Jaguar Mining Commences New Underground Drilling Program Targeting Untested High-Grade Zones at Turmalina Mine, Brazil
Original announcement by orestocks on
- Company
- Jaguar Mining Inc.
- Ticker
- JAG.TO
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Bismuth
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-22 10:47:52 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Summary
Jaguar Mining has commenced a new underground diamond drilling program at its Turmalina mine in Brazil. The campaign targets the depth extension of the Faina orebody and an untested upper-level extension of orebody A (the A/SE2 lens).
Reasoning: The company is announcing the commencement of a new drilling program. While no new grades are provided, the targeting of untested extensions within an operating mine is a positive growth signal.
Positive factors
- targeting untested high-grade zones
- access via existing underground infrastructure
- strong historical metallurgical performance
Negative factors
- no new assay results reported yet
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Nearology Playneutral · Story-specific tag
Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.
Why it applies: The program targets extensions of known orebodies (Faina and Orebody A) within the existing mine.
Evidence · text
“test down-dip extension of the Faina orebody and a largely untested upper-level extension of orebody A”
Single Domain Onlynegative
Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.
Why it applies: only one composite was tested
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (1)
Fact 1Turmalina mine · goldRecovery: 88.2 %View all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Turmalina mine
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- brazil
- Reported Region
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Ticker
- JAG.TO
Test Work
- Sample
- Orebody A average gold recovery
Recovery
- Recovery
- 88.2 %
- Recovery Basis
- actual_test
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical average recovery of 88.2% is stated as a supporting indication for the project's economic relevance.
Positive factors
- strong historical metallurgical performance
Evidence · text
“average gold recovery of approximately 88.20% across all ore processed to date”
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.