Solitario Resources Completes Highly Successful 2024 Drilling Campaign
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Solitario Resources Corp.
- Ticker
- SLR
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- South Dakota
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Zinc
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-24 10:57:00 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Solitario Resources has completed a successful 2024 drilling campaign at its Golden Crest property in South Dakota, discovering significant gold mineralization across four different deposit types. Notable intercepts include 4.69 g/t gold over 2.68m in hole GC-011 and high-grade paleo-placer mineralization in hole GC-010.
Reasoning: The drilling campaign successfully identified significant gold mineralization across multiple geologic environments, including high-grade paleo-placer and breccia intercepts, supporting a large-scale exploration potential.
Positive factors
- multiple new greenfield discoveries
- high-grade intercepts in multiple deposit types
- QA/QC protocols disclosed
- QP sign-off provided
Facts used in scoring: 5
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions insertion of duplicate, blank and standard samples and use of an independent lab.
Evidence · text
“Thorough QA/QC protocols are followed on the Project, including insertion of duplicate, blank and standard samples”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Discovery of mineralization in four different widely-spaced areas and new targets like Ponderosa.
Evidence · text
“Significant gold mineralization was discovered in four different widely-spaced areas.”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (5)
GC-011Golden Crest · goldGrade: 4.69Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 2.68 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- GC-011
- Project
- Golden Crest
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- south dakota
- Reported Region
- South Dakota
- Ticker
- SLR
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.69
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 2.68 m
- From
- 161.9 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- GC-011:161.9-164.58
- Mining Method
- underground
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- duplicates, blanks, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 4.69 g/t over 2.68m is a solid intercept in a new zone (Eleventh Hour).
Positive factors
- strong gold mineralization
Evidence · text
“GC-011: 2.68 meters @ 4.69 g/t gold starting at 161.9 meters”
GC-010Golden Crest · goldGrade: 11.33Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.52 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- GC-010
- Project
- Golden Crest
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- south dakota
- Reported Region
- South Dakota
- Ticker
- SLR
Geometry
- Grade
- 11.33
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.52 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- GC-010:0.0-0.52
- Mining Method
- underground
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- duplicates, blanks, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very high grade (11.33 g/t) in a paleo-placer context, though width is narrow.
Positive factors
- high-grade intercept
Negative factors
- narrow width
Evidence · text
“GC-010, that intersected 11.33 g/t gold over 0.52 meters in a paleo-placer”
GC-010Golden Crest · goldGrade: 2.45Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.43 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- GC-010
- Project
- Golden Crest
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- south dakota
- Reported Region
- South Dakota
- Ticker
- SLR
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.45
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.43 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- GC-010:0.0-0.43
- Mining Method
- underground
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- duplicates, blanks, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade in a tertiary igneous breccia, but very narrow intercept.
Positive factors
- mineralized breccia
Negative factors
- narrow width
Evidence · text
“2.45 g/t gold over 0.43 meters in a Tertiary igneous breccia”
Downpour_Zone_CompositeGolden Crest · goldGrade: 1.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 30 mNeeds review: ungroundedView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- Downpour_Zone_Composite
- Project
- Golden Crest
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- south dakota
- Reported Region
- South Dakota
- Ticker
- SLR
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 30 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- duplicates, blanks, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- ungrounded
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 30m width at 1.7 g/t provides significant gold-meter content in a near-surface zone.
Positive factors
- significant width
- near-surface mineralization
Evidence · text
“Downpour zone where near-surface mineralization was intersected in all three drill holes, each averaging about 30 meters of 1.7 g/t gold”
GC-008Golden Crest · goldGrade: 1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 41 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- GC-008
- Project
- Golden Crest
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- south dakota
- Reported Region
- South Dakota
- Ticker
- SLR
Geometry
- Grade
- 1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 41 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Mining Method
- open_pit
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- duplicates, blanks, standards
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 41m width at 1.0 g/t is a significant intercept for potential Wharf-style mineralization.
Positive factors
- wide interval
- Wharf-style potential
Evidence · text
“Lands End - GC-008 that intersected 41 meters at approximately 1.0 g/t”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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