Omai Gold Increases Indicated Mineral Resources to 2.5 Moz Au at 2.04 g/t Au (38.1 Mt) and Inferred to 5.5 Moz Au at 1.59 g/t Au (106.6 Mt) with Expansion of Wenot and Gilt Deposits
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Omai Gold Mines Corp.
- Ticker
- OMG
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- Guyana
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 00:05:46 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Omai Gold Mines Corp. has announced an updated Mineral Resource Estimate for its Omai Gold Property in Guyana. The update features significant expansions to the Wenot and Gilt deposits, increasing total gold resources across Indicated and Inferred categories.
Reasoning: The update shows substantial growth in both Indicated and Inferred resource categories, specifically highlighting a ~50% increase in the Wenot Indicated resource.
Positive factors
- Significant tonnage growth
- Contained metal growth
- Expansion of known deposits
Facts used in scoring: 3
Classification and evidence
Tonnage Growthpositive
Significant tonnage increase (≥15%) vs prior estimate with grade maintained or improved.
Why it applies: Wenot Indicated MRE increased 49.8% in tonnage.
Evidence · text
“Wenot Indicated MRE increased 49.8%”
Contained Metal Growthpositive
True scale improvement — contained metal ounces/tonnes increased vs prior, accounting for both tonnage and grade changes.
Why it applies: The update reports an increase in total ounces for both Indicated and Inferred categories.
Evidence · text
“Increases Indicated Mineral Resources to 2.5 Moz Au”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (3)
indicatedgoldTonnes: 38100000Grade: 2.04Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 2500000Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- OMG
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 38100000
- Grade
- 2.04
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 2500000
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Headline resource figures indicate a significant scale of gold mineralization.
Positive factors
- Strong grade for indicated resource
Evidence · text
“Indicated Mineral Resources to 2.5 Moz Au at 2.04 g/t Au (38.1 Mt)”
inferredgoldTonnes: 106600000Grade: 1.59Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 5500000Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- OMG
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 106600000
- Grade
- 1.59
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 5500000
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Large scale expansion of the inferred resource base.
Positive factors
- Large scale inferred resource
Negative factors
- Inferred category carries higher geological risk
Evidence · text
“Inferred to 5.5 Moz Au at 1.59 g/t Au (106.6 Mt)”
indicatedgoldTonnes: 28400000Grade: 1.59Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 1453000Contained Unit: ozView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- OMG
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 28400000
- Grade
- 1.59
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 1453000
- Contained Unit
- oz
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Wenot Indicated MRE increased 49.8%.
Positive factors
- Tonnage growth
- Contained metal growth
Evidence · text
“Wenot Indicated MRE increased 49.8% to 1,453,000 ounces ("oz") of gold with an average grade of 1.59 g/t Au, contained in 28.4 million tonnes ("Mt")”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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