# Juggernaut Drills 30.11 Meters Of Quartz-Sulphide Mineralization Intersects Big Mack Zone Over 450 Meters On Strike And To Depth Of 1/2 Km And Remains Wide Open For Expansion On New District Scale High-Grade Gold Silver Copper Discovery On 100% Controlled Big One Property, Golden Triangle, B.C. Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6 Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/JUGR.V/press-releases/7497682976143277 Publisher: orestocks Original announcement: 2026-08-19T11:45:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Juggernaut Exploration Ltd - Ticker: JUGR.V - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc - Document categories: Drill results - Extracted: 2026-08-19 13:17:39 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.10 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Juggernaut Exploration announced initial observations from its maiden drill program at the Big One property in British Columbia's Golden Triangle, confirming the Big Mac Zone's extent over 450 meters on strike and to a depth of 500 meters with broad quartz-sulphide mineralization up to 30.11 meters wide. While all drill assays are pending, the company reported high-grade gold-silver-copper equivalent results from surface samples and noted the presence of free-milling gold, leading to a 30% expansion of the drill program. The geological context suggests a district-scale porphyry-related system with favorable metallurgical characteristics and no deleterious elements. Reasoning: The announcement reports significant broad intercepts of quartz-sulphide mineralization from a maiden drill program, confirming a large-scale system. However, the critical 'assays are pending' for all drill holes means the actual economic significance of these intercepts is unknown. High-grade surface samples and positive geological indicators suggest strong potential, but the lack of drill assay results limits immediate positive sentiment and confidence in the drill program's success to date. - Positive factor: Broad intervals of quartz-sulphide mineralization intersected, confirming significant scale of the Big Mac Zone \(up to 30.11m wide, 450m strike, 500m depth\). - Positive factor: Discovery of a new district-scale gold-silver-copper system on the 100% controlled Big One property in the Golden Triangle, BC. - Positive factor: Surface samples returned very high-grade results \(up to 114.60 g/t AuEq grab, 4.89 g/t AuEq over 5.21m channel\). - Positive factor: Microscopic inspection identified coarse-grained, free-milling gold, indicating favorable metallurgical characteristics. - Positive factor: Porphyry-style alteration and geological context suggest proximity to a buried porphyry core, indicating potential for a large system. - Positive factor: Drill program significantly expanded from 10,000m to 13,000m due to positive initial observations. - Positive factor: Detailed QA/QC protocols are disclosed, including QP sign-off, certified lab, and methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). - Positive factor: No deleterious elements like mercury or arsenic reported. - Negative factor: All reported drill intercepts have 'Assays are pending', meaning no grades are available for the drill results in this announcement, significantly reducing immediate impact and confidence. - Negative factor: True width is estimated \(80-90% of drill length\) rather than precisely stated for drill intercepts. - Negative factor: Metal equivalent assumptions for surface samples are based on assumed recoveries, not actual test work from the Big One project. Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source. Facts used in scoring: 8 ## 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 details QA/QC protocols including certified reference materials, blanks, and duplicates, and mentions MSALABS is ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017 certified, with Rein Turna, P. Geo as the Qualified Person. Evidence · text > Rein Turna, P. Geo is the qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, for Juggernaut Exploration projects, and supervised the preparation of, and has reviewed and approved, the technical information in this release. ... MSALABS is certified with both AC89-IAS and ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017. ... Certified reference materials \(CRMs\), blanks and duplicates are added in the sample stream at a rate of 10%. **Free Milling** Polarity: positive Definition: Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation. Why it applies: Microscopic inspection identified coarse-grained, free-milling gold up to 150 microns, indicating favorable metallurgical characteristics. Evidence · text > Microscopic inspection has also identified coarse-grained, free-milling gold up to 150 microns in size within the vein, indicating highly favorable metallurgical and processing characteristics **No Deleterious Elements** Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Why it applies: The release explicitly states that the gold-rich mineralized veins are clean with no occurrence of deleterious elements such as mercury or arsenic. Evidence · text > The overall geochemistry of the gold-rich mineralized veins is clean with no occurrence of deleterious elements such as mercury or arsenic. **Metal Equivalent Assumptions Disclosed** Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Why it applies: The calculation of Gold Equivalent \(AuEq\) values includes specific metal prices and assumed metallurgical recoveries for Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, and Zn. Evidence · text > Gold Equivalent \(AuEq\) metal values are calculated using: Au 4004.43 USD/oz, Ag 48.80 USD/oz, Cu 5.09 USD/lbs, Pb 2026.43 USD/ton and Zn 3054.88 USD/ton on October 31, 2025. ... Recoveries for Au, Ag, Cu, Pb and Zn on Big One are not known but are assumed to be similar with 85 % gold recovery, 75 % silver recovery, 75 % copper recovery, 75 % zinc recovery and 50 % Pb recovery. **Maiden Drill Program** Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Why it applies: The announcement refers to the 'maiden drill program' for the Big Mac Zone. Evidence · text > initial observations from the maiden drill program **Assays Pending** Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Why it applies: All reported drill intercepts explicitly state 'Assays are pending', meaning no grade information is available in this release. Evidence · text > Assays are pending. **Apparent Width Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness. Why it applies: Drill core intervals are reported as drill lengths, with true width estimated to be 80-90% of the length, not precisely stated. Evidence · text > Drill core intervals are reported as drill lengths, where the true width is estimated to be 80-90% of the length. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (8) ### BO-26-14 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-0) Big One property #### Identity - Hole ID: BO-26-14 - Project: Big One property - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Intercept: 30.11 m - From: 461.4 m - To: 491.51 m - Hole Depth: 624 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Easting: 317652 - Northing: 6364810 - CRS: NAD83/UTM Z9N - EPSG: 26909 - Azimuth: 100 ° - Dip: 65 ° - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: low\_confidence - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A broad intercept was encountered, indicating potential for significant mineralization, but the lack of assay results means its economic value is currently unquantified. - Positive factor: Broad intercept length of 30.11m suggests significant mineralization width. - Negative factor: Assays are pending, so the grade and economic significance are unknown. Evidence · text > Drill hole BO-26-14 intersected the Big Mac Zone in a 30.11 m interval from 461.40 m to 491.51 m containing two shear zones separated by pervasively silicified diorite with minor disseminated pyrite and sphalerite. ... Assays are pending. #### Rejected tags **Assays Pending** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Reason: Assays are pending for this drill intercept. Evidence · text > Assays are pending. ### BO-26-02 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-1) Big One property #### Identity - Hole ID: BO-26-02 - Project: Big One property - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Intercept: 11.22 m - From: 117.48 m - To: 128.7 m - Hole Depth: 453 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Easting: 317652 - Northing: 6365014 - CRS: NAD83/UTM Z9N - EPSG: 26909 - Azimuth: 342 ° - Dip: 55 ° - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: low\_confidence - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A moderate intercept with visual mineralization was encountered, but the lack of assay results means its economic value is currently unquantified. - Positive factor: Moderate intercept length with visual sulphides \(pyrite, chalcopyrite\) noted. - Negative factor: Assays are pending, so the grade and economic significance are unknown. Evidence · text > Drill hole BO-26-02 intersected the Big Mac Zone in a 11.22 m interval from 117.48 m to 128.70 m characterized by veins and veinlets up to 1 m wide containing up to 2% pyrite with trace amounts of chalcopyrite enveloped by strong quartz-sericite alteration. Assays are pending. #### Rejected tags **Assays Pending** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Reason: Assays are pending for this drill intercept. Evidence · text > Assays are pending. ### BO-26-18 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-2) Big One property #### Identity - Hole ID: BO-26-18 - Project: Big One property - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Intercept: 10.04 m - From: 374.51 m - To: 384.55 m - Hole Depth: 500 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Easting: 317652 - Northing: 6364810 - CRS: NAD83/UTM Z9N - EPSG: 26909 - Azimuth: 300 ° - Dip: 48 ° - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: low\_confidence - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A moderate intercept with visual mineralization was encountered, but the lack of assay results means its economic value is currently unquantified. - Positive factor: Moderate intercept length with visual sulphides \(pyrite\) noted. - Negative factor: Assays are pending, so the grade and economic significance are unknown. Evidence · text > Drill hole BO-26-18 intercepted the Big Mac Zone in a 10.04 m interval from 374.51 m to 384.55 m containing strongly foliated diorite with disseminated pyrite and veins with up to 1% pyrite, as well as pervasive quartz-sericite alteration. Assays are pending. #### Rejected tags **Assays Pending** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Reason: Assays are pending for this drill intercept. Evidence · text > Assays are pending. ### BO-26-05 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-3) Big One property #### Identity - Hole ID: BO-26-05 - Project: Big One property - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Intercept: 9.12 m - From: 130.02 m - To: 139.14 m - Hole Depth: 192 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Easting: 317652 - Northing: 6365014 - CRS: NAD83/UTM Z9N - EPSG: 26909 - Azimuth: 342 ° - Dip: 75 ° - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: low\_confidence - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A moderate intercept with visual mineralization was encountered, but the lack of assay results means its economic value is currently unquantified. - Positive factor: Moderate intercept length with visual sulphides \(pyrite, galena\) noted. - Negative factor: Assays are pending, so the grade and economic significance are unknown. Evidence · text > Drill hole BO-26-05 intersected the Big Mac Zone in a 9.12 m interval from 130.02 m to 139.14 m consisting of strongly sheared diorite with veins and veinlets containing up to 1% pyrite as well as galena enveloped by pervasive quartz-sericite alteration. Assays are pending. #### Rejected tags **Assays Pending** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Reason: Assays are pending for this drill intercept. Evidence · text > Assays are pending. ### BO-26-07 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-4) Big One property #### Identity - Hole ID: BO-26-07 - Project: Big One property - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Intercept: 6.57 m - From: 153.66 m - To: 160.23 m - Hole Depth: 612 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Easting: 317652 - Northing: 6365014 - CRS: NAD83/UTM Z9N - EPSG: 26909 - Azimuth: 342 ° - Dip: 87 ° - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: low\_confidence - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A narrower intercept with visual mineralization was encountered, but the lack of assay results means its economic value is currently unquantified. - Positive factor: Narrower intercept length with visual sulphides \(pyrite\) noted. - Negative factor: Assays are pending, so the grade and economic significance are unknown. Evidence · text > Drill hole BO-26-07 intercepted the Big Mac Zone in a 6.57 m interval from 153.66 m to 160.23 m containing disseminated pyrite within the shear zone as well as in veins up to 20 cm wide with strong quart-sericite alteration. Assays are pending. #### Rejected tags **Assays Pending** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Reason: Assays are pending for this drill intercept. Evidence · text > Assays are pending. ### BO-26-04 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-5) Big One property #### Identity - Hole ID: BO-26-04 - Project: Big One property - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Intercept: 5.26 m - From: 122.81 m - To: 128.07 m - Hole Depth: 315 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Easting: 317652 - Northing: 6365014 - CRS: NAD83/UTM Z9N - EPSG: 26909 - Azimuth: 342 ° - Dip: 65 ° - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: low\_confidence - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A narrower intercept with visual mineralization was encountered, but the lack of assay results means its economic value is currently unquantified. - Positive factor: Narrower intercept length with visual sulphides \(pyrite, galena\) noted. - Negative factor: Assays are pending, so the grade and economic significance are unknown. Evidence · text > Drill hole BO-26-04 intersected the Big Mac Zone in a 5.26 m interval from 122.81 m to 128.07 m characterized by veins and veinlets up to 0.5 m wide containing up to 2% pyrite with trace amounts of galena enveloped by strong quartz-sericite alteration. Assays are pending. #### Rejected tags **Assays Pending** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Reason: Assays are pending for this drill intercept. Evidence · text > Assays are pending. ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-6) Big One property · gold #### Identity - Project: Big One property - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Grade: 114.6 - Grade Unit: g/t AuEq #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: surface - Mining Method: unknown #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 114.6 - Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: An exceptionally high-grade gold equivalent grab sample confirms significant mineralization, providing strong exploration vectoring, though grab samples are selective. - Positive factor: Exceptional high-grade gold equivalent from a surface grab sample, indicating strong mineralization potential. - Positive factor: Metal equivalent assumptions are disclosed. - Negative factor: Grab samples are selective and not necessarily representative of the entire deposit. Evidence · text > Surface exploration at the Big Mac Vein has returned several high-grade results, highlighted by grab samples assaying up to 114.60 g/t AuEq \(3.66 oz/t AuEq\) #### Rejected tags **Bonanza Intercept** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Polarity: positive Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm. Reason: The grab sample grade of 114.60 g/t AuEq is exceptionally high. Evidence · text > 114.60 g/t AuEq ### Fact 8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/juggernaut-drills-30-11-meters-of-quartz-sulphide-mineralization-intersects-big--c41af2c6-f2b2-4042-a3e9-94b7535418f6#fact-drill-facts-7) Big One property · gold #### Identity - Project: Big One property - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: JUGR.V #### Geometry - Grade: 4.89 - Grade Unit: g/t AuEq - Intercept: 5.21 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: porphyry - Program: exploration - Sample Type: channel - Mining Method: unknown #### QA/QC - Laboratory: MSALABS - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 4.89 - Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: A strong gold equivalent grade over a continuous channel cut confirms significant and potentially widespread mineralization, providing a good indication of the system's potential. - Positive factor: High-grade gold equivalent over a significant channel width, indicating continuous mineralization. - Positive factor: Metal equivalent assumptions are disclosed. Evidence · text > continuous channel cut yielding 4.89 g/t AuEq over a width of 5.21 meters. #### Rejected tags **Strong Intercept** — Rejected; excluded from scoring Definition: No canonical definition is currently available. Reason: The channel sample grade of 4.89 g/t AuEq over 5.21m is a strong result for gold. Evidence · text > 4.89 g/t AuEq over a width of 5.21 meters ## 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.