Lion Rock Completes Phase 1 Drill Program at Volney Project, South Dakota
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Lion Rock Resources Inc.
- Ticker
- ROAR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- South Dakota
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Lithium, Tin, Tantalum
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-26 06:46:21 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Lion Rock Resources has completed Phase 1 of its exploration drill program at the Volney Project in South Dakota, totaling 3,600 metres across 15 holes. The program successfully intersected spodumene-bearing pegmatites and sulphide-bearing shear zones, with assay results expected in the coming weeks.
Reasoning: The company completed its first modern drill program at the Volney Project, identifying spodumene and mineralized shear zones, but actual assay results are still pending.
Positive factors
- completion of inaugural drill program
- identification of spodumene-bearing pegmatites
- multi-commodity potential (gold, lithium, tin, tantalum)
Negative factors
- assays pending
- no specific grades reported for new drill holes
Facts used in scoring: 2
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: Samples were shipped to SGS in Denver, Colorado for analysis and a Qualified Person (Carl Ginn, P.Geo.) reviewed the content.
Evidence · text
“samples shipped to SGS in Denver, Colorado for analysis”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The program is described as the first modern drill testing along the Volney trend, making it exploration rather than infill.
Evidence · text
“This program represents the first modern drill testing along the Volney trend.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (2)
Fact 1goldGrade: 14Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- ROAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 14
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical surface grab sample showing high gold grade.
Positive factors
- high grade surface sample
Fact 2lithiumGrade: 3.6Grade Unit: % Li 2 OHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lithium
- Ticker
- ROAR
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.6
- Grade Unit
- % Li 2 O
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical surface sampling showing significant lithium oxide grade.
Positive factors
- high grade lithium surface sample
How Atlas produces this analysis
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