# North Arrow Drills 9 m @1.23 g/t Au and 7 m @ 1.99 g/t Au at Target A, Kraaipan Gold Project, Botswana

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold--969ae5ae-c27f-420e-a2c0-b8c9a33f0dd4

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/NAR/news/6437987551398672/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-06-08T08:00:00.000Z

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: 2026-08-20 22:03:14 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.30 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

North Arrow Minerals has confirmed gold mineralization along a 700m strike at Target A of the Kraaipan Gold Project using RC drilling. While bedrock intercepts were encouraging, the company noted that mineralization is not continuous and requires further structural mapping to define vein orientations.

Reasoning: The results validate a ~700m gold-bearing corridor at Target A, though continuity and structural controls remain uncertain.

- Positive factor: Gold mineralization confirmed along ~700 m of strike

- Positive factor: Encouraging bedrock gold intercepts in 12 of 20 holes

- Positive factor: Rotation 2 drilling completed on schedule

- Negative factor: Drilling did not establish dip continuity around flagship KR25-157

- Negative factor: Gold mineralization not continuously present along the full strike/dip

- Negative factor: Vein orientations not yet confidently defined

Facts used in scoring: 6

## 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 ALS Johannesburg, use of duplicates, standards, and blanks.

Evidence · text

> QA/QC protocols include ALS laboratory's own internal quality assurance controls as well as Rockman's field controls, including the insertion of duplicates and certified reference materials \(CRM\)

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (6)

### KR26-012

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold--969ae5ae-c27f-420e-a2c0-b8c9a33f0dd4#fact-drill-facts-0)

Kraaipan Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KR26-012
- Project: Kraaipan Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: Botswana
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.23
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 9 m
- From: 12 m
- To: 21 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: KR26-012:12-21

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Johannesburg
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: duplicates, standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 9m @ 1.23 g/t Au provides strike continuity but was undercut by a subsequent hole.

- Positive factor: Provides strike continuity

- Negative factor: Undercut by KR26-017

### KR26-012

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold--969ae5ae-c27f-420e-a2c0-b8c9a33f0dd4#fact-drill-facts-1)

Kraaipan Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KR26-012
- Project: Kraaipan Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: Botswana
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.23
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 3 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: KR26-012:12-21

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Johannesburg
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: duplicates, standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade 3m sub-interval within the 9m intercept.

- Positive factor: High-grade sub-interval

### KR26-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold--969ae5ae-c27f-420e-a2c0-b8c9a33f0dd4#fact-drill-facts-2)

Kraaipan Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KR26-005
- Project: Kraaipan Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: Botswana
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.99
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 7 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: KR26-005:0-7

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Johannesburg
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: duplicates, standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 7m @ 1.99 g/t Au is a solid bedrock intercept.

- Positive factor: Strong intercept

### KR26-005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold--969ae5ae-c27f-420e-a2c0-b8c9a33f0dd4#fact-drill-facts-3)

Kraaipan Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KR26-005
- Project: Kraaipan Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: Botswana
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.89
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: KR26-005:0-7

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Johannesburg
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: duplicates, standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade 2m sub-interval.

- Positive factor: High-grade sub-interval

### KR26-007

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold--969ae5ae-c27f-420e-a2c0-b8c9a33f0dd4#fact-drill-facts-4)

Kraaipan Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KR26-007
- Project: Kraaipan Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: Botswana
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 29
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: KR26-007:0-2

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Johannesburg
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: duplicates, standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Extremely high grade but from overburden/scree, not bedrock.

- Positive factor: Very high grade

- Negative factor: Overburden sample

### KR26-002

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/north-arrow-drills-9-m-1-23-g-t-au-and-7-m-1-99-g-t-au-at-target-a-kraaipan-gold--969ae5ae-c27f-420e-a2c0-b8c9a33f0dd4#fact-drill-facts-5)

Kraaipan Gold Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: KR26-002
- Project: Kraaipan Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: botswana
- Reported Region: Botswana
- Ticker: NAR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.13
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 3 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: KR26-002:0-3

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Johannesburg
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: duplicates, standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Intercept returned from overburden.

- Negative factor: Overburden sample

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