High-Grade Tungsten Mineralization Confirmed at Rackla Metals' Lentung
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Rackla Metals Inc.
- Ticker
- RAK.V
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Northwest Territories
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-10-13 11:38:23 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Atlas analysis published:
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Rackla Metals has announced high-grade tungsten intercepts from its first four modern diamond drill holes at the Lentung project in the NWT. The results show strong correlation with historical Union Carbide data and suggest potential for both open pit and underground mining.
Reasoning: The drill results confirm high-grade tungsten mineralization that aligns with historical models, providing significant de-risking for the project's resource potential.
Positive factors
- High-grade tungsten intercepts confirmed
- Results corroborate historical Union Carbide data
- Mineralization extends beyond historical cut-off grades
- Potential for open pit mining with underground-style grades
Negative factors
- RC drilling discontinued due to groundwater issues
Facts used in scoring: 8
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 details SGS Canada lab accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025) and use of standards and blanks.
Evidence · text
“Standard reference materials and blanks were also inserted every 50 samples”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The company describes the RC portion as an attempt at in-fill drilling and the diamond drilling as supporting a future resource estimate.
Evidence · text
“Rackla attempted reverse circulation (RC) drilling as a low-cost and rapid means of in-fill drilling”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
DDH26L-001Lentung · tungstenGrade: 1.72Grade Unit: %Intercept: 20.35 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-001
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.72
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 20.35 m
- From
- 11 m
- To
- 31.35 m
- Intercept Depth
- 11 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-001:11-31.35
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 36 °
- Dip
- -58 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong tungsten grade over a significant width.
Positive factors
- Broad interval
Evidence · table
“1.72”
Context: 20.35
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
DDH26L-001Lentung · copperGrade: 0.14Grade Unit: %Intercept: 20.35 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-001
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.14
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 20.35 m
- From
- 11 m
- To
- 31.35 m
- Intercept Depth
- 11 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-001:11-31.35
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 36 °
- Dip
- -58 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace copper content.
Evidence · table
“0.14”
Context: 20.35
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
DDH26L-002Lentung · tungstenGrade: 2.28Grade Unit: %Intercept: 17.95 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-002
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.28
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 17.95 m
- From
- 32 m
- To
- 49.95 m
- Intercept Depth
- 32 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-002:32-49.95
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 0 °
- Dip
- -90 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong tungsten grade.
Positive factors
- High grade
Evidence · table
“2.28”
Context: 17.95
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
DDH26L-002Lentung · copperGrade: 0.09Grade Unit: %Intercept: 17.95 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-002
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.09
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 17.95 m
- From
- 32 m
- To
- 49.95 m
- Intercept Depth
- 32 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-002:32-49.95
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 0 °
- Dip
- -90 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace copper content.
Evidence · table
“0.09”
Context: 17.95
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
DDH26L-003Lentung · tungstenGrade: 1.67Grade Unit: %Intercept: 17.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-003
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.67
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 17.9 m
- From
- 23 m
- To
- 40.9 m
- Intercept Depth
- 23 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-003:23-40.9
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 45 °
- Dip
- -59 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid tungsten grade and width.
Evidence · table
“1.67”
Context: 17.90
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
DDH26L-003Lentung · copperGrade: 0.06Grade Unit: %Intercept: 17.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-003
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.06
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 17.9 m
- From
- 23 m
- To
- 40.9 m
- Intercept Depth
- 23 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-003:23-40.9
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 45 °
- Dip
- -59 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace copper content.
Evidence · table
“0.06”
Context: 17.90
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
DDH26L-004Lentung · tungstenGrade: 0.9Grade Unit: %Intercept: 20.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-004
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.9
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 20.5 m
- From
- 37 m
- To
- 57.5 m
- Intercept Depth
- 37 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-004:37-57.5
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 45 °
- Dip
- -80 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Lower grade but very wide intercept.
Positive factors
- Broad interval
Evidence · table
“0.90”
Context: 20.50
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
DDH26L-004Lentung · copperGrade: 0.02Grade Unit: %Intercept: 20.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DDH26L-004
- Project
- Lentung
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- northwest territories
- Reported Region
- northwest territories
- Ticker
- RAK.V
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.02
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 20.5 m
- From
- 37 m
- To
- 57.5 m
- Intercept Depth
- 37 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- DDH26L-004:37-57.5
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Central Zone
- Azimuth
- 45 °
- Dip
- -80 °
- Loc. Confidence
- high
- Loc. Source
- document
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- SGS Canada Inc.
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace copper content.
Evidence · table
“0.02”
Context: 20.50
Tags used in scoring
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
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.