# Sky Metals Launches Major Drilling Campaign to Expand High-Grade Tin-Silver-Tungsten Zones at Tallebung

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff

Original source: https://www.theassay.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tungsten-zones-at-tallebung/

Publisher: assay

Original announcement: 2025-11-05T02:24:05.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-30T16:59:31.546Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-30T16:59:31.546Z

- Company: Sky Metals

- Ticker: SKY

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: New South Wales

- Primary commodity: Tin

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Tungsten

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-30 16:59:32 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Sky Metals has launched a major drilling campaign at the Tallebung Tin Project in New South Wales, involving over 100 RC and diamond holes. The program aims to extend standout intercepts and support an upcoming Mineral Resource Estimate due in early 2026.

Reasoning: The announcement details the commencement of a significant new drilling program to expand existing high-grade zones, supported by strong historical results.

- Positive factor: launch of major new drilling campaign

- Positive factor: high-grade historical intercepts

- Positive factor: expansion of known zones

Facts used in scoring: 10

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The new program is designed to extend standout intercepts and expand newly discovered zones.

Evidence · text

> Extend standout intercepts... Expand newly discovered high-grade zones on the deposit margins

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (10)

### TBRC171

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-0)

Tallebung · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC171
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: silver
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 686.3
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 3 m
- From: 24 m
- To: 27 m
- Intercept Depth: 24 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC171:24-27

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade silver intercept from a previous campaign.

- Positive factor: high silver grade

Evidence · text

> TBRC171 \(3m @ 686.3g/t silver &amp; 0.96% tin from 24m\)

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC171

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-1)

Tallebung · tin

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC171
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: tin
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.96
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 3 m
- From: 24 m
- To: 27 m
- Intercept Depth: 24 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC171:24-27

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Tin intercept from a previous campaign.

- Positive factor: accompanying high silver

Evidence · text

> TBRC171 \(3m @ 686.3g/t silver &amp; 0.96% tin from 24m\)

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC253

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-2)

Tallebung · tin

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC253
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: tin
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.63
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 5 m
- From: 6 m
- To: 11 m
- Intercept Depth: 6 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC253:6-11

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade tin intercept from previous campaign.

- Positive factor: high grade Sn

Evidence · text

> TBRC253: 5m @ 1.63% Sn from 6m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC253

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-3)

Tallebung · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC253
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: silver
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 13.9
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver sub-interval from previous campaign.

- Positive factor: high grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> 1m @ 7.44% Sn &amp; 13.9g/t Ag

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC216

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-4)

Tallebung · tin

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC216
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: tin
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.24
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 40 m
- From: 31 m
- To: 71 m
- Intercept Depth: 31 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC216:31-71

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Wide tin intercept from previous campaign.

- Positive factor: significant width

Evidence · text

> TBRC216: 40m @ 0.24% Sn &amp; 26.6g/t Ag from 31m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC216

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-5)

Tallebung · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC216
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: silver
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 26.6
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 40 m
- From: 31 m
- To: 71 m
- Intercept Depth: 31 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC216:31-71

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver intercept from previous campaign.

- Positive factor: significant width

Evidence · text

> TBRC216: 40m @ 0.24% Sn &amp; 26.6g/t Ag from 31m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC201

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-6)

Tallebung · tin

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC201
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: tin
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.28
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 16 m
- To: 18 m
- Intercept Depth: 16 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC201:16-18

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade tin intercept from previous campaign.

- Positive factor: very high grade

Evidence · text

> TBRC201: 2m @ 4.28% Sn from 16m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC218

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-7)

Tallebung · tungsten

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC218
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: tungsten
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.32
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 6 m
- From: 21 m
- To: 27 m
- Intercept Depth: 21 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC218:21-27

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Tungsten intercept from previous campaign.

- Positive factor: tungsten presence

Evidence · text

> TBRC218: 6m @ 1.32% W, 20.2g/t Ag &amp; 0.10% Sn from 21m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC218

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-8)

Tallebung · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC218
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: silver
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 20.2
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 6 m
- From: 21 m
- To: 27 m
- Intercept Depth: 21 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC218:21-27

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver intercept from previous campaign.

Evidence · text

> TBRC218: 6m @ 1.32% W, 20.2g/t Ag &amp; 0.10% Sn from 21m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

### TBRC218

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sky-metals-launches-major-drilling-campaign-to-expand-high-grade-tin-silver-tung--f94910d7-7cfc-41aa-99a9-64c30add97ff#fact-drill-facts-9)

Tallebung · tin

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: TBRC218
- Project: Tallebung
- Commodity: tin
- Region: australia\_nsw
- Reported Region: australia\_nsw
- Ticker: SKY

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.1
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 6 m
- From: 21 m
- To: 27 m
- Intercept Depth: 21 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: TBRC218:21-27

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Methods: standards

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Trace tin intercept from previous campaign.

Evidence · text

> TBRC218: 6m @ 1.32% W, 20.2g/t Ag &amp; 0.10% Sn from 21m

#### 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

**Stale Data Re-release**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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