# High-grade Tungsten Assays up to 2.7% WO3 at Regional Nevada Projects

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects--18780f63-88a0-4202-bafb-f07387f24f79

Original source: https://investingnews.com/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects/

Publisher: investingnews

Original announcement: 2026-09-01T07:01:47.862Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Viking Mines Limited

- Ticker: VKA

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Tungsten

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-01 07:03:28 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Viking Mines reported high-grade tungsten results from reconnaissance sampling at its Long and Terrell projects in Nevada. The sampling included grab and channel samples, with intercepts reaching up to 2.7% WO3 at the Long Prospect and 2.4% WO3 at the Terrell Prospect.

Reasoning: Reconnaissance sampling confirmed high-grade tungsten \(up to 2.7% WO3\) at two historic Nevada projects, demonstrating expansion potential for the company's portfolio.

- Positive factor: high-grade surface intercepts

- Positive factor: confirmation of mineralisation at historic sites

- Positive factor: potential for skarn-hosted bodies

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Sampling at Long and Terrell demonstrates potential beyond the flagship Linka project.

Evidence · text

> demonstrates the broader endowment potential of Viking’s Nevada tungsten portfolio beyond the flagship Linka Tungsten Project

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (6)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects--18780f63-88a0-4202-bafb-f07387f24f79#fact-drill-facts-0)

Terrell Prospect · tungsten

#### Identity

- Project: Terrell Prospect
- Commodity: tungsten
- Ticker: VKA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.4
- Grade Unit: % WO3

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade float sample confirms surface mineralisation.

- Positive factor: exceptional surface grade

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects--18780f63-88a0-4202-bafb-f07387f24f79#fact-drill-facts-1)

Terrell Prospect · tungsten

#### Identity

- Project: Terrell Prospect
- Commodity: tungsten
- Ticker: VKA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.7
- Grade Unit: % WO3

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant tungsten grades identified in granite-hosted veins.

- Positive factor: strong vein grades

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects--18780f63-88a0-4202-bafb-f07387f24f79#fact-drill-facts-2)

Long Prospect · tungsten

#### Identity

- Project: Long Prospect
- Commodity: tungsten
- Ticker: VKA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.8
- Grade Unit: % WO3
- Intercept: 1.8 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Continuous channel sampling returned a high-grade intercept.

- Positive factor: high-grade channel intercept

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects--18780f63-88a0-4202-bafb-f07387f24f79#fact-drill-facts-3)

Long Prospect · tungsten

#### Identity

- Project: Long Prospect
- Commodity: tungsten
- Ticker: VKA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.7
- Grade Unit: % WO3
- Intercept: 0.45 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very high-grade sub-interval within the channel sample.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects--18780f63-88a0-4202-bafb-f07387f24f79#fact-drill-facts-4)

Long Prospect · tungsten

#### Identity

- Project: Long Prospect
- Commodity: tungsten
- Ticker: VKA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.6
- Grade Unit: % WO3
- Intercept: 1.35 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: channel

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Lower grade intercept compared to the primary high-grade zone.

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/high-grade-tungsten-assays-up-to-2-7-wo3-at-regional-nevada-projects--18780f63-88a0-4202-bafb-f07387f24f79#fact-drill-facts-5)

Long Prospect · tungsten

#### Identity

- Project: Long Prospect
- Commodity: tungsten
- Ticker: VKA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.3
- Grade Unit: % WO3

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low-grade grab samples confirming presence of mineralisation.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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