# Sankamap Advances Kuma Drill Program with Second Target Underway Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sankamap-advances-kuma-drill-program-with-second-target-underway--3ac5e250-eff9-4c35-8473-fcaf85cd2f61 Original source: https://sankamap.com/sankamap-advances-kuma-drill-program-with-second-target-underway/ Publisher: prospectors\_exchange Original announcement: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-16T17:05:14.964Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-16T17:05:14.964Z - Company: Sankamap Metals Inc. - Ticker: SCU - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Solomon Islands - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Copper - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-16 17:05:15 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Sankamap Metals has completed its first drill hole \(KU26-001\) at the Kuma Property in the Solomon Islands, confirming a sulphide-bearing hydrothermal system beneath a surface lithocap. Drilling is now proceeding on the second hole \(KU26-002\) to test a high-priority magnetic and conductive anomaly. Reasoning: The company is advancing an inaugural drill program; while geological observations are positive, no new assay grades were released to confirm mineralization. - Positive factor: successful completion of first drill hole - Positive factor: identification of robust sulphide-bearing hydrothermal system - Positive factor: high-priority target identified for second hole - Negative factor: assay results for first hole are still pending Facts used in scoring: 3 ## 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 technical content has been reviewed and approved by a Qualified Person \(John Florek, M.Sc., P.Geol.\). Evidence · text > reviewed and approved by John Florek, M.Sc., P.Geol., a Qualified Person ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### KU26-001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sankamap-advances-kuma-drill-program-with-second-target-underway--3ac5e250-eff9-4c35-8473-fcaf85cd2f61#fact-drill-facts-0) Kuma #### Identity - Hole ID: KU26-001 - Project: Kuma - Region: solomon islands - Reported Region: solomon islands - Ticker: SCU #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: No assay results provided for this hole. - Negative factor: assays pending Evidence · text > Assays for KU26-001 remain pending #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### KU26-001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sankamap-advances-kuma-drill-program-with-second-target-underway--3ac5e250-eff9-4c35-8473-fcaf85cd2f61#fact-drill-facts-1) Kuma #### Identity - Hole ID: KU26-001 - Project: Kuma - Region: solomon islands - Reported Region: solomon islands - Ticker: SCU #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: No assay results provided for this hole. - Negative factor: assays pending Evidence · text > Assays for KU26-001 remain pending #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sankamap-advances-kuma-drill-program-with-second-target-underway--3ac5e250-eff9-4c35-8473-fcaf85cd2f61#fact-drill-facts-2) Kuma · gold #### Identity - Project: Kuma - Commodity: gold - Region: solomon islands - Reported Region: Solomon Islands - Ticker: SCU #### Geometry - Grade: 3 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Surface rock samples returned up to 3.0 g/t Au. - Positive factor: supports exploration potential Evidence · text > surface rock sample values of up to 3.0 g/t Au #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ## 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.