# Maple Gold Expands Gold System at Douay with Broad Step-Out Intercepts; 1.1 g/t Au over 74 m, Including 2.8 g/t Au over 13.5 m, in the Nika Zone and 1.0 g/t Au over 138 m, Including 3.1 g/t Au over 9 m, in the Porphyry West Zone Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/maple-gold-expands-gold-system-at-douay-with-broad-step-out-intercepts-1-1-g-t-a--1161904e-a7e2-49e3-a2ad-63a7268d724b Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/maple-gold-expands-gold-system-110000266.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: Maple Gold Mines Ltd. - Ticker: MGM - Exchange: TSXV - Region: Québec, Canada - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results - Extracted: 2026-08-20 23:58:07 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Maple Gold Mines has reported successful step-out drill results at its Douay Gold Project in Québec. Key intercepts include 1.1 g/t Au over 74 m in the Nika Zone and 1.0 g/t Au over 138 m in the Porphyry West Zone, both featuring higher-grade internal segments. Reasoning: The announcement reports significant step-out drilling success with broad, high-width intercepts in two different zones \(Nika and Porphyry West\), demonstrating system expansion. - Positive factor: Broad step-out intercepts - Positive factor: Significant width at moderate grade - Positive factor: High-grade sub-intervals Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: Headline explicitly states 'Broad Step-Out Intercepts' Evidence · text > Expands Gold System at Douay with Broad Step-Out Intercepts ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (4) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/maple-gold-expands-gold-system-at-douay-with-broad-step-out-intercepts-1-1-g-t-a--1161904e-a7e2-49e3-a2ad-63a7268d724b#fact-drill-facts-0) Douay Gold Project · gold Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Project: Douay Gold Project - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: Québec, Canada - Ticker: MGM #### Geometry - Grade: 1.1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 74 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Broad 74m intercept at 1.1 g/t Au demonstrates significant mineralization continuity. - Positive factor: Broad width Evidence · text > 1.1 g/t Au over 74 m ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/maple-gold-expands-gold-system-at-douay-with-broad-step-out-intercepts-1-1-g-t-a--1161904e-a7e2-49e3-a2ad-63a7268d724b#fact-drill-facts-1) Douay Gold Project · gold Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Project: Douay Gold Project - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: Québec, Canada - Ticker: MGM #### Geometry - Grade: 2.8 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 13.5 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Stronger grade within the larger 74m intercept. - Positive factor: High-grade sub-interval Evidence · text > Including 2.8 g/t Au over 13.5 m ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/maple-gold-expands-gold-system-at-douay-with-broad-step-out-intercepts-1-1-g-t-a--1161904e-a7e2-49e3-a2ad-63a7268d724b#fact-drill-facts-2) Douay Gold Project · gold Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Project: Douay Gold Project - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: Québec, Canada - Ticker: MGM #### Geometry - Grade: 1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 138 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Very large 138m intercept demonstrates significant scale of the Porphyry West Zone. - Positive factor: Extremely broad width Evidence · text > 1.0 g/t Au over 138 m ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/maple-gold-expands-gold-system-at-douay-with-broad-step-out-intercepts-1-1-g-t-a--1161904e-a7e2-49e3-a2ad-63a7268d724b#fact-drill-facts-3) Douay Gold Project · gold Needs review: ungrounded #### Identity - Project: Douay Gold Project - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_qc - Reported Region: Québec, Canada - Ticker: MGM #### Geometry - Grade: 3.1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 9 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: ungrounded - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade segment within the broad 138m intercept. - Positive factor: High-grade sub-interval Evidence · text > Including 3.1 g/t Au over 9 m ## 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.