# Prospero Begins Drilling at Buenavista Project, Durango State, Mexico Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/PSL/news/6663567065723771/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2018-05-30T14:46:11.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Prospero Silver Corp - Ticker: PSL - Exchange: TSX - Region: Durango State, Mexico - Primary commodity: Silver - Secondary commodities: Gold - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-08-22 07:15:52 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Prospero Silver Corp has commenced a 3,000-meter core drilling program at the Buenavista project in Durango, Mexico. The program aims to test several targets, including the Buenavista South Stockwork and various veins, supported by strategic investment from Fortuna Silver Mines. Reasoning: The announcement marks the start of a new 3,000m drilling program, though no new assay results are reported. It includes historical intercepts that are explicitly noted as unverified. - Positive factor: drilling commencement - Positive factor: strategic investment from Fortuna Silver Mines - Negative factor: historical data reliance - Negative factor: preliminary nature of program Facts used in scoring: 11 ## 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: The release mentions a Qualified Person \(Tawn Albinson\) is responsible for technical content. Evidence · text > Qualified Person Tawn Albinson, M.Sc., President of the Company, is a Qualified Person **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: The document highlights historical intercepts from 1996-2008 that the company has not yet verified. Evidence · text > Note that these results are historic in nature. Prospero has not yet completed the work required to verify them ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 11. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (11) ### 96-1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-0) Buenavista · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 96-1 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: silver - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 400 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2.37 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept of 400 g/t Ag is exceptionally high for silver. - Positive factor: exceptional silver grade - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 2.37m of 400g/t Ag and 0.27g/t Au 100m in hole 96-1 ### 96-1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-1) Buenavista · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 96-1 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: gold - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.27 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2.37 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical gold grade reported alongside silver. - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 2.37m of 400g/t Ag and 0.27g/t Au 100m in hole 96-1 ### BE-04 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-2) Buenavista · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-04 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: silver - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 87 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 4.3 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical silver intercept. - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 4.3m of 87g/t Ag and 0.08g/t Au in hole BE-04 ### BE-04 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-3) Buenavista · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-04 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: gold - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.08 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 4.3 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical gold grade reported alongside silver. - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 4.3m of 87g/t Ag and 0.08g/t Au in hole BE-04 ### BE-04 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-4) Buenavista · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-04 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: silver - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 245 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.5 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade silver sub-interval within BE-04. - Positive factor: strong silver grade - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > including 245g/t Ag over 1.5m ### BE-05 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-5) Buenavista · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-05 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: silver - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 125 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 9.3 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical silver intercept. - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 9.3m of 125g/t Ag and 0.35g/t Au in hole BE-05 ### BE-05 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-6) Buenavista · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-05 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: gold - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.35 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 9.3 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical gold grade reported alongside silver. - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 9.3m of 125g/t Ag and 0.35g/t Au in hole BE-05 ### BE-05 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-7) Buenavista · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-05 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: silver - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 276 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.15 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade silver sub-interval within BE-05. - Positive factor: strong silver grade - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > including 276g/t Ag over 1.15m ### BE-06 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-8) Buenavista · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-06 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: silver - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 129 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 8 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical silver intercept. - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 8.0m of 129g/t Ag and 0.07g/t Au in hole BE-06 ### BE-06 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-9) Buenavista · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-06 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: gold - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.07 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 8 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical gold grade reported alongside silver. - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > 8.0m of 129g/t Ag and 0.07g/t Au in hole BE-06 ### BE-06 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/prospero-begins-drilling-at-buenavista-project-durango-state-mexico--5ec39b39-2f55-4933-a588-d3602d69f366#fact-drill-facts-10) Buenavista · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: BE-06 - Project: Buenavista - Commodity: silver - Region: mexico - Reported Region: Durango State, Mexico - Ticker: PSL #### Geometry - Grade: 206 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 4.5 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade silver sub-interval within BE-06. - Positive factor: strong silver grade - Negative factor: historical data Evidence · text > including 206g/t Ag over 4.5m ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.