Shallow gold at new Alpine Zone lifts Waratah’s confidence in Spur corridor
Original announcement by stockhead on
- Company
- Waratah Minerals
- Ticker
- WTM
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- NSW
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 10:27:38 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Waratah Minerals has reported shallow, high-grade gold intercepts from its maiden RC drilling program at the Alpine zone of the Spur project in NSW. The results identify a new mineralised structure and support the company's thesis of a continuous 6km gold corridor.
Reasoning: The results confirm a new mineralised structure at the Alpine zone, supporting the company's broader corridor thesis with several high-grade shallow intercepts.
Positive factors
- discovery of new mineralised structure
- shallow high-grade intercepts
- supports 6km corridor thesis
Negative factors
- RC drilling only (no diamond results yet)
Facts used in scoring: 9
Classification and evidence
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling uncovers a new mineralised structure at the Alpine zone, supporting a 6km corridor thesis.
Evidence · text
“Drilling uncovers a shallow gold structure at the Alpine zone, backing Waratah’s view of a 6km mineralised corridor”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 9. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (9)
ARC023Spur · goldGrade: 1.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC023
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7 m
- From
- 13 m
- To
- 20 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC023:13.0-20.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade shallow intercept in a new structure.
Positive factors
- shallow intercept
ARC023Spur · goldGrade: 9.34Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC023
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.34
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 17 m
- To
- 18 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC023:17.0-18.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade sub-interval within the 7m intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
ARC023Spur · goldGrade: 1.82Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 20 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC023
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.82
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 20 m
- From
- 53 m
- To
- 73 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC023:53.0-73.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Solid width intercept at moderate grade.
Positive factors
- good width
ARC023Spur · goldGrade: 8.44Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC023
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 8.44
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4 m
- From
- 59 m
- To
- 63 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC023:59.0-63.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade sub-interval within the 20m intercept.
Positive factors
- high grade
ARC024Spur · goldGrade: 1.18Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 12 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC024
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.18
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 12 m
- From
- 27 m
- To
- 39 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC024:27.0-39.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept.
ARC024Spur · goldGrade: 0.84Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 14 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC024
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.84
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 14 m
- From
- 108 m
- To
- 122 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC024:108.0-122.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Lower grade intercept.
ARC024Spur · goldGrade: 5.63Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC024
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 5.63
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1 m
- From
- 119 m
- To
- 120 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC024:119.0-120.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade sub-interval.
Positive factors
- high grade
ARC021Spur · goldGrade: 0.54Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 29 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC021
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.54
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 29 m
- From
- 40 m
- To
- 69 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC021:40.0-69.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Wide but low grade intercept.
Positive factors
- large width
ARC021Spur · goldGrade: 1.12Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- ARC021
- Project
- Spur
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nsw
- Reported Region
- NSW
- Ticker
- WTM
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.12
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 8 m
- From
- 43 m
- To
- 51 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- ARC021:43.0-51.0
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Sub-interval within the 29m intercept.
How Atlas produces this analysis
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