# NORTH ARROW COMPLETES 66 HOLES IN 22 DAYS DURING FIRST PHASE OF THE 2025 RC DRILLING CAMPAIGN, KRAAIPAN GOLD PROJECT, BOTSWANA

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-completes-66-holes-in-22-days-during-first-phase-of-the-2025-rc-dril--222793f5-a5d5-49a0-8d51-b33bbb2c7e78

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NAR/news/8632704450673924/north-arrow-completes-66-holes-in-22-days-during-first-phase-of-the-2025-rc-dril

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-07-02T12:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: North Arrow Minerals Inc.

- Ticker: NAR

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Botswana

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 07:50:38 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

North Arrow Minerals has completed the first phase of its 2025 RC drilling campaign at the Kraaipan Gold Project in Botswana, completing 66 holes. Bedrock sampling has identified high-grade gold anomalies, including a peak assay of 10.1 g/t Au, which will be targeted in upcoming drilling rotations.

Reasoning: The company is reporting progress on a large-scale exploration campaign with high-grade bedrock samples \(up to 10.1 g/t Au\) identified, though formal drill assay results are still pending.

- Positive factor: high-grade bedrock samples

- Positive factor: systematic exploration program

- Positive factor: proximity to known mine

- Negative factor: results still pending assay

- Negative factor: overburden thickness

Facts used in scoring: 2

## 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: The release mentions a Qualified Person \(Kenneth Armstrong, P.Geo.\) has reviewed and approved the technical information.

Evidence · text

> Mr. Armstrong has reviewed and approves the technical and scientific information in this news release.

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: The project is located 40 km north of Harmony Gold's Kalgold Mine.

Evidence · text

> Located just 40 km north of Harmony Gold's multi-million-ounce Kalgold Mine

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-completes-66-holes-in-22-days-during-first-phase-of-the-2025-rc-dril--222793f5-a5d5-49a0-8d51-b33bbb2c7e78#fact-drill-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10.1
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 10.1 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for bedrock sampling in an orogenic-style system.

- Positive factor: exceptional grade

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-completes-66-holes-in-22-days-during-first-phase-of-the-2025-rc-dril--222793f5-a5d5-49a0-8d51-b33bbb2c7e78#fact-drill-facts-1)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Multiple samples exceeding 1 g/t Au indicate a consistent mineralized signature in the bedrock.

- Positive factor: consistent anomalous values

## 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.