# Lode Gold Completes First Six Holes of Expanded 20-Hole Drill Program at Fremont Gold Mine Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-completes-first-six-holes-of-expanded-20-hole-drill-program-at-fremont--40f3c2ea-20a4-4d9c-a2f2-5b07ce483c57 Original source: https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/319585/Lode-Gold-Completes-First-Six-Holes-of-Expanded-20Hole-Drill-Program-at-Fremont-Gold-Mine Publisher: newsfile Original announcement: 2026-10-19T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-19T11:06:23.718Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-19T11:06:23.718Z - Company: Lode Gold Resources Inc. - Ticker: LOD - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: California - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Other, Metallurgy, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-10-19 11:06:24 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Lode Gold has completed the first six holes of an expanded 20-hole drilling campaign at the Fremont Gold Mine in California. These holes are part of a metallurgical drilling program intended to support future feasibility studies, with assay results currently pending. Reasoning: The announcement reports the completion of drilling for metallurgical purposes but contains no new assay results or grades. - Positive factor: Expansion of drill program to 20 holes - Positive factor: Progressing towards metallurgical testing to support future feasibility studies - Negative factor: No assay results reported yet Facts used in scoring: 6 ## Classification and evidence **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The drilling is part of an expanded program at an existing mine to support metallurgical testing and future feasibility studies. Evidence · text > These holes comprise of the first part of the metallurgical drilling which will help refine our geometallurgical model ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (6) ### PT-J\_001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-completes-first-six-holes-of-expanded-20-hole-drill-program-at-fremont--40f3c2ea-20a4-4d9c-a2f2-5b07ce483c57#fact-drill-facts-0) Fremont Gold Mine #### Identity - Hole ID: PT-J\_001 - Project: Fremont Gold Mine - Region: california - Reported Region: california - Ticker: LOD #### Geometry - Hole Depth: 105 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Fremont Gold Mine - Azimuth: 240 ° - Dip: -75 ° - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Drill hole completed for metallurgical purposes; assays pending. Evidence · text > PT-J\_001 through PT-J\_006 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### PT-J\_002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-completes-first-six-holes-of-expanded-20-hole-drill-program-at-fremont--40f3c2ea-20a4-4d9c-a2f2-5b07ce483c57#fact-drill-facts-1) Fremont Gold Mine #### Identity - Hole ID: PT-J\_002 - Project: Fremont Gold Mine - Region: california - Reported Region: california - Ticker: LOD #### Geometry - Hole Depth: 171.3 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Fremont Gold Mine - Azimuth: 240 ° - Dip: -75 ° - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Drill hole completed for metallurgical purposes; assays pending. Evidence · text > PT-J\_001 through PT-J\_006 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### PT-J\_003 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-completes-first-six-holes-of-expanded-20-hole-drill-program-at-fremont--40f3c2ea-20a4-4d9c-a2f2-5b07ce483c57#fact-drill-facts-2) Fremont Gold Mine #### Identity - Hole ID: PT-J\_003 - Project: Fremont Gold Mine - Region: california - Reported Region: california - Ticker: LOD #### Geometry - Hole Depth: 152.4 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Fremont Gold Mine - Azimuth: 240 ° - Dip: -75 ° - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Drill hole completed for metallurgical purposes; assays pending. Evidence · text > PT-J\_001 through PT-J\_006 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### PT-J\_004 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-completes-first-six-holes-of-expanded-20-hole-drill-program-at-fremont--40f3c2ea-20a4-4d9c-a2f2-5b07ce483c57#fact-drill-facts-3) Fremont Gold Mine #### Identity - Hole ID: PT-J\_004 - Project: Fremont Gold Mine - Region: california - Reported Region: california - Ticker: LOD #### Geometry - Hole Depth: 153 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Fremont Gold Mine - Azimuth: 240 ° - Dip: -75 ° - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Drill hole completed for metallurgical purposes; assays pending. Evidence · text > PT-J\_001 through PT-J\_006 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### PT-J\_005 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-completes-first-six-holes-of-expanded-20-hole-drill-program-at-fremont--40f3c2ea-20a4-4d9c-a2f2-5b07ce483c57#fact-drill-facts-4) Fremont Gold Mine #### Identity - Hole ID: PT-J\_005 - Project: Fremont Gold Mine - Region: california - Reported Region: california - Ticker: LOD #### Geometry - Hole Depth: 153.4 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Fremont Gold Mine - Azimuth: 240 ° - Dip: -75 ° - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Drill hole completed for metallurgical purposes; assays pending. Evidence · text > PT-J\_001 through PT-J\_006 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### PT-J\_006 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lode-gold-completes-first-six-holes-of-expanded-20-hole-drill-program-at-fremont--40f3c2ea-20a4-4d9c-a2f2-5b07ce483c57#fact-drill-facts-5) Fremont Gold Mine #### Identity - Hole ID: PT-J\_006 - Project: Fremont Gold Mine - Region: california - Reported Region: california - Ticker: LOD #### Geometry - Hole Depth: 153 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Fremont Gold Mine - Azimuth: 240 ° - Dip: -75 ° - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Drill hole completed for metallurgical purposes; assays pending. Evidence · text > PT-J\_001 through PT-J\_006 #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ## 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. 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