# GSP Soil Geochemical Results Expand Surface Copper Zone at Mer and Highlight Near Surface In-Pit Resource Expansion Potential at Alwin Mine Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/GSPR/news/8684450943276792/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-01-26T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: GSP Resource Corp. - Ticker: GSPR - Exchange: TSX - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold, Silver - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-08-25 14:44:24 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary GSP Resource Corp. has released soil geochemical results from its Alwin-Mer exploration program, showing expanded copper anomalies at the MER property and potential for resource expansion at the Alwin Mine. The results include high copper soil values at Little OK Lake, though these are likely related to historic tailings material. Reasoning: Soil geochemical results show expanded copper anomalies and support a porphyry system model, though some high grades are attributed to historic tailings. - Positive factor: expansion of surface copper anomaly at MER - Positive factor: high copper soil values at Little OK Lake - Positive factor: near-surface expansion potential at Alwin Mine - Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed - Negative factor: Little OK Lake anomaly likely related to transported tailings Facts used in scoring: 10 ## 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 ALS Global accreditation, duplicate soil samples, and use of standards, blanks, and duplicates. Evidence · text > GSP Resource Corp. follows industry standard procedures for the work carried out on the Alwin Mine Project, with a quality assurance/quality control \(QA/QC\) program. **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Soil results define a copper anomaly extending northwest of historic drilling and trenching. Evidence · text > The soil results define an approximately 175 x 120 metre apparently northwest trending copper anomaly extending northwest of the focus of historic drilling and trenching. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (10) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-0) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 158 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: surface - Group ID: MER-SOIL-SEQ #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Sequential soil samples showing increasing copper values. - Positive factor: sequential increasing values ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-1) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 206 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: surface - Group ID: MER-SOIL-SEQ #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Sequential soil sample value. ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-2) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 190 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: surface - Group ID: MER-SOIL-SEQ #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Sequential soil sample value. ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-3) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 252 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: surface - Group ID: MER-SOIL-SEQ #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Sequential soil sample value. - Positive factor: highest in sequence ### 68-45 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-4) copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 68-45 - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 4.4 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 2 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 1968-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical drill intercept mentioned as context for soil anomaly. - Positive factor: high grade ### AM-21-02 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-5) copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: AM-21-02 - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 3.2 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 1.8 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Recent drill intercept mentioned in context of soil anomaly. - Positive factor: high grade ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-6) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 950 - Grade Unit: ppm #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High copper soil value at Little OK Lake area. - Positive factor: high value - Negative factor: likely related to transported tailings ### Fact 8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-7) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 1.85 - Grade Unit: % #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical rock grab sample mentioned as context. - Positive factor: high grade ### Fact 9 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-8) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 348 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical rock grab sample mentioned as context. - Positive factor: high grade ### Fact 10 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/gsp-soil-geochemical-results-expand-surface-copper-zone-at-mer-and-highlight-nea--728f89eb-a73b-48c5-86ca-4dd88e743148#fact-drill-facts-9) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: GSPR #### Geometry - Grade: 2.6 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical rock grab sample mentioned as context. - Positive factor: high grade ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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