this news release. **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: The primary news is the start of a program, but the substantive assay data provided is entirely historical from 2016. Evidence · text > The trenching program is being conducted within the northern region of the property in two areas of tungsten soil / till geochemical anomalies and tungsten mineralization which was discovered during the initial 2016 trenching program. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### 2016-trench-2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-begins-2026-trenching-program-at-its-100-owned-south-quarry-tungs--162d36a5-c790-4e6a-81bd-b01d3daa650d#fact-drill-facts-3) South Quarry · tungsten Historical result Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Hole ID: 2016-trench-2 - Project: South Quarry - Commodity: tungsten - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: canada\_nl - Ticker: GR #### Geometry - Grade: 100 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: 2016-trench-2:0-0 #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical till sample showing 100 ppm tungsten. - Positive factor: Anomalous tungsten in till Evidence · text > three deeper till samples \(approximately 2-4 meters depth\) from this trench returned anomalous tungsten values of 100 - 109 ppm tungsten #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ### 2016-trench-2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-begins-2026-trenching-program-at-its-100-owned-south-quarry-tungs--162d36a5-c790-4e6a-81bd-b01d3daa650d#fact-drill-facts-4) South Quarry · tungsten Historical result Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Hole ID: 2016-trench-2 - Project: South Quarry - Commodity: tungsten - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: canada\_nl - Ticker: GR #### Geometry - Grade: 109 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: 2016-trench-2:0-0 #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Upper bound of historical till sample range. - Positive factor: Anomalous tungsten in till Evidence · text > returned anomalous tungsten values of 100 - 109 ppm tungsten #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ### 2016-trench-3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/great-atlantic-begins-2026-trenching-program-at-its-100-owned-south-quarry-tungs--162d36a5-c790-4e6a-81bd-b01d3daa650d#fact-drill-facts-6) South Quarry · tungsten Historical result Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Hole ID: 2016-trench-3 - Project: South Quarry - Commodity: tungsten - Region: canada\_nl - Reported Region: canada\_nl - Ticker: GR #### Geometry - Grade: 70 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: 2016-trench-3:0-0 #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical till sample showing 70 ppm tungsten. - Positive factor: Anomalous tungsten in till Evidence · text > a 2016 till sample collected at the northeast end of this trench returned an anomalous tungsten value of 70 ppm #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ## 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.