Infield Minerals Announces Exploration Results from the 2022 Desperado Drilling Campaign

Original announcement by tmx on

Company
Infield Minerals Corp.
Ticker
IN
Exchange
TSX
Region
Nevada
Primary commodity
Gold
Secondary commodities
Silver
Document categories
Drill results
Extracted
2026-08-21 19:16:01 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Infield Minerals announced exploration results from its 2022 drilling campaign at the Desperado gold-silver property in Nevada. The program consisted of 1,517.9 metres of RC drilling across ten holes, with the best intercept returning 0.56 g/t gold and 2.6 g/t silver over 1.52 metres in hole DP22-09. The company noted that only minor amounts of precious metals were returned, indicating generally low-grade results from this exploration phase.

Reasoning: The drilling campaign returned generally low-grade gold and silver intercepts, with the highest gold grade being 0.56 g/t over 1.52 metres, which is below typical economic thresholds. The company itself noted 'only minor amounts of precious metals were returned', indicating limited economic significance from these initial exploration results.

Positive factors

  • qaqc_disclosed
  • qp_signed
  • lab_certified

Negative factors

  • low_grade_results
  • narrow_intercepts
  • apparent_width_only
  • cutoff_undisclosed

Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.

Facts used in scoring: 16

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: The release states that samples were prepared and analyzed by American Assay Laboratories, which is ISO-17025 accredited, and the technical information was reviewed and approved by a Qualified Person (Richard Dufresne, P.Geo.).

Evidence · text

“The 522 RC rock chip samples collected by Infield in July and August, 2022, were prepared and analysed by American Assay Laboratories in Sparks, Nevada, for fire assays (Au-FA-PB30- ICP), Ag-Grav Ag30 and multi-element geochemical analysis (ICP-2AO36). American Assay Laboratories is an independent geochemical analytical testing laboratory which is ISO-17025 accredited by IAS. ... Technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Richard Dufresne, P.Geo., Vice-President Exploration for Infield Minerals Corp., and a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.”

Apparent Width Onlynegative

Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Why it applies: The document reports intercept lengths but does not provide true width or drill orientation information for the reported intervals.

Evidence · text

“Table 2: Summary of intersections from the 2022 Desperado drilling campaign”

Cut-off Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: The document does not state the cut-off grade used for reporting the drill intercepts.

Evidence · text

“Table 2: Summary of intersections from the 2022 Desperado drilling campaign”

Epithermal Style Mineralizationneutral · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The drilling campaign was designed to test for epithermal style mineralization.

Evidence · text

“The 2022 Desperado drilling campaign was designed to test lithological contacts and structural features for epithermal style mineralization.”

Low Grade Resultsnegative · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The highest gold intercept was 0.56 g/t over 1.52 metres, which is below typical economic thresholds, and the company stated 'only minor amounts of precious metals were returned'.

Evidence · text

“Drilling results returned 0.56 g/t gold and 2.6 g/t silver over 1.52 metres in hole DP22-09, and several additional anomalous 1.52-metre sample intervals above 0.1 g/t gold in other holes ... however, only minor amounts of precious metals were returned from the RC rock chip samples that were submitted to the laboratory for analysis.”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 16. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (16)

DP22-02Desperado · goldGrade: 0.11Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-02
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.11
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
39.62 m
To
41.15 m
Hole Depth
92.96 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-02:39.62-41.15
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
522600
Northing
4215975
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
1970 m
Azimuth
200 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.11 g/t over 1.52 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for gold and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“0.11”

Context: 1.52

DP22-02Desperado · goldGrade: 0.11Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-02
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.11
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
51.82 m
To
53.34 m
Hole Depth
92.96 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-02:51.82-53.34
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
522600
Northing
4215975
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
1970 m
Azimuth
200 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.11 g/t over 1.52 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for gold and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“0.11”

Context: 1.52

DP22-04Desperado · goldGrade: 0.02Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.57 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-04
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.02
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
4.57 m
From
137.16 m
To
141.73 m
Hole Depth
193.55 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-04:137.16-141.73
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521615
Northing
4216681
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2000 m
Azimuth
180 °
Dip
-50 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.02 g/t over 4.57 metres is extremely low and not economically significant.

Negative factors

  • very_low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“0.02”

Context: 4.57

DP22-04Desperado · silverGrade: 2.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.57 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-04
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
2.1
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
4.57 m
From
137.16 m
To
141.73 m
Hole Depth
193.55 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-04:137.16-141.73
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521615
Northing
4216681
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2000 m
Azimuth
180 °
Dip
-50 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver grade of 2.1 g/t over 4.57 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for silver and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“2.1”

Context: 4.57

DP22-07Desperado · goldGrade: 0.01Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7.62 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-07
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.01
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
7.62 m
From
42.67 m
To
50.29 m
Hole Depth
129.54 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-07:42.67-50.29
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
520251
Northing
4217177
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
1985 m
Azimuth
135 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.01 g/t over 7.62 metres is extremely low and not economically significant.

Negative factors

  • very_low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“0.01”

Context: 7.62

DP22-07Desperado · silverGrade: 3.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7.62 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-07
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
3.4
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
7.62 m
From
42.67 m
To
50.29 m
Hole Depth
129.54 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-07:42.67-50.29
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
520251
Northing
4217177
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
1985 m
Azimuth
135 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver grade of 3.4 g/t over 7.62 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for silver and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“3.4”

Context: 7.62

DP22-07Desperado · goldGrade: 0.11Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-07
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.11
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
124.97 m
To
126.49 m
Hole Depth
129.54 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-07:124.97-126.49
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
520251
Northing
4217177
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
1985 m
Azimuth
135 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.11 g/t over 1.52 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for gold and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“0.11”

Context: 1.52

DP22-07Desperado · silverGrade: 2.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-07
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
2.4
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
124.97 m
To
126.49 m
Hole Depth
129.54 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-07:124.97-126.49
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
520251
Northing
4217177
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
1985 m
Azimuth
135 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver grade of 2.4 g/t over 1.52 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for silver and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“2.4”

Context: 1.52

DP22-08Desperado · goldGrade: 0.05Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.57 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-08
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.05
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
4.57 m
From
97.54 m
To
102.11 m
Hole Depth
160.02 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-08:97.54-102.11
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521798
Northing
4216399
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2015 m
Azimuth
360 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.05 g/t over 4.57 metres is extremely low and not economically significant.

Negative factors

  • very_low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“0.05”

Context: 4.57

DP22-08Desperado · silverGrade: 3.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.57 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-08
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
3.4
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
4.57 m
From
97.54 m
To
102.11 m
Hole Depth
160.02 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-08:97.54-102.11
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521798
Northing
4216399
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2015 m
Azimuth
360 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver grade of 3.4 g/t over 4.57 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for silver and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“3.4”

Context: 4.57

DP22-09Desperado · goldGrade: 0.56Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-09
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.56
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
124.97 m
To
126.49 m
Hole Depth
182.88 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-09:124.97-126.49
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521796
Northing
4216398
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2015 m
Azimuth
270 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.56 g/t over 1.52 metres is above the weak threshold but still considered low-grade, especially given the narrow width.

Negative factors

  • narrow_intercept
  • low_grade_for_width

Evidence · table

“0.56”

Context: 1.52

DP22-09Desperado · silverGrade: 2.6Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-09
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
2.6
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
124.97 m
To
126.49 m
Hole Depth
182.88 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-09:124.97-126.49
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521796
Northing
4216398
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2015 m
Azimuth
270 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver grade of 2.6 g/t over 1.52 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for silver and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“2.6”

Context: 1.52

DP22-09Desperado · goldGrade: 0.09Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3.05 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-09
Project
Desperado
Commodity
gold
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.09
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
3.05 m
From
179.83 m
To
182.88 m
Hole Depth
182.88 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-09:179.83-182.88
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521796
Northing
4216398
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2015 m
Azimuth
270 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Gold grade of 0.09 g/t over 3.05 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for gold and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“0.09”

Context: 3.05

DP22-09Desperado · silverGrade: 4.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 3.05 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-09
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
4.7
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
3.05 m
From
179.83 m
To
182.88 m
Hole Depth
182.88 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-09:179.83-182.88
Mining Method
unknown

Location

Easting
521796
Northing
4216398
CRS
NAD83Z11
Elevation
2015 m
Azimuth
270 °
Dip
-45 °
Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
American Assay Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
Lab Certified
Yes
QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver grade of 4.7 g/t over 3.05 metres is significantly below the weak threshold for silver and represents a very low-grade intercept.

Negative factors

  • low_grade
  • narrow_intercept

Evidence · table

“4.7”

Context: 3.05

DP22-02Desperado · silverGrade: 0.2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-02
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.2
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
39.62 m
To
41.15 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-02:39.62-41.15
Mining Method
unknown

Location

CRS
NAD83Z11

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.2 g/t silver is below against the default band [500, 200, 100, 30] g/t. Grade×width 0.3 g/t·m is below.

Negative factors

  • 0.2 g/t silver is below the weak threshold (30 g/t) on the default band.
  • Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

“<0.2”

Context: DP22-02

DP22-02Desperado · silverGrade: 0.2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.52 mView all details
Link to this fact

Identity

Hole ID
DP22-02
Project
Desperado
Commodity
silver
Region
usa_nv
Reported Region
Nevada
Ticker
IN

Geometry

Grade
0.2
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
1.52 m
From
51.82 m
To
53.34 m

Classification

Deposit Type
epithermal
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
DP22-02:51.82-53.34
Mining Method
unknown

Location

CRS
NAD83Z11

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.2 g/t silver is below against the default band [500, 200, 100, 30] g/t. Grade×width 0.3 g/t·m is below.

Negative factors

  • 0.2 g/t silver is below the weak threshold (30 g/t) on the default band.
  • Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

“<0.2”

Context: DP22-02

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