# Mithril Silver &amp; Gold Builds Momentum at Copalquin with Third Drill Mobilization and Expanded 2026 Exploration Program

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/MSG/news/8277180130584790/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-12-22T12:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Mithril Silver &amp; Gold Limited

- Ticker: MSG

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Durango State, Mexico

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver

- Document categories: Drill results, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 23:00:11 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Mithril Silver &amp; Gold is expanding its 2026 exploration program at the Copalquin District in Mexico, planning 25,000 metres of drilling. The update highlights high-grade gold-silver intercepts from recent drilling and channel sampling, alongside a summary of the maiden Target 1 mineral resource.

Reasoning: The company is reporting strong drill intercepts and expanding its 2026 program, though assay delays are a minor operational headwind.

- Positive factor: high-grade intercepts reported

- Positive factor: expansion of exploration program

- Positive factor: maiden resource established

- Positive factor: multiple targets advancing

- Negative factor: assay laboratory delays

Facts used in scoring: 16

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Recent western step-out hole returned 8.03 m @ 7.19 g/t gold.

Evidence · text

> recent western step-out hole that returned 8.03 m @ 7.19 g/t gold

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: Intercept of 1.00 m @ 5.80 g/t gold and 1,308 g/t silver is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 1.00 m @ 5.80 g/t gold, 1,308 g/t silver

**Maiden Resource**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: First formal MRE for the project — establishes baseline but typically exploration-stage with high Inferred component.

Why it applies: The company delivered a maiden JORC mineral resource estimate at Target 1.

Evidence · text

> Mithril delivered a maiden JORC mineral resource estimate

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 16. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (16)

### MTH-RE25-45

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MTH-RE25-45
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 7.19
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8.03 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: MTH-RE25-45:0-8.03

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade gold intercept in an epithermal system.

- Positive factor: strong grade and width

### MTH-RE25-45

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-1)

silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MTH-RE25-45
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 260
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8.03 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: MTH-RE25-45:0-8.03

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong silver grade accompanying gold intercept.

- Positive factor: significant silver credits

### AP25-003

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-2)

gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-003
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.28
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2.75 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-003:0-2.75

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Maiden drilling at Target 5 returning positive grades.

- Positive factor: excellent results from first holes

### AP25-003

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-3)

silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-003
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 500
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2.75 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-003:0-2.75

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong silver component in maiden Target 5 drilling.

- Positive factor: high silver grade

### AP25-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-4)

gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-005
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.8
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-005:0-1.0

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade gold sub-interval.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

### AP25-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-5)

silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-005
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1308
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-005:0-1.0

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very high silver grade sub-interval.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

### AP25-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-6)

gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-005
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.71
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 3.35 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-005:0-3.35

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate gold intercept.

### AP25-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-7)

silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-005
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 246
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 3.35 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-005:0-3.35

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate silver intercept.

### AP25-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-8)

gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-005
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.35
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.05 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-005:0-1.05

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade gold sub-interval.

- Positive factor: high grade

### AP25-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-9)

silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: AP25-005
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 771
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.05 m

#### Classification

- Group ID: AP25-005:0-1.05

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High silver grade sub-interval.

- Positive factor: high grade

### Fact 11

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-10)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.43
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Group ID: Target1:Indicated

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource at Target 1.

- Positive factor: high grade

### Fact 12

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-11)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 114.2
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Group ID: Target1:Indicated

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource at Target 1.

### Fact 13

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-12)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.63
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Group ID: Target1:Inferred

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource at Target 1.

### Fact 14

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-13)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 137.1
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Group ID: Target1:Inferred

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource at Target 1.

### Fact 15

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-14)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.12
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Group ID: LaSoledad:Inferred

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource at La Soledad.

### Fact 16

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/mithril-silver-gold-builds-momentum-at-copalquin-with-third-drill-mobilization-a--cfa2f983-d5ee-4cae-b7c6-71cc5cba04b6#fact-drill-facts-15)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: MSG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 228.2
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Group ID: LaSoledad:Inferred

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource at La Soledad.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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