SLS: Wide, High-Grade Copper-Gold Hits Keep Coming at Nanadie
Original announcement by asx on
- Company
- Solstice Minerals Limited
- Ticker
- SLS
- Exchange
- ASX
- Region
- Western Australia
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Secondary commodities
- Gold, Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results, Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-10-12 23:13:10 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
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Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Solstice Minerals has reported outstanding copper-gold and bonanza silver drill results from its Nanadie Project in Western Australia. The new diamond core intercepts extend mineralization well beyond the current Mineral Resource Estimate boundary, reinforcing the potential to materially increase both the volume and grade of the MRE. The company continues an aggressive multi-rig drill program with assays pending from over 40 holes, indicating strong news flow ahead.
Reasoning: The announcement reports multiple wide, high-grade copper-gold intercepts, including bonanza silver, from step-out and step-down drilling that extends mineralization beyond the current MRE boundary. This indicates significant growth potential for the Nanadie deposit, supported by ongoing drilling and strong financial position, although true widths are not yet known for the reported intercepts.
Positive factors
- High-grade copper and gold intercepts
- Bonanza silver grades
- Wide intercepts demonstrating scale and continuity
- Extension of mineralization beyond current MRE boundary
- Potential for material MRE increase
- Ongoing multi-rig drill program
- Strong cash position
- QA/QC procedures disclosed and certified lab used
Negative factors
- True width not reported for intercepts
- Partial assay results for one hole
Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.
Facts used in scoring: 0
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: The intercept of 7m @ 1,019g/t silver, including 2m @ 3,103g/t silver, is exceptionally high-grade for silver.
Evidence · text
“7m @ 1,019g/t silver from 499m, including 2m @ 3,103g/t silver from 500.8m.”
Apparent Width Onlynegative
Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
Why it applies: The release explicitly states that significant intercepts are reported as downhole lengths only, with no true width provided.
Evidence · text
“Significant intercepts are reported as downhole lengths only.”
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release details QA/QC procedures including insertion of CRM and blank samples, field duplicates, and states that assaying is by Intertek, an ISO 9001 certified laboratory, with sign-off by a Competent Person.
Evidence · text
“A QAQC sample is inserted at a rate of 1 in 25 primary samples (Certified Reference Material or Blank QAQC sample), also field Duplicates were inserted at a rate of 1 in 25 Primary samples. Appropriate certified reference materials (CRM) were supplied by OREAS Pty Ltd and Blank material was commercially purchased clean builder’s sand. Analysis of QAQC samples inserted by the Company is undertaken to monitor sample representivity and independent laboratory conditions. The CRMs used by the Company are grade and matrix matched as close as possible to interpreted geology. The laboratory (Intertek) also performed its own internal checks including insertion of pulp duplicate, standard, and repeat samples as required.”
Compositing Transparentpositive
Cut-off grade and internal dilution rules are clearly stated for reported intervals.
Why it applies: The release clearly states the lower cut-off grades for copper and gold, and the maximum internal dilution allowed for reported intervals.
Evidence · text
“Significant intercepts in Table 1 and Table 2 are typically reported for >10m intervals at a grade of >0.4% Cu, on the basis of a 0.2% Cu lower cut-off and allowing for a maximum 5m internal dilution.”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: The drilling program includes 'step-out' and 'step-down' holes designed to extend mineralization beyond the current MRE boundary.
Evidence · text
“Ongoing step-out, step-down and resource definition drilling continues to deliver outstanding intercepts, demonstrating the scale and continuity of the Nanadie system and reinforcing the potential to materially expand the current MRE both in size and grade.”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The drilling program also includes 'resource definition drilling' and aims to increase drilling density within the MRE area.
Evidence · text
“Ongoing step-out, step-down and resource definition drilling continues to deliver outstanding intercepts, demonstrating the scale and continuity of the Nanadie system and reinforcing the potential to materially expand the current MRE both in size and grade.”
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: The combined RC and diamond intercept for NANRCD058 is explicitly stated as extending a 'previously reported RC intercept'.
Evidence · text
“NANRCD058 extended a strong previously reported RC intercept2 for a further 8.4m, returning a combined RC and diamond intercept of: 91.4m @ 0.97% Cu, 0.42g/t Au from 143m, incl. 4.9m @ 4.67% Cu, 1.01g/t Au from 222m.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 0. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
No stored fact records are available for this extraction.
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.