Silver Bullet Mines Increases Concentrate Gold Grade to 27 oz/ton from KT Mine, Arizona and Sees Visible Gold at KT Mine, Arizona
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Silver Bullet Mines Corp.
- Ticker
- SBMI
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Arizona
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
- Document categories
- Metallurgy, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-22 11:11:54 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Silver Bullet Mines reported a significant increase in gold concentrate grade to over 27 oz/ton at the KT Mine in Arizona. The company also noted the discovery of visible gold in recent blasting and reported underground head grades of 0.8 oz/ton gold.
Reasoning: The company reported a substantial increase in gold concentrate grade to 27 oz/ton and the discovery of visible gold, which are strong indicators of high-grade potential at the KT Mine.
Positive factors
- significant increase in concentrate grade
- discovery of visible gold in blasted material
- high-grade underground head grades reported
Negative factors
- reliance on in-house assaying for concentrate grades
- pending third-party multi-element analysis
Facts used in scoring: 2
Classification and evidence
High Recoverypositive
Recovery at or above the exceptional band for the commodity and processing route.
Why it applies: Concentrate grade of 27 oz/ton gold is exceptionally high.
Evidence · text
“increased to over 27 ounce per ton gold”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive · Story-specific tag
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release details the in-house assaying process and names a Qualified Person (P.Geo).
Evidence · text
“Mr. Robert G. Komarechka, P.Geo., an independent consultant, has reviewed and verified SBMI's work referred to herein, and is the Qualified Person for this release.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Metallurgical Results (2)
Fact 1goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SBMI
Test Work
- Sample
- latest high-grade concentrate from the KT Mine
Recovery
- Recovery Basis
- unspecified
- Conc. Grade
- 27
- Conc. Grade Unit
- oz/ton
Lab
- Laboratory
- SBMI in-house facility
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Concentrate grade of 27 oz/ton is exceptionally high.
Positive factors
- exceptionally high grade
Negative factors
- in-house assaying
Evidence · text
“The grade of the latest high-grade concentrate from the KT Mine has increased to over 27 ounce per ton gold.”
Fact 2goldHead Grade: 0.8Head Grade Unit: oz/tonView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SBMI
Test Work
- Sample
- underground work material
Recovery
- Head Grade
- 0.8
- Head Grade Unit
- oz/ton
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Reported head grade of 0.8 oz/ton gold from underground work.
Positive factors
- high grade underground material
Evidence · text
“Assays from underground work yielded a head grade of .8 oz/ton gold”
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.