# Solitario Resources Completes Highly Successful 2024 Drilling Campaign Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--f9da9b37-0437-4a50-8c6d-fac0a997cacb Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SLR/news/6807473670139519/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2025-02-18T13:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - 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 Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: multiple new greenfield discoveries - Positive factor: high-grade intercepts in multiple deposit types - Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed - Positive factor: QP sign-off provided Facts used in scoring: 5 ## Classification and evidence **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: 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 Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: 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-011 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--f9da9b37-0437-4a50-8c6d-fac0a997cacb#fact-drill-facts-0) Golden Crest · gold #### 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 factor: strong gold mineralization Evidence · text > GC-011: 2.68 meters @ 4.69 g/t gold starting at 161.9 meters ### GC-010 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--f9da9b37-0437-4a50-8c6d-fac0a997cacb#fact-drill-facts-1) Golden Crest · gold #### 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 factor: high-grade intercept - Negative factor: narrow width Evidence · text > GC-010, that intersected 11.33 g/t gold over 0.52 meters in a paleo-placer ### GC-010 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--f9da9b37-0437-4a50-8c6d-fac0a997cacb#fact-drill-facts-2) Golden Crest · gold #### 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 factor: mineralized breccia - Negative factor: narrow width Evidence · text > 2.45 g/t gold over 0.43 meters in a Tertiary igneous breccia ### Downpour\_Zone\_Composite [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--f9da9b37-0437-4a50-8c6d-fac0a997cacb#fact-drill-facts-3) Golden Crest · gold Needs review: ungrounded #### 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 factor: significant width - Positive factor: 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-008 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-completes-highly-successful-2024-drilling-campaign--f9da9b37-0437-4a50-8c6d-fac0a997cacb#fact-drill-facts-4) Golden Crest · gold #### 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 factor: wide interval - Positive factor: Wharf-style potential Evidence · text > Lands End - GC-008 that intersected 41 meters at approximately 1.0 g/t ## 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.