# Solitario Resources Intersects New Discovery of Significant Wharf-Style Gold Mineralization at Golden Crest - Hole Ends in Multi-Gram Gold

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-intersects-new-discovery-of-significant-wharf-style-gold-min--163edaed-79dc-4d73-a8fd-9bf4e6281ed0

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SLR/news/5345007910631712/solitario-resources-intersects-new-discovery-of-significant-wharf-style-gold-min

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-12-09T13:01:00.000Z

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: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 11:00:59 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Solitario Resources has intersected significant gold mineralization at its Golden Crest Project in South Dakota. Drill hole GC-008 returned a 41.0m intercept at 1.0 g/t Au, including a 2.0m high-grade zone of 3.4 g/t Au at the bottom of the hole.

Reasoning: The intercept represents a new discovery of significant gold mineralization in a major structural zone, with grades increasing at depth.

- Positive factor: Significant new discovery of Wharf-style mineralization

- Positive factor: High-grade intercepts at depth

- Positive factor: Large structural zone identified

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed

- Negative factor: Hole terminated due to technical drilling difficulties

- Negative factor: True width not estimated

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: GC-008 represents the first mineralization ever discovered in Lower Deadwood outside of the historic district.

Evidence · text

> GC-008 represents the first mineralization ever discovered in Lower Deadwood outside of the historic district.

**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 includes details on laboratory \(American Assay Laboratories\), QA/QC protocols \(duplicates, blanks, standards\), and QP sign-off.

Evidence · text

> Thorough QA/QC protocols are followed on the Project, including insertion of duplicate, blank and standard samples

**Apparent Width Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Why it applies: True thickness cannot be estimated based on this single drill hole.

Evidence · text

> True thickness cannot be estimated based on this single drill hole.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### GC-008

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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
- From: 322.5 m
- To: 363.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: GC-008:322.5-363.5
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Azimuth: 280 °
- Dip: -65 °

#### 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: 2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Broad mineralized interval in a new structural zone.

- Positive factor: Significant thickness

Evidence · table

> 1.0

Context: 41.0

### GC-008

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Golden Crest · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: GC-008
- Project: Golden Crest
- Commodity: gold
- Region: south dakota
- Reported Region: South Dakota
- Ticker: SLR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.7
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 19.4 m
- From: 344.2 m
- To: 363.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: GC-008:344.2-363.5
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Azimuth: 280 °
- Dip: -65 °

#### 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: 2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade sub-interval within the main intercept.

Evidence · table

> 1.7

Context: 19.4

### GC-008

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Golden Crest · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: GC-008
- Project: Golden Crest
- Commodity: gold
- Region: south dakota
- Reported Region: South Dakota
- Ticker: SLR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.2
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 5.7 m
- From: 344.2 m
- To: 349.9 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: GC-008:344.2-349.9
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Azimuth: 280 °
- Dip: -65 °

#### 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: 2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong grade sub-interval.

Evidence · table

> 2.2

Context: 5.7

### GC-008

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Golden Crest · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: GC-008
- Project: Golden Crest
- Commodity: gold
- Region: south dakota
- Reported Region: South Dakota
- Ticker: SLR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.1
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8.4 m
- From: 355.1 m
- To: 363.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: GC-008:355.1-363.5
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Azimuth: 280 °
- Dip: -65 °

#### 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: 2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong grade sub-interval.

Evidence · table

> 2.1

Context: 8.4

### GC-008

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/solitario-resources-intersects-new-discovery-of-significant-wharf-style-gold-min--163edaed-79dc-4d73-a8fd-9bf4e6281ed0#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: 3.4
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 361.5 m
- To: 363.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: GC-008:361.5-363.5
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Azimuth: 280 °
- Dip: -65 °

#### 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: 2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Highest grade encountered in the hole, showing increasing grade with depth.

- Positive factor: High grade at depth

Evidence · table

> 3.4

Context: 2.0

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