# Silver's Deficit Decade Has Investors Hunting Grade - and One Cobalt Camp Junior Just Pulled 61,389 g/t Over 0.30 Metres

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-s-deficit-decade-has-investors-hunting-grade-and-one-cobalt-camp-junior-j--255eb33c-5dae-4c20-b22f-7076e34e5fca

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/VZLA/news/8673781842643521/silver-s-deficit-decade-has-investors-hunting-grade-and-one-cobalt-camp-junior-j

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-06-04T13:15:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Nord Precious Metals Mining Inc.

- Ticker: NTH

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Silver

- Secondary commodities: Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Gold

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 22:05:38 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.90 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Nord Precious Metals Mining Inc. reported exceptional high-grade silver and cobalt intercepts at its Castle East project in Ontario. The results include a 0.30m silver interval at 61,389 g/t and a direct extension of the Robinson vein system.

Reasoning: The release reports exceptional silver grades \(61,389 g/t\) and cobalt \(2.44%\) in a wedge hole, extending a known high-grade system.

- Positive factor: exceptional silver grades

- Positive factor: step-out extension of known system

- Positive factor: presence of critical minerals \(cobalt\)

- Positive factor: permitted milling infrastructure

- Negative factor: assays pending for newest intercept

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: 61,389 g/t silver is exceptionally high-grade for a silver project.

Evidence · text

> 61,389 g/t silver

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The CS-21-73W3 hole extends the known vein system into previously undrilled ground.

Evidence · text

> extending the known vein system into ground the company had not previously drilled

**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 release mentions analytical results and refers to a pilot scale validation by SGS Lakefield.

Evidence · text

> validated at pilot scale through SGS Lakefield

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### CS-21-73W1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-s-deficit-decade-has-investors-hunting-grade-and-one-cobalt-camp-junior-j--255eb33c-5dae-4c20-b22f-7076e34e5fca#fact-drill-facts-0)

Castle East · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CS-21-73W1
- Project: Castle East
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: NTH

#### Geometry

- Grade: 61389
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.3 m
- From: 498.8 m
- To: 505.45 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CS-21-73W1:498.8-505.45

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 61,389 g/t silver over 0.3m is an exceptional bonanza intercept.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> 0.30-metre interval in CS-21-73W1 grading 61,389 g/t silver

### CS-21-73W1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-s-deficit-decade-has-investors-hunting-grade-and-one-cobalt-camp-junior-j--255eb33c-5dae-4c20-b22f-7076e34e5fca#fact-drill-facts-1)

Castle East · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CS-21-73W1
- Project: Castle East
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: NTH

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2848
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 6.65 m
- From: 498.8 m
- To: 505.45 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CS-21-73W1:498.8-505.45

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The broader 6.65m envelope at 2,848 g/t silver provides significant metal content.

- Positive factor: strong grade-width product

Evidence · text

> 6.65-metre envelope that averaged 2,848 g/t silver

### CS-21-73W1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-s-deficit-decade-has-investors-hunting-grade-and-one-cobalt-camp-junior-j--255eb33c-5dae-4c20-b22f-7076e34e5fca#fact-drill-facts-2)

Castle East · cobalt

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CS-21-73W1
- Project: Castle East
- Commodity: cobalt
- Ticker: NTH

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.44
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 0.3 m
- From: 498.8 m
- To: 505.45 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CS-21-73W1:498.8-505.45

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The bonanza silver interval also returned high-grade cobalt \(2.44%\).

- Positive factor: high-grade cobalt

Evidence · text

> 0.30-metre bonanza interval also returned 2.44% cobalt

### CS-21-73W2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-s-deficit-decade-has-investors-hunting-grade-and-one-cobalt-camp-junior-j--255eb33c-5dae-4c20-b22f-7076e34e5fca#fact-drill-facts-3)

Castle East · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CS-21-73W2
- Project: Castle East
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: NTH

#### Geometry

- Grade: 242
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 4.3 m
- From: 496.9 m
- To: 496.9 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CS-21-73W2:496.9-496.9

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 4.3m at 242 g/t silver is a solid intercept.

- Positive factor: strong grade

Evidence · text

> 242 g/t silver over 4.30 metres

### CS-21-73W2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/silver-s-deficit-decade-has-investors-hunting-grade-and-one-cobalt-camp-junior-j--255eb33c-5dae-4c20-b22f-7076e34e5fca#fact-drill-facts-4)

Castle East · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CS-21-73W2
- Project: Castle East
- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: NTH

#### Geometry

- Grade: 3452
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.3 m
- From: 496.9 m
- To: 496.9 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CS-21-73W2:496.9-496.9

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: A high-grade 0.30m sub-interval within the wedge hole.

- Positive factor: high-grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> higher-grade 0.30-metre sample of 3,452 g/t silver

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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