# Lodestar Minerals prepares for maiden resource at Ned’s Creek with final gold assays in hand Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1 Original source: https://stockhead.com.au/resources/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-neds-creek-with-final-gold-assays-in-hand/ Publisher: stockhead Original announcement: 2026-10-05T00:12:30.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-05T01:02:05.315Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-05T01:02:05.315Z - Company: Lodestar Minerals - Ticker: LSR - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Western Australia - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-10-05 01:02:06 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Lodestar Minerals has completed its 12,417m reverse circulation drilling program at the Ned's Creek gold project in Western Australia. The company expects to publish its maiden mineral resource estimate in the second half of October 2026, supported by several high-grade intercepts. Reasoning: The announcement reports final assay results from a completed drill campaign that is directly supporting an upcoming maiden resource estimate. - Positive factor: completion of 12,417m RC drilling program - Positive factor: high-grade intercepts reported - Positive factor: maiden resource estimate imminent Facts used in scoring: 7 ## 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 mentions resamples and quality-control re-assays. Evidence · text > including resamples and quality-control re-assays ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (7) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1#fact-drill-facts-0) Ned's Creek · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Ned's Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: australia\_wa - Reported Region: australia\_wa - Ticker: LSR #### Geometry - Grade: 2.33 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 11 m - From: 20 m - To: 31 m - Intercept Depth: 20 m #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Ned's\_Creek:20-31 #### Location - Location: Gidgee Flats - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 11m at 2.33 g/t gold is a solid intercept for the Gidgee Flats area. - Positive factor: solid grade for shallow intercept Evidence · text > 11m at 2.33g/t gold from just 20m at Gidgee Flats in WA #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 "mixed" ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1#fact-drill-facts-1) Ned's Creek · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Ned's Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: australia\_wa - Reported Region: australia\_wa - Ticker: LSR #### Geometry - Grade: 4.69 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 7 m - From: 214 m - To: 221 m - Intercept Depth: 214 m #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Ned's\_Creek:214-221 #### Location - Location: south of the prospect - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 7m at 4.69 g/t gold is a strong intercept. - Positive factor: strong grade Evidence · text > 7m at 4.69g/t gold from 214m #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 "mixed" ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1#fact-drill-facts-2) Ned's Creek · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Ned's Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: australia\_wa - Reported Region: australia\_wa - Ticker: LSR #### Geometry - Grade: 15.29 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2 m - From: 219 m - To: 221 m - Intercept Depth: 219 m #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Ned's\_Creek:219-221 #### Location - Location: south of the prospect - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 15.29 g/t gold is a high-grade intercept. - Positive factor: bonanza grade Evidence · text > 2m at 15.29g/t from 219m #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 "mixed" ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1#fact-drill-facts-3) Ned's Creek · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Ned's Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: australia\_wa - Reported Region: australia\_wa - Ticker: LSR #### Geometry - Grade: 1.76 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 11 m - From: 111 m - To: 122 m - Intercept Depth: 111 m #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Ned's\_Creek:111-122 #### Location - Location: south of the prospect - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 11m at 1.76 g/t gold is a moderate intercept. Evidence · text > 11m at 1.76g/t gold from 111m #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 "mixed" ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1#fact-drill-facts-4) Ned's Creek · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Ned's Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: australia\_wa - Reported Region: australia\_wa - Ticker: LSR #### Geometry - Grade: 3.53 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 5 m - From: 113 m - To: 118 m - Intercept Depth: 113 m #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Ned's\_Creek:113-118 #### Location - Location: south of the prospect - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 5m at 3.53 g/t gold is a decent sub-interval. - Positive factor: higher grade sub-interval Evidence · text > including 5m at 3.53g/t from 113m #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 "mixed" ### Fact 6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1#fact-drill-facts-5) Ned's Creek · gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Ned's Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: australia\_wa - Reported Region: australia\_wa - Ticker: LSR #### Geometry - Grade: 1.57 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 26 m - From: 51 m - To: 77 m - Intercept Depth: 51 m #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Ned's\_Creek:51-77 #### Location - Location: Central Park - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 26m at 1.57 g/t gold is a wide, moderate-grade intercept. - Positive factor: significant width Evidence · text > 26m at 1.57g/t gold from 51m #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 "mixed" ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/lodestar-minerals-prepares-for-maiden-resource-at-ned-s-creek-with-final-gold-as--149a4828-c781-452b-b6d6-3157d0086cb1#fact-drill-facts-6) Ned's Creek · gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Ned's Creek - Commodity: gold - Region: australia\_wa - Reported Region: australia\_wa - Ticker: LSR #### Geometry - Grade: 5.08 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 3 m - From: 69 m - To: 72 m - Intercept Depth: 69 m #### Classification - Program: mixed - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Ned's\_Creek:69-72 #### Location - Location: Central Park - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: 3m at 5.08 g/t gold is a high-grade sub-interval. - Positive factor: higher grade sub-interval Evidence · text > including 3m at 5.08g/t from 69m #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 "mixed" ## 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.