Resources Top 5: Red Mountain and Culpeo shift into gear with maiden antimony and copper drilling
Original announcement by stockhead on
- Company
- Investigator Silver
- Ticker
- IVR
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- South Australia
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Secondary commodities
- Gold, Zinc, Lead
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-09-01 09:03:10 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Investigator Silver has reported standout high-grade silver drill results at its Paris project in South Australia, with intercepts exceeding 13,000 g/t Ag. The results suggest mineralization extends beyond the current DFS pit boundaries, supporting district-scale expansion.
Reasoning: Exceptional high-grade silver intercepts (up to 13,302 g/t) reported outside the existing DFS pit, demonstrating significant growth potential.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
- Step-Out Extension
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: Multiple intercepts reported with silver grades exceeding 1,000 g/t, reaching up to 13,302 g/t.
Evidence · text
“1m at 13,302g/t Ag from 80m”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling pierced high-grade silver outside the proposed pit outlined in the DFS.
Evidence · text
“drilling pierced high-grade silver outside a proposed pit outlined in a DFS”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
Fact 1silverGrade: 5448Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 5448
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4 m
- From
- 78 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Extremely high-grade silver intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
Evidence · text
“One hole at the Paris East prospect delivered 4m at 5448g/t silver from 78m”
Fact 2silverGrade: 13302Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 13302
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 80 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional bonanza grade silver intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
Evidence · text
“including 1m at 13,302g/t Ag from 80m”
Fact 3silverGrade: 822Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 822
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 49 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong silver grade intercept.
Positive factors
- Strong Intercept
Evidence · text
“Another nearby hole returned 2m at 822g/t Ag from 49m”
Fact 4silverGrade: 1545Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 1545
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 50 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade silver sub-interval.
Positive factors
- Strong Intercept
Evidence · text
“including 1m at 1545g/t Ag from 50m”
Fact 5silverGrade: 4211Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 4211
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2 m
- From
- 111 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very high-grade silver intercept.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
Evidence · text
“Drilling at Paris North also served up a rich 2m intercept grading 4211g/t Ag from 111m”
Fact 6silverGrade: 8120Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 8120
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 112 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Exceptional bonanza grade silver sub-interval.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
Evidence · text
“including 1m at 8120g/t Ag from 112m”
Fact 7silverGrade: 50Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.85 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 50
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.85 m
- From
- 22.15 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low-grade silver intercept from historical hole resampling.
Evidence · text
“These included 1.85m at 50g/t Ag from 22.15m”
Fact 8silverGrade: 31Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- IVR
Geometry
- Grade
- 31
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.2 m
- From
- 14.8 m
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Low-grade silver intercept from historical hole resampling.
Evidence · text
“and 1.2m at 31g/t Ag from 14.8m”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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