Hayasa Metals Announces Initial Drill Results and Final IP Sections at Urasar Copper-Gold Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Hayasa Metals Inc.
- Ticker
- HAY
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Armenia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-25 14:57:19 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Hayasa Metals reported initial drill results from the Urasar Copper-Gold Project, showing anomalous but low-grade gold and copper mineralization across four holes. The company also addressed a rotational error in previous IP survey sections, which has now been corrected to better target chargeability anomalies to the north.
Reasoning: Initial drill results show widespread but low-grade gold and copper mineralization, confirming a fertile system but failing to hit high-grade targets. The discovery of an IP survey error is a minor technical setback but provides clarity for future targeting.
Positive factors
- anomalous gold and copper throughout lengths
- ubiquitous sulfide mineralization
- fertile mineralizing system confirmed
- QA/QC disclosed
Negative factors
- results not as robust as expected
- low grades (ppm level)
- IP survey rotation error discovered
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions insertion of standards, blanks, and duplicates every ten samples and use of ALS laboratory.
Evidence · text
“a known standard, blank or duplicate was inserted every ten samples for QA/QC purposes”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
UDD-06Urasar Copper-Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.03Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 214 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- UDD-06
- Project
- Urasar Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- armenia
- Reported Region
- Armenia
- Ticker
- HAY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.03
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 214 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- UDD-06:0-214
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low-grade gold intercept (0.03 ppm) over a significant width.
Positive factors
- anomalous gold
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · text
“Gold grades averaged 0.030 ppm Au over 214m in hole UDD-06”
UDD-03Urasar Copper-Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.16Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 275 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- UDD-03
- Project
- Urasar Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- armenia
- Reported Region
- Armenia
- Ticker
- HAY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.16
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 275 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- UDD-03:0-275
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low-grade gold intercept (0.16 ppm) over a significant width.
Positive factors
- anomalous gold
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · text
“0.16 ppm Au over275m in hole UDD-03”
UDD-01Urasar Copper-Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.18Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 145 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- UDD-01
- Project
- Urasar Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- armenia
- Reported Region
- Armenia
- Ticker
- HAY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.18
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 145 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- UDD-01:0-145
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low-grade gold intercept (0.18 ppm) over a significant width.
Positive factors
- anomalous gold
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · text
“0.18 ppm over 145m in UDD-01”
UDD-02Urasar Copper-Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.12Grade Unit: ppmIntercept: 394 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- UDD-02
- Project
- Urasar Copper-Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- armenia
- Reported Region
- Armenia
- Ticker
- HAY
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.12
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Intercept
- 394 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- UDD-02:0-394
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- blanks, standards, duplicates
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low-grade gold intercept (0.12 ppm) over a very significant width.
Positive factors
- anomalous gold
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · text
“0.12 ppm Au over 394m in UDD-02”
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