# Nine Mile Metals Mobilizes Second Drill Rig to the Tribag-West Wedge Target Area to Test High-Priority TDEM VMS Targets Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-mobilizes-second-drill-rig-to-the-tribag-west-wedge-target-area--86997e6f-30ad-40a7-9ac3-a4b0ac57d61d Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/NINE.CN/press-releases/5416634121825292 Publisher: orestocks Original announcement: 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-01T14:04:57.918Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-01T14:04:57.918Z - Company: Nine Mile Metals Ltd. - Ticker: NINE.CN - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: New Brunswick - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold - Document categories: Other, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-10-01 14:04:58 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Nine Mile Metals has mobilized a second drill rig to the Tribag-West Wedge target area to test high-priority TDEM VMS targets. This allows exploration to proceed at Tribag while Phase 3 drilling continues at the Wedge Mine as part of the company's 10,000-metre 2026 program. Reasoning: The announcement of a second rig on site to test high-priority geophysical targets is a positive operational milestone for the exploration program. - Positive factor: Mobilization of second drill rig increases drilling capacity - Positive factor: Testing high-priority TDEM targets - Positive factor: Parallel drilling at Wedge Mine and Tribag-West Wedge - Negative factor: Rig arrival delayed due to market demand Facts used in scoring: 8 ## Classification and evidence **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: The targets are located on the same magnetic trend as the historic Wedge Mine. Evidence · text > associated with the Tribag \(Pb-Zn\) and West Wedge \(Cu-Pb-Zn\) VMS occurrences, on the same magnetic trend as the historic Wedge Mine. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (5) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-mobilizes-second-drill-rig-to-the-tribag-west-wedge-target-area--86997e6f-30ad-40a7-9ac3-a4b0ac57d61d#fact-drill-facts-3) copper Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_nb - Reported Region: canada\_nb - Ticker: NINE.CN #### Geometry - Grade: 0.78 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 3.75 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical drill results from the 1980s. - Positive factor: Significant historical intercept - Negative factor: Historical data from 1980s requires verification Evidence · text > historical drilling completed in the 1980s returned assays of up to 0.78% Cu, 5.35% Pb, 12.9% Zn, 70.62 g/t Ag and 1.37 g/t Au over a 3.75-metre drill width #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- \*\*Program progress: \*\*As of September 21, 2026, the Company had completed 18 drill holes and 4,934.50 metres of its 10" ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-mobilizes-second-drill-rig-to-the-tribag-west-wedge-target-area--86997e6f-30ad-40a7-9ac3-a4b0ac57d61d#fact-drill-facts-4) lead Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: lead - Region: canada\_nb - Reported Region: canada\_nb - Ticker: NINE.CN #### Geometry - Grade: 5.35 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 3.75 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical drill results from the 1980s. - Positive factor: Significant historical intercept - Negative factor: Historical data from 1980s requires verification Evidence · text > historical drilling completed in the 1980s returned assays of up to 0.78% Cu, 5.35% Pb, 12.9% Zn, 70.62 g/t Ag and 1.37 g/t Au over a 3.75-metre drill width #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- \*\*Program progress: \*\*As of September 21, 2026, the Company had completed 18 drill holes and 4,934.50 metres of its 10" ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-mobilizes-second-drill-rig-to-the-tribag-west-wedge-target-area--86997e6f-30ad-40a7-9ac3-a4b0ac57d61d#fact-drill-facts-5) zinc Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: zinc - Region: canada\_nb - Reported Region: canada\_nb - Ticker: NINE.CN #### Geometry - Grade: 12.9 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 3.75 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical drill results from the 1980s. - Positive factor: Significant historical intercept - Negative factor: Historical data from 1980s requires verification Evidence · text > historical drilling completed in the 1980s returned assays of up to 0.78% Cu, 5.35% Pb, 12.9% Zn, 70.62 g/t Ag and 1.37 g/t Au over a 3.75-metre drill width #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- \*\*Program progress: \*\*As of September 21, 2026, the Company had completed 18 drill holes and 4,934.50 metres of its 10" ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-mobilizes-second-drill-rig-to-the-tribag-west-wedge-target-area--86997e6f-30ad-40a7-9ac3-a4b0ac57d61d#fact-drill-facts-6) silver Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Region: canada\_nb - Reported Region: canada\_nb - Ticker: NINE.CN #### Geometry - Grade: 70.62 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 3.75 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical drill results from the 1980s. - Positive factor: Significant historical intercept - Negative factor: Historical data from 1980s requires verification Evidence · text > historical drilling completed in the 1980s returned assays of up to 0.78% Cu, 5.35% Pb, 12.9% Zn, 70.62 g/t Ag and 1.37 g/t Au over a 3.75-metre drill width #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- \*\*Program progress: \*\*As of September 21, 2026, the Company had completed 18 drill holes and 4,934.50 metres of its 10" ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/nine-mile-metals-mobilizes-second-drill-rig-to-the-tribag-west-wedge-target-area--86997e6f-30ad-40a7-9ac3-a4b0ac57d61d#fact-drill-facts-7) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_nb - Reported Region: canada\_nb - Ticker: NINE.CN #### Geometry - Grade: 1.37 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 3.75 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical drill results from the 1980s. - Positive factor: Significant historical intercept - Negative factor: Historical data from 1980s requires verification Evidence · text > historical drilling completed in the 1980s returned assays of up to 0.78% Cu, 5.35% Pb, 12.9% Zn, 70.62 g/t Ag and 1.37 g/t Au over a 3.75-metre drill width #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "- \*\*Program progress: \*\*As of September 21, 2026, the Company had completed 18 drill holes and 4,934.50 metres of its 10" ## 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. 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