# Sitka Continues to Expand High-Grade Gold Mineralization at the Blackjack Deposit, Drilling 94.5 Metres of 1.62 g/t Gold, Including 2.0 Metres of 11.85 g/t Gold, and an Additional Interval of 197.0 Metres of 1.06 g/t Gold, Including 2.0 Metres of 9.95 g/t Gold, in Hole 125 at Its RC Gold Project, Yukon

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sitka-continues-to-expand-high-grade-gold-mineralization-at-the-blackjack-deposi--4dfdecc3-3689-4a65-8d85-60b532e01b55

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/sitka-continues-expand-high-grade-103000205.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-06-23T10:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Sitka

- Ticker: SIG

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Yukon

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 21:37:58 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Sitka has reported high-grade gold drill results from the Blackjack deposit in the Yukon. Notable intercepts include 94.5m at 1.62 g/t Au and 197.0m at 1.06 g/t Au in hole DDRCCC-26-125, demonstrating continued expansion of mineralization.

Reasoning: The announcement reports significant high-grade gold intercepts and wide mineralized intervals from step-out drilling at the Blackjack deposit.

- Positive factor: significant high-grade gold intercepts

- Positive factor: step-out drilling success

- Positive factor: large continuous intervals

Facts used in scoring: 7

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The release states drilling is in step out drilling at the Blackjack deposit.

Evidence · text

> in step out drilling at the Blackjack deposit

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (7)

### DDRCCC-26-125

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Blackjack · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DDRCCC-26-125
- Project: Blackjack
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon
- Ticker: SIG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.62
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 94.5 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DDRCCC-26-125:0-94.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Wide intercept of 94.5m at 1.62 g/t Au is a strong exploration result.

- Positive factor: significant width

- Positive factor: high grade

Evidence · text

> DDRCCC-26-125 returned 94.5 m of 1.62 g/t Au

### DDRCCC-26-125

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Blackjack · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DDRCCC-26-125
- Project: Blackjack
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon
- Ticker: SIG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 11.85
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DDRCCC-26-125:0-94.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 11.85 g/t Au is a high-grade intercept within the larger interval.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

Evidence · text

> including 2.0 m of 11.85 g/t Au

### DDRCCC-26-125

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Blackjack · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DDRCCC-26-125
- Project: Blackjack
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon
- Ticker: SIG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.06
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 197 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DDRCCC-26-125:0-197.0

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Extremely wide interval of 197m provides significant continuity.

- Positive factor: very large width

Evidence · text

> a separate interval of 197.0 m of 1.06 g/t Au

### DDRCCC-26-125

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Blackjack · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DDRCCC-26-125
- Project: Blackjack
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon
- Ticker: SIG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 9.95
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DDRCCC-26-125:0-197.0

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within the 197m intercept.

- Positive factor: high grade

Evidence · text

> including 2.0 m of 9.95 g/t Au

### DDRCCC-26-123

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Blackjack · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DDRCCC-26-123
- Project: Blackjack
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon
- Ticker: SIG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.97
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 214.5 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DDRCCC-26-123:0-214.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very wide intercept of 214.5m showing continuity.

- Positive factor: large width

Evidence · text

> DDRCCC-26-123 returned 214.5 m of 0.97 g/t Au

### DDRCCC-26-123

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Blackjack · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DDRCCC-26-123
- Project: Blackjack
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon
- Ticker: SIG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.36
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 106.9 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DDRCCC-26-123:0-214.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Substantial width of 106.9m at 1.36 g/t Au.

- Positive factor: significant width

Evidence · text

> including 106.9 m of 1.36 g/t Au

### DDRCCC-26-123

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sitka-continues-to-expand-high-grade-gold-mineralization-at-the-blackjack-deposi--4dfdecc3-3689-4a65-8d85-60b532e01b55#fact-drill-facts-6)

Blackjack · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DDRCCC-26-123
- Project: Blackjack
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_yt
- Reported Region: Yukon
- Ticker: SIG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 15.45
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DDRCCC-26-123:0-214.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade 15.45 g/t Au intercept.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

Evidence · text

> and 2.0 m of 15.45 g/t Au

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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