# P2 Gold: Gabbs Project Exploration Update

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/p2-gold-gabbs-project-exploration-update--c6740b34-13c7-47b0-834a-d24ec20bb0d7

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/PGLD/news/5190108115304482/p2-gold-gabbs-project-exploration-update

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-10-02T09:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: P2 Gold Inc.

- Ticker: PGLD

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Copper

- Document categories: Resource update, Permitting

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 05:53:21 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

P2 Gold has received BLM notices of extension to permit drilling at the Gabbs Project in Nevada. The company plans a 4,500-meter drill program to upgrade the Sullivan Zone Inferred resources to the Indicated category.

Reasoning: The company is advancing the Gabbs project through permitting and planned resource conversion drilling, though the current resource grades are marginal.

- Positive factor: Permitting milestones achieved with BLM notices of extension

- Positive factor: Planned drilling to upgrade resource category

- Positive factor: Significant existing resource base

- Negative factor: Resource grades are relatively low \(0.45 g/t Au Indicated\)

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: A significant portion of the reported resource is in the Inferred category.

Evidence · text

> an Inferred Mineral Resource of 1.28 million ounces of gold

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

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: Ken McNaughton, P.Eng., is named as the Qualified Person responsible for the project.

Evidence · text

> Qualified Person Ken McNaughton , M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Chief Exploration Officer, P2 Gold, is the Qualified Person

## Extracted facts

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

## Resource Estimates (6)

### indicated

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gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: PGLD

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 49800000
- Grade: 0.45
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 720000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Indicated resource grade of 0.45 g/t Au is relatively low.

- Negative factor: Low grade

Evidence · text

> Indicated Mineral Resource of 0.72 million ounces of gold... \(49.8 million tonnes grading 0.45 g/t gold...\)

### indicated

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silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: PGLD

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 49800000
- Grade: 1.36
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 2170000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Byproduct silver resource component.

Evidence · text

> 2.17 million ounces of silver... \(49.8 million tonnes grading... 1.36 g/t silver...\)

### indicated

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copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: PGLD

#### Resource Data

- Category: indicated
- Tonnes: 49800000
- Grade: 0.27
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 297000000
- Contained Unit: lb

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Byproduct copper resource component.

Evidence · text

> 297.0 million pounds of copper... \(49.8 million tonnes grading... 0.27% copper\)

### inferred

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gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: PGLD

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 112200000
- Grade: 0.35
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 1280000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Inferred resource grade of 0.35 g/t Au is low.

- Negative factor: Low grade

- Negative factor: Inferred category

Evidence · text

> Inferred Mineral Resource of 1.28 million ounces of gold... \(112.2 million tonnes grading 0.35 g/t gold...\)

### inferred

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silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: PGLD

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 112200000
- Grade: 0.84
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Contained Metal: 3040000
- Contained Unit: oz

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Byproduct silver resource component.

Evidence · text

> 3.04 million ounces of silver... \(112.2 million tonnes grading... 0.84 g/t silver...\)

### inferred

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copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: PGLD

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 112200000
- Grade: 0.23
- Grade Unit: %
- Contained Metal: 567100000
- Contained Unit: lb

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Byproduct copper resource component.

Evidence · text

> 567.1 million pounds of copper... \(112.2 million tonnes grading... 0.23% copper\)

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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