P2 Gold & Gabbs: Technical De-Risking & Optimized Development Sequence Drive the Pathway to Feasibility
Original announcement by cruxinvestor on
- Company
- P2 Gold Inc.
- Ticker
- PGLD
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper
- Document categories
- Drill results, Metallurgy
- Extracted
- 2026-08-29 19:17:53 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
P2 Gold is advancing its Gabbs Project in Nevada toward a Q4 2026 feasibility study, utilizing SART technology to achieve high gold (94.5%) and copper (79.9%) recoveries. Recent RC drilling at the Lucky Strike Zone has extended mineralization beyond previous PEA boundaries, supporting a revised resource update in Q3 2026.
Reasoning: The document reports significant technical de-risking through improved metallurgical recoveries (SART technology) and drill results that extend the known mineralized footprint, supporting an upcoming feasibility study.
Positive factors
- significant metallurgical recovery improvements
- step-out drilling extending mineralization
- infrastructure de-risking
- staged development plan to optimize cash flow
Negative factors
- undetermined true width for large intercept
- scaling SART technology to commercial scale is a risk
- increased upfront capital intensity due to earlier mill start
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling returned 158.50m intercept which extends mineralization beyond the 2025 PEA boundaries.
Evidence · text
“extends mineralization beyond the 2025 preliminary economic assessment open-pit boundaries”
Apparent Width Onlynegative
Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
Why it applies: The 158.50m intercept is noted as having an undetermined true thickness.
Evidence · text
“True thickness of the 158.50-meter southwest intercept is undetermined”
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Gold recovery of 94.5% is exceptional for the reported heap leach/SART route.
Evidence · text
“delivering gold recoveries of 94.5%”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
Fact 1Gabbs Project · goldGrade: 0.78Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 79.25 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Gabbs Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- PGLD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.78
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 79.25 m
- From
- 89.92 m
- To
- 169.17 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- unknown:89.92-169.17
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept over a significant width.
Positive factors
- continuous mineralization
Evidence · text
“79.25 meters grading 0.78 grams per tonne gold”
Fact 2Gabbs Project · copperGrade: 0.29Grade Unit: %Intercept: 79.25 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Gabbs Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- PGLD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.29
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 79.25 m
- From
- 89.92 m
- To
- 169.17 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- unknown:89.92-169.17
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper grade accompanies gold in the intercept.
Evidence · text
“0.29% copper”
Fact 3Gabbs Project · goldGrade: 1.28Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 21.34 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Gabbs Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- PGLD
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.28
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 21.34 m
- From
- 92.96 m
- To
- 114.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- unknown:92.96-114.3
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Higher grade sub-interval within a larger intercept.
Positive factors
- higher-grade core
Evidence · text
“higher-grade core of 21.34 meters grading 1.28 grams per tonne gold”
Fact 4Gabbs Project · copperGrade: 0.34Grade Unit: %Intercept: 21.34 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Gabbs Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- PGLD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.34
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 21.34 m
- From
- 92.96 m
- To
- 114.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- unknown:92.96-114.3
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Copper grade in the high-grade core.
Evidence · text
“0.34% copper from 92.96 meters downhole”
Fact 5Gabbs Project · goldGrade: 0.37Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 158.5 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Gabbs Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- PGLD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.37
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 158.5 m
- From
- 83.82 m
- To
- 242.32 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- unknown:83.82-242.32
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Large width intercept but low grade and true width is undetermined.
Positive factors
- step-out extension
Negative factors
- apparent width only
Evidence · text
“158.50 meters grading 0.37 grams per tonne gold”
Fact 6Gabbs Project · copperGrade: 0.16Grade Unit: %Intercept: 158.5 mNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Gabbs Project
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- PGLD
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.16
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 158.5 m
- From
- 83.82 m
- To
- 242.32 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- unknown:83.82-242.32
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade copper in a large width intercept.
Evidence · text
“0.16% copper from 83.82 meters downhole”
Fact 7goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- PGLD
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant improvement in gold recovery compared to the 2025 PEA baseline of 85%.
Positive factors
- High recovery
- Improvement over PEA
Evidence · text
“delivering gold recoveries of 94.5%”
Fact 8copperView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- PGLD
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant improvement in copper recovery compared to the 2025 PEA baseline of 67%.
Positive factors
- High recovery
- Improvement over PEA
Evidence · text
“copper recoveries of 79.9%”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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