# Nexus Gold Completes Winter Drill Program at the Mckenzie Gold Project, Red Lake, Ontario

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nexus-gold-completes-winter-drill-program-at-the-mckenzie-gold-project-red-lake--c06ca8b2-94a4-4cab-b3b3-9da7011ec433

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NXS/news/8650880402116250/nexus-gold-completes-winter-drill-program-at-the-mckenzie-gold-project-red-lake-

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2021-12-01T14:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Nexus Gold Corp.

- Ticker: NXS

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Silver

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 03:03:59 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Nexus Gold has completed a 2,000-meter winter drill program at the McKenzie Gold Project in Red Lake, Ontario. While new assay results are pending, the company highlighted significant high-grade historical intercepts and recent prospecting grab samples to demonstrate mineralization potential.

Reasoning: The release announces the completion of a drill program but does not provide new assay results for the current holes; instead, it highlights high-grade historical intercepts and prospecting grab samples to maintain momentum.

- Positive factor: High-grade intercepts reported in historical drill results

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols clearly disclosed

- Positive factor: Accredited laboratory used

- Negative factor: Current drill results \(the 8 new holes\) are not yet assayed

- Negative factor: Historical results are being restated

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: Release mentions certified gold reference standards, blanks, and field duplicates as part of the QA/QC program.

Evidence · text

> Certified gold reference standards, blanks and field duplicates are routinely inserted into the sample stream, as part of Nexus’s quality control/quality assurance program \(QA/QC\).

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: Intercepts of 36.2 g/t and 94.2 g/t Au reported in historical drilling.

Evidence · text

> including 1m of 36.20 g/t Au

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: Warren Robb P.Geo. is designated as the Qualified Person.

Evidence · text

> Warren Robb P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration, is the designated Qualified Person

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (7)

### MK-20-RC-006

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nexus-gold-completes-winter-drill-program-at-the-mckenzie-gold-project-red-lake--c06ca8b2-94a4-4cab-b3b3-9da7011ec433#fact-drill-facts-0)

McKenzie Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MK-20-RC-006
- Project: McKenzie Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NXS

#### Geometry

- Grade: 13.25
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2.75 m
- From: 68.75 m
- To: 70.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade intercept of 13.25 g/t Au over 2.75m.

- Positive factor: Strong grade-width product

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> MK-20-RC-006: 2.75m of 13.25 grams-per-tonne \(“g/t”\) gold \(“Au”\), including 1m of 36.20 g/t Au \(68.75m to 70.5m\)

### MK-20-RC-006

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McKenzie Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MK-20-RC-006
- Project: McKenzie Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NXS

#### Geometry

- Grade: 36.2
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m
- From: 68.75 m
- To: 70.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very high grade intercept within a larger interval.

- Positive factor: Bonanza grade

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> including 1m of 36.20 g/t Au \(68.75m to 70.5m\)

### MK-20-RC-008

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nexus-gold-completes-winter-drill-program-at-the-mckenzie-gold-project-red-lake--c06ca8b2-94a4-4cab-b3b3-9da7011ec433#fact-drill-facts-2)

McKenzie Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MK-20-RC-008
- Project: McKenzie Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NXS

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 55.5 m
- From: 67.5 m
- To: 123 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Wide interval of 1 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Significant width

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> MK-20-RC-008: 55.5m of 1 g/t Au \(67.5m to 123m\)

### MK-21-DD-018

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nexus-gold-completes-winter-drill-program-at-the-mckenzie-gold-project-red-lake--c06ca8b2-94a4-4cab-b3b3-9da7011ec433#fact-drill-facts-3)

McKenzie Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MK-21-DD-018
- Project: McKenzie Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NXS

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.01
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 56 m
- From: 13 m
- To: 69 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 56m of 1.01 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Significant width

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> MK-21-DD-018: 56m of 1.01 g/t Au \(13m to 69m\)

### MK-21-DD-018

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McKenzie Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MK-21-DD-018
- Project: McKenzie Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NXS

#### Geometry

- Grade: 94.2
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Exceptional grade of 94.2 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> including 24.7m of 4.05 g/t Au, 14m of 7.01 g/t Au, and 1m of 94.2 g/t Au

### MK-21-DD-019

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McKenzie Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MK-21-DD-019
- Project: McKenzie Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NXS

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.25
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 136 m
- From: 148 m
- To: 285 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 136m of 1.25 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Significant width

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> MK-21-DD-019: 136m of 1.25 g/t Au \(148m to 285m\)

### MK-21-DD-019

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McKenzie Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: MK-21-DD-019
- Project: McKenzie Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Ontario
- Ticker: NXS

#### Geometry

- Grade: 59.8
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade intercept of 59.8 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> High-grade intercepts included 1m of 59.8 g/t Au

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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