# Provenance Gold Commences Drilling at Its Eldorado West Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/provenance-gold-commences-drilling-at-its-eldorado-west-project--2c97f1d0-a069-4269-9f7b-93a75d5cd50b

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/PAU.CN/press-releases/8310095690920796

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-08-20T09:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Provenance Gold Corp.

- Ticker: PAU

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Oregon

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 09:41:42 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Provenance Gold has commenced its 2026 core drilling program at the Eldorado West Project in Oregon. The release highlights standout intercepts from the 2025 drilling campaign, including bonanza-grade gold and the discovery of a new zone at the Herman Area.

Reasoning: The announcement focuses on the commencement of a new drilling season, but the primary data provided are high-grade highlights from the previous 2025 season. While the grades are impressive \(bonanza\), the novelty is low as these are re-released highlights.

- Positive factor: Bonanza grade intercepts reported

- Positive factor: Discovery of new mineralized zone at Herman

- Positive factor: Broad continuity of mineralization

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols and certified lab disclosed

- Negative factor: True widths not disclosed

- Negative factor: Results are historical restatements of 2025 program

Facts used in scoring: 17

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: ED-22 reports 160.6 g/t gold, which is well above the exceptional threshold.

Evidence · table

> 160.60 g/t Au over 1.52m

Context: ED-22

**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 details a QA/QC program including certified standards, blanks, and field duplicates.

Evidence · text

> A rotation of certified standards, blanks, and field duplicates was inserted into the sample stream

**Apparent Width Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Why it applies: The document explicitly states that true widths of mineralized intervals are not known at this time.

Evidence · text

> True widths of mineralized intervals are not known at this time.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 17. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (17)

### ED-22

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-22
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 160.6
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.52 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-22:0-1.52
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 160.6 g/t gold is an exceptional bonanza intercept.

- Positive factor: Bonanza grade

Evidence · table

> 160.60 g/t Au over 1.52m

Context: ED-22

### EC-04

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/provenance-gold-commences-drilling-at-its-eldorado-west-project--2c97f1d0-a069-4269-9f7b-93a75d5cd50b#fact-drill-facts-1)

Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-04
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.18
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 83.82 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-04:0-83.82
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad intercept of 83.82m at 2.18 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Strong continuity

Evidence · table

> 2.18 g/t Au over 83.82m

Context: EC-04

### EC-04

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/provenance-gold-commences-drilling-at-its-eldorado-west-project--2c97f1d0-a069-4269-9f7b-93a75d5cd50b#fact-drill-facts-2)

Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-04
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 18.19
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.68 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-04:0-83.82
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within EC-04.

- Positive factor: High grade sub-interval

Evidence · table

> 18.19 g/t over 1.68m

Context: EC-04

### EC-04

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/provenance-gold-commences-drilling-at-its-eldorado-west-project--2c97f1d0-a069-4269-9f7b-93a75d5cd50b#fact-drill-facts-3)

Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-04
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 39.61
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.91 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-04:0-83.82
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within EC-04.

- Positive factor: High grade sub-interval

Evidence · table

> 39.61 g/t over 0.91m

Context: EC-04

### EC-09

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/provenance-gold-commences-drilling-at-its-eldorado-west-project--2c97f1d0-a069-4269-9f7b-93a75d5cd50b#fact-drill-facts-4)

Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-09
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.82
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 116.74 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-09:0-116.74
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad intercept of 116.74m at 1.82 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Strong continuity

Evidence · table

> 1.82 g/t Au over 116.74m

Context: EC-09

### EC-09

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-09
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.7
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 25.6 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-09:0-116.74
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within EC-09.

- Positive factor: High grade sub-interval

Evidence · table

> 4.70 g/t over 25.60m

Context: EC-09

### EC-09

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/provenance-gold-commences-drilling-at-its-eldorado-west-project--2c97f1d0-a069-4269-9f7b-93a75d5cd50b#fact-drill-facts-6)

Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-09
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 8.31
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 12.34 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-09:0-116.74
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within EC-09.

- Positive factor: High grade sub-interval

Evidence · table

> 8.31 g/t over 12.34m

Context: EC-09

### ED-29

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-29
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.56
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 254.51 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-29:0-254.51
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very broad intercept of 254.51m at 1.56 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Strong continuity

Evidence · table

> 1.56 g/t Au over 254.51m

Context: ED-29

### ED-29

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-29
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.84
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 42.67 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-29:0-254.51
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within ED-29.

- Positive factor: High grade sub-interval

Evidence · table

> 2.84 g/t over 42.67m

Context: ED-29

### ED-29

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-29
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.94
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 19.81 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-29:0-19.81
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade intercept in a new mineralized zone.

- Positive factor: New mineralized zone discovery

Evidence · table

> 5.94 g/t Au over 19.81m

Context: ED-29

### EC-06

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-06
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 139.14 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-06:0-139.14
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad intercept of 139.14m at 1.1 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Strong continuity

Evidence · table

> 1.10 g/t Au over 139.14m

Context: EC-06

### EC-06

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: EC-06
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.68
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 24.9 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: EC-06:0-139.14
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within EC-06.

- Positive factor: High grade sub-interval

Evidence · table

> 2.68 g/t over 24.90m

Context: EC-06

### ED-27

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-27
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.25
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 44.2 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-27:0-44.2
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Intercept of 44.2m at 1.25 g/t Au.

Evidence · table

> 1.25 g/t Au over 44.20m

Context: ED-27

### ED-26

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-26
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.55
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 92.96 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-26:0-92.96
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad intercept of 92.96m at 1.55 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Strong continuity

Evidence · table

> 1.55 g/t Au over 92.96m

Context: ED-26

### ED-31

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-31
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.59
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 117.35 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-31:0-117.35
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad intercept of 117.35m at 0.59 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Strong continuity

Evidence · table

> 0.59 g/t Au over 117.35m

Context: ED-31

### ED-31

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-31
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.5
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 19.81 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-31:0-117.35
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within ED-31.

- Positive factor: High grade sub-interval

Evidence · table

> 1.50 g/t over 19.81m

Context: ED-31

### ED-28

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Eldorado West · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: ED-28
- Project: Eldorado West
- Commodity: gold
- Region: oregon
- Reported Region: Oregon
- Ticker: PAU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.01
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 108.2 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: ED-28:0-108.2
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad intercept of 108.2m at 1.01 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: Strong continuity

Evidence · table

> 1.01 g/t Au over 108.20m

Context: ED-28

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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