# Puma Exploration Samples up to 126 g/t Gold at McKenzie and Launches Inaugural Drilling Program

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/puma-exploration-samples-up-to-126-g-t-gold-at-mckenzie-and-launches-inaugural-d--6eb1b5ff-3407-4bd7-8263-abc73f39459c

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/puma-exploration-samples-126-g-130200758.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2025-11-11T13:02:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Puma Exploration Inc.

- Ticker: PUMA

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Northern New Brunswick

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 04:33:29 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Puma Exploration has reported high-grade gold sampling at the McKenzie Gold Project, with grades reaching up to 126.96 g/t Au. The company is also launching an inaugural 2,500 m drilling program to test the project.

Reasoning: The announcement reports extremely high-grade gold sampling \(up to 126.96 g/t\) and the launch of an inaugural drilling program, though the results are from surface sampling rather than drill intercepts.

- Positive factor: exceptionally high gold grades

- Positive factor: expansion into drilling program

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: Grades exceeding 120 g/t Au are exceptionally high.

Evidence · text

> 126.96 g/t Au

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (4)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/puma-exploration-samples-up-to-126-g-t-gold-at-mckenzie-and-launches-inaugural-d--6eb1b5ff-3407-4bd7-8263-abc73f39459c#fact-drill-facts-0)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: PUMA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 126.96
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 126.96 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for gold.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> 126.96 g/t Au

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/puma-exploration-samples-up-to-126-g-t-gold-at-mckenzie-and-launches-inaugural-d--6eb1b5ff-3407-4bd7-8263-abc73f39459c#fact-drill-facts-1)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: PUMA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 125.66
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 125.66 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for gold.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> 125.66 g/t Au

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/puma-exploration-samples-up-to-126-g-t-gold-at-mckenzie-and-launches-inaugural-d--6eb1b5ff-3407-4bd7-8263-abc73f39459c#fact-drill-facts-2)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: PUMA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 84.41
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 84.41 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for gold.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> 84.41 g/t Au

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/puma-exploration-samples-up-to-126-g-t-gold-at-mckenzie-and-launches-inaugural-d--6eb1b5ff-3407-4bd7-8263-abc73f39459c#fact-drill-facts-3)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: PUMA

#### Geometry

- Grade: 79.69
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 79.69 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for gold.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> 79.69 g/t Au\*

## 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.