# Great Pacific Gold Provides Wild Dog Project Exploration Update

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update--70737dcc-78de-4945-abc3-4c862e197016

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GPAC/news/8884524828077037/great-pacific-gold-provides-wild-dog-project-exploration-update

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-05-20T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Great Pacific Gold Corp.

- Ticker: GPAC

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Papua New Guinea

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Silver

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-23 14:46:03 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Great Pacific Gold provided an exploration update for its Wild Dog Project in Papua New Guinea, highlighting high-grade intercepts at the Sinivit and Kavasuki targets. The company plans 10,000 meters of diamond drilling in 2026 to test priority epithermal targets.

Reasoning: The update reports several high-grade intercepts, including a bonanza-grade gold-equivalent intercept at Sinivit, and demonstrates district-scale exploration potential across multiple targets.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

- Positive factor: QA/QC Disclosed

- Positive factor: Step-Out Extension

- Negative factor: Apparent Width Only

Facts used in scoring: 14

## Classification and evidence

No classification tags are available.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 14. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (14)

### WDG-08

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Wild Dog · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WDG-08
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 59.6
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8.4 m
- From: 154 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WDG-08:154.0-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 59.6 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for an epithermal system.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

Evidence · text

> WDG-08: 8.4m @ 50.1 g/t AuEq \(59.6 g/t Au, 1.9% Cu, 59.6 g/t Ag\)

### WDG-08

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Wild Dog · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WDG-08
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.9
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 8.4 m
- From: 154 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WDG-08:154.0-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant copper grade accompanying high gold grade.

Evidence · text

> 1.9% Cu

### WDG-08

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Wild Dog · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WDG-08
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 59.6
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8.4 m
- From: 154 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WDG-08:154.0-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver credit in a high-grade gold intercept.

Evidence · text

> 59.6 g/t Ag

### WDG-02

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Wild Dog · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WDG-02
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.5
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 7 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WDG-02:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 5.5 g/t Au is moderate for epithermal, but true width is not disclosed.

- Negative factor: Apparent Width Only

Evidence · text

> WDG-02: 7.0m @ 10.9 g/t AuEq \(5.5 g/t Au, 3.0% Cu, 68.8 g/t Ag\)

### WDG-02

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Wild Dog · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WDG-02
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 3
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 7 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WDG-02:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong copper grade.

Evidence · text

> 3.0% Cu

### WDG-02

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Wild Dog · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: WDG-02
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 68.8
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 7 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: WDG-02:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver credit.

Evidence · text

> 68.8 g/t Ag

### KVH-03

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Wild Dog · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KVH-03
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.4
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 38.4 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: KVH-03:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad mineralized zone identified.

Evidence · text

> KVH-03: 38.4m @ 2.23 g/t AuEq \(2.4 g/t Au, 0.02% Cu, 2.5 g/t Ag\)

### KVH-03

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Wild Dog · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KVH-03
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.02
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 38.4 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: KVH-03:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace copper.

Evidence · text

> 0.02% Cu

### KVH-03

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Wild Dog · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KVH-03
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.5
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 38.4 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: KVH-03:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace silver.

Evidence · text

> 2.5 g/t Ag

### Magiabe West

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Wild Dog · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Magiabe West
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 18.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel
- Group ID: Magiabe West:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade channel sample.

Evidence · text

> Magiabe West: 2026 channel sample: 8.0m @ 18.1 g/t AuEq

### Mengmut

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Wild Dog · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Mengmut
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.5
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 4 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel
- Group ID: Mengmut:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trench sampling results.

Evidence · text

> Trench sampling 2026: 4.0m @ 2.5 g/t Au

### Morgan

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Wild Dog · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Morgan
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 19.3 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel
- Group ID: Morgan:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant strike length and decent grade.

Evidence · text

> 2026 channel sample: 19.3m @ 4.13 g/t AuEq \(4.0 g/t Au, 0.03% Cu, 6.0 g/t Ag\)

### Morgan

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Wild Dog · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Morgan
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.03
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 19.3 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel
- Group ID: Morgan:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace copper.

Evidence · text

> 0.03% Cu

### Morgan

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Wild Dog · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: Morgan
- Project: Wild Dog
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: GPAC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 19.3 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel
- Group ID: Morgan:unknown-unknown

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver credit.

Evidence · text

> 6.0 g/t Ag

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