Melkior Drills 77.4 g/t Au over 6.9m in New High-Grade Gold Discovery at Carscallen, Including Project's Highest Grade Gold Interval of 445 g/t Au over 1.2m

Original announcement by tmx on Apr 29, 2025

Bullish

Company: Melkior Resources Inc.
Ticker: MKR
Exchange: TSX
Region: Ontario
Primary commodity: Gold
Secondary commodities: None reported
Document categories: Drill results
Extracted: 2026-08-23 22:47:30 UTC

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Melkior Resources has announced a new high-grade gold discovery at its Carscallen Gold Property in Ontario. The drill program intersected a project-record 445 g/t Au over 1.2m and a significant 77.4 g/t Au over 6.9m at the 1010 South Zone.

Reasoning: Discovery of a new high-grade zone with a project-record 445 g/t Au intercept and a significant 77.4 g/t Au over 6.9m interval.

Positive factors

Bonanza grade intercept
Step-Out Extension
QA/QC Disclosed

Negative factors

Apparent Width Only

Facts used in scoring: 5

Classification and evidence

Bonanza Interceptpositive

Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: 445 g/t Au is exceptionally high grade for an orogenic gold system.

Evidence · text

“445 g/t gold over 1.2 meters”

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).

Why it applies: Release mentions a Qualified Person (Martin Ethier, P.Geo) has reviewed the technical information.

Evidence · text

“reviewed and approved by Martin Ethier , P.Geo.”

Apparent Width Onlynegative

Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Why it applies: The document explicitly states that true width has not yet been established by drilling.

Evidence · text

“The True Width of the intervals has not yet been established by drilling.”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (5)

MKR-24-002Carscallen · goldGrade: 77.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 6.9 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: MKR-24-002
Project: Carscallen
Commodity: gold
Region: canada_on
Reported Region: Ontario
Ticker: MKR

Geometry

Grade: 77.4
Grade Unit: g/t
Intercept: 6.9 m
From: 208.5 m
To: 215.4 m

Classification

Program: exploration
Sample Type: drill
Group ID: MKR-24-002:208.5-215.4
Mining Method: underground

QA/QC

QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
QP Signed: Yes

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade intercept of 77.4 g/t Au over 6.9m is a significant discovery.

Positive factors

Bonanza Intercept

Negative factors

Apparent Width Only

Evidence · text

“DH MKR-24-002 intersected 77.4 g/t gold over 6.9 meters”

MKR-24-002Carscallen · goldGrade: 445Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.2 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: MKR-24-002
Project: Carscallen
Commodity: gold
Region: canada_on
Reported Region: Ontario
Ticker: MKR

Geometry

Grade: 445
Grade Unit: g/t
Intercept: 1.2 m
From: 213.5 m
To: 214.7 m

Classification

Program: exploration
Sample Type: drill
Group ID: MKR-24-002:213.5-214.7
Mining Method: underground

QA/QC

QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
QP Signed: Yes

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Project-record high-grade intercept of 445 g/t Au.

Positive factors

Bonanza Intercept

Negative factors

Apparent Width Only

Evidence · text

“including 445 g/t gold over 1.2 meters”

MKR-24-001Carscallen · goldGrade: 2.58Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.5 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: MKR-24-001
Project: Carscallen
Commodity: gold
Region: canada_on
Reported Region: Ontario
Ticker: MKR

Geometry

Grade: 2.58
Grade Unit: g/t
Intercept: 0.5 m
From: 62.5 m
To: 63 m

Classification

Program: exploration
Sample Type: drill
Mining Method: underground

QA/QC

QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
QP Signed: Yes

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade intercept.

Evidence · text

“DH MKR-24-001 intersected 2.58 g/t gold over 0.50 meters”

MKR-24-003Carscallen · goldGrade: 2.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.8 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: MKR-24-003
Project: Carscallen
Commodity: gold
Region: canada_on
Reported Region: Ontario
Ticker: MKR

Geometry

Grade: 2.7
Grade Unit: g/t
Intercept: 0.8 m
From: 123.9 m
To: 124.7 m

Classification

Program: exploration
Sample Type: drill
Mining Method: underground

QA/QC

QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
QP Signed: Yes

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade intercept.

Evidence · text

“2.70 g/t gold over 0.80 meters”

MKR-24-003Carscallen · goldGrade: 1.26Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.3 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: MKR-24-003
Project: Carscallen
Commodity: gold
Region: canada_on
Reported Region: Ontario
Ticker: MKR

Geometry

Grade: 1.26
Grade Unit: g/t
Intercept: 1.3 m
From: 142.3 m
To: 143.6 m

Classification

Program: exploration
Sample Type: drill
Mining Method: underground

QA/QC

QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
QP Signed: Yes

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade intercept.

Evidence · text

“1.26 g/t gold over 1.30 meters”

How Atlas produces this analysis

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