# KLDC Intersects 103 m of Continuous Gold Mineralization including 5.66 g/t Au over 18.2 m, 3.30 g/t Au over 18.7 m and 1.78 g/t Au over 23.9 m in First Drill Hole at Mirado

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/kldc-intersects-103-m-of-continuous-gold-mineralization-including-5-66-g-t-au-ov--c8d96bd4-63c6-4e5d-ae11-a17b1bf6f6d0

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/kldc-intersects-103-m-continuous-110000665.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-04-16T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp.

- Ticker: KLDC

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 23:58:45 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. has reported significant gold assay results from its first drill hole at the Mirado property in Ontario. The hole intersected 103m of continuous gold mineralization, including a high-grade interval of 5.66 g/t Au over 18.2m.

Reasoning: The first drill hole at the Mirado property returned a very wide 103m continuous gold intercept with multiple high-grade sub-intervals, confirming historical mineralization.

- Positive factor: significant intercept width

- Positive factor: high grade sub-intervals

- Positive factor: first drill hole success

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The results confirm mineralization originally identified in the 1980s, representing a new drill test of a historical target.

Evidence · text

> confirms mineralization originally identified by Golden Shield Resources in the 1980s

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (4)

### KLDC

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/kldc-intersects-103-m-of-continuous-gold-mineralization-including-5-66-g-t-au-ov--c8d96bd4-63c6-4e5d-ae11-a17b1bf6f6d0#fact-drill-facts-0)

Mirado · gold

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KLDC
- Project: Mirado
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: KLDC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.66
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 18.2 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 5.66 g/t Au over 18.2m is a strong intercept for gold exploration.

- Positive factor: strong grade

Evidence · text

> 5.66 g/t Au over 18.2 m

### KLDC

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/kldc-intersects-103-m-of-continuous-gold-mineralization-including-5-66-g-t-au-ov--c8d96bd4-63c6-4e5d-ae11-a17b1bf6f6d0#fact-drill-facts-1)

Mirado · gold

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KLDC
- Project: Mirado
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: KLDC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 3.3
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 18.7 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 3.30 g/t Au over 18.7m is a solid intercept.

- Positive factor: moderate to strong grade

Evidence · text

> 3.30 g/t Au over 18.7 m

### KLDC

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/kldc-intersects-103-m-of-continuous-gold-mineralization-including-5-66-g-t-au-ov--c8d96bd4-63c6-4e5d-ae11-a17b1bf6f6d0#fact-drill-facts-2)

Mirado · gold

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KLDC
- Project: Mirado
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: KLDC

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.78
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 23.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1.78 g/t Au over 23.9m provides significant width at an economic grade.

- Positive factor: economic grade

Evidence · text

> 1.78 g/t Au over 23.9 m

### KLDC

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/kldc-intersects-103-m-of-continuous-gold-mineralization-including-5-66-g-t-au-ov--c8d96bd4-63c6-4e5d-ae11-a17b1bf6f6d0#fact-drill-facts-3)

Mirado · gold

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KLDC
- Project: Mirado
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: KLDC

#### Geometry

- Intercept: 103 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 103m of continuous mineralization is a very significant width for a first drill hole.

- Positive factor: exceptional width

Evidence · text

> Intersects 103 m of Continuous Gold Mineralization

## 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.
