Pinnacle Silver and Gold reports high-grade gold and silver results from Potrero drilling 10:59 18 Aug
Original announcement by proactiveinvestors on
- Company
- Pinnacle Silver & Gold Corp
- Ticker
- PINN
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-19 20:44:49 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Pinnacle Silver and Gold has reported high-grade gold and silver drill results from its Potrero project in Durango, Mexico. Underground drilling at the Pinos Cuates mine has extended the known strike length of mineralization to at least 70 metres, including a significant 13.18m intercept at 9.69 g/t gold.
Reasoning: Strong high-grade intercepts reported from underground drilling, extending strike length, though core recovery issues and orientation uncertainty are noted.
Positive factors
- high-grade gold and silver intercepts
- extension of known strike length
- visible gold observed
Negative factors
- poor core recovery (as low as 20%)
- difficult to determine actual width due to hole orientation
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Apparent Width Onlynegative
Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
Why it applies: Pinnacle noted that the orientation of hole EPUG26035 makes it difficult to determine the actual width of the mineralized zone.
Evidence · text
“Pinnacle noted that the orientation of the hole makes it difficult to determine the actual width of the mineralized zone.”
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: The 1.07m interval at 59.2 g/t gold is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · text
“1.07-metre portion of the interval... returned 59.2 grams per tonne gold”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
EPUG26035Potrero · goldGrade: 9.69Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 13.18 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26035
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.69
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 13.18 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EPUG26035:0-13.18
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong gold grade over a significant width, though core recovery was noted as poor and orientation makes true width difficult to determine.
Positive factors
- high grade
Negative factors
- poor core recovery
- apparent width only
Evidence · text
“13.18-metre core-length interval grading 9.69 grams per tonne gold”
EPUG26035Potrero · silverGrade: 143Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 13.18 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26035
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 143
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 13.18 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EPUG26035:0-13.18
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant silver grade accompanying the gold intercept.
Positive factors
- silver credits
Negative factors
- poor core recovery
Evidence · text
“13.18-metre core-length interval grading 9.69 grams per tonne gold and 143 grams per tonne silver”
EPUG26035Potrero · goldGrade: 59.2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.07 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26035
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 59.2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.07 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EPUG26035:0-1.07
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very high grade interval containing visible gold.
Positive factors
- bonanza grade
- visible gold
Evidence · text
“1.07-metre portion of the interval contained fine-grained visible gold and returned 59.2 grams per tonne gold”
EPUG26035Potrero · silverGrade: 424Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.07 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26035
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 424
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.07 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EPUG26035:0-1.07
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High silver grade in a high-grade gold sub-interval.
Positive factors
- high silver grade
Evidence · text
“returned 59.2 grams per tonne gold and 424 grams per tonne silver”
EPUG26025Potrero · goldGrade: 0.97Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26025
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.97
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade intercept.
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · text
“EPUG26025 returned 0.97 grams per tonne gold”
EPUG26025Potrero · silverGrade: 16Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26025
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 16
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EPUG26025:0-4.5
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low grade silver intercept.
Negative factors
- low grade
Evidence · text
“and 16 grams per tonne silver over 4.50 metres”
EPUG26026Potrero · goldGrade: 9.54Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26026
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.54
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade gold but very narrow intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
Negative factors
- narrow width
Evidence · text
“EPUG26026 returned 9.54 grams per tonne gold”
EPUG26026Potrero · silverGrade: 134Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- EPUG26026
- Project
- Potrero
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- mexico
- Reported Region
- Durango, Mexico
- Ticker
- PINN
Geometry
- Grade
- 134
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.5 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- EPUG26026:0-1.5
- Mining Method
- underground
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade silver in a narrow intercept.
Positive factors
- high silver grade
Negative factors
- narrow width
Evidence · text
“and 134 grams per tonne silver over 1.5 metres”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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