# Hercules Metals Provides Update on 2025 Drilling at the Leviathan Porphyry System Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/hercules-metals-provides-update-on-2025-drilling-at-the-leviathan-porphyry-syste--ce48fa06-87e5-4f74-8442-595fc5ba65e3 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BIG/news/8071099707022957/hercules-metals-provides-update-on-2025-drilling-at-the-leviathan-porphyry-syste Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-10-08T11:10:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Hercules Metals Corp. - Ticker: BIG - Exchange: TSX - Region: Idaho - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-08-21 05:37:43 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Hercules Metals has expanded its 2025 drilling program at the Leviathan porphyry copper system in Idaho, with over 13,000 metres completed to date. The company is currently testing the large 'Donut' Anomaly and reporting steady progress in definition drilling to confirm continuity in the Footwall Zone. Reasoning: The announcement provides a progress update on drilling activity and geophysical targets rather than new assay results. While it demonstrates momentum and expansion of the program, the lack of new grades limits immediate fundamental impact. - Positive factor: Upsized drilling campaign - Positive factor: Testing of large new geophysical target \(Donut Anomaly\) - Positive factor: Demonstrating continuity in Footwall Zone - Negative factor: No assay results provided in this update Facts used in scoring: 3 ## 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: The release names a Qualified Person \(Dillon Hume, P.Geo.\) who reviewed and approved the technical information. Evidence · text > The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved for disclosure by Dillon Hume, P.Geo. **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The company explicitly mentions executing a strategy of both definition and pure exploration drilling to demonstrate continuity. Evidence · text > Early validation of our 3D geological model has enabled us to execute a combined strategy of both definition and pure exploration drilling. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### 25-16 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/hercules-metals-provides-update-on-2025-drilling-at-the-leviathan-porphyry-syste--ce48fa06-87e5-4f74-8442-595fc5ba65e3#fact-drill-facts-0) Leviathan · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: 25-16 - Project: Leviathan - Commodity: copper - Ticker: BIG #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Hole is currently in-progress testing for southern extension; no grades available. - Negative factor: No assay results reported Evidence · text > Drill hole 25-16 is currently testing for a southern extension of the Leviathan porphyry into Southern Flats ### 25-22 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/hercules-metals-provides-update-on-2025-drilling-at-the-leviathan-porphyry-syste--ce48fa06-87e5-4f74-8442-595fc5ba65e3#fact-drill-facts-1) Leviathan · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: 25-22 - Project: Leviathan - Commodity: copper - Ticker: BIG #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Hole is in-progress testing the Donut Anomaly; no grades available. - Positive factor: Testing large 3-km wide anomaly - Negative factor: No assay results reported Evidence · text > drill holes 25-22 and 25-23 are designed to evaluate whether the stronger, 3-km-wide bullseye MT feature \(the "Donut Anomaly"\) may represent a second and separate porphyry centre. ### 25-23 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/hercules-metals-provides-update-on-2025-drilling-at-the-leviathan-porphyry-syste--ce48fa06-87e5-4f74-8442-595fc5ba65e3#fact-drill-facts-2) Leviathan · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: 25-23 - Project: Leviathan - Commodity: copper - Ticker: BIG #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Hole is pre-collared testing the Donut Anomaly; no grades available. - Positive factor: Testing large 3-km wide anomaly - Negative factor: No assay results reported Evidence · text > drill holes 25-22 and 25-23 are designed to evaluate whether the stronger, 3-km-wide bullseye MT feature \(the "Donut Anomaly"\) may represent a second and separate porphyry centre. ## 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.