Rockhaven Receives Approval to Direct Ship High Grade from its Klaza Gold-Silver Deposit, Yukon
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Rockhaven Resources Ltd.
- Ticker
- RK
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Yukon
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Permitting, Drill results, Agreement transaction
- Extracted
- 2026-08-26 06:36:19 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Rockhaven Resources Ltd. has received approval from the Yukon Government to extract and direct ship high-grade oxide material from its Klaza Gold-Silver Deposit. This approval is underpinned by significant 2025 trench results from the Western BRX Zone, which include grades up to 204.0 g/t gold and 1,850 g/t silver over narrow intervals. The company has also secured an offtake agreement with Ocean Partners and a US$1.5 million revolving credit facility to support the program, which aims to gather data for future development despite early-stage economic assessments.
Reasoning: Rockhaven received approval to extract and direct ship high-grade gold-silver oxide material from its Klaza deposit, supported by exceptional trench results and secured an offtake agreement and credit facility, although the company notes the early-stage nature of economic studies.
Positive factors
- Approval received for direct shipping of high-grade oxide material
- Very high-grade gold and silver trench results reported
- Offtake agreement secured with Ocean Partners
- Revolving credit facility of US$1.5 million secured
- Oxidized material is free-digging, reducing extraction costs
- QA/QC procedures are disclosed and QP signed off
Negative factors
- Company cautions on economic potential due to lack of feasibility study
- Trench results are surface samples, not drill intercepts from depth
- Cut-off grades for trench results are not disclosed
Facts used in scoring: 108
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: Many trench results show exceptionally high gold grades (e.g., 204.0 g/t Au, 143.0 g/t Au) and silver grades (e.g., 1,850 g/t Ag, 1,535 g/t Ag), well above typical deposit norms.
Evidence · table
“204.0”
Context: 0.50
True Width Disclosedpositive
Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.
Why it applies: The document states that 'True widths are estimated to be 80-95% of the interval as the majority of vein intersects had contacts that were at or near perpendicular to trench axis'.
Evidence · text
“True widths are estimated to be 80-95% of the interval as the majority of vein intersects had contacts that were at or near perpendicular to trench axis.”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release details QA/QC procedures, including analysis by ALS Minerals, routine insertion of certified assay standards and blanks, and approval by a Qualified Person (Matthew R. Dumala, P.Eng.).
Evidence · text
“All analyses for trench and drill samples from this press release were performed by ALS Minerals with sample preparation in Whitehorse and assays and geochemical analyses in North Vancouver. ... Certified assay standards and blanks were routinely inserted into the sample stream to ensure integrity of the assay process. ... Technical information in this news release has been approved by Matthew R. Dumala, P.Eng.”
Free Millingpositive · Story-specific tag
Simple, clean ore amenable to standard processing without oxidation.
Why it applies: The document states that 'due to its oxidized nature, the DSO material is free-digging (i.e. does not require drilling and blasting before extraction)', indicating simple processing characteristics.
Evidence · text
“due to its oxidized nature, the DSO material is free-digging (i.e. does not require drilling and blasting before extraction)”
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: The trench results are reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing or reporting intervals.
Evidence · text
“Results from this work are summarized in the table below”
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: Table 2 presents 'Highlight Drill Intersect' data with hole IDs from previous years (e.g., KL-12-115, KL-17-376), indicating these are historical results re-announced as highlights.
Evidence · table
“13.75 g/t gold and 357 g/t silver over 2.11 m (KL-12-115)”
Context: Western Klaza
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
No stored fact records are available for this extraction.
How Atlas produces this analysis
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