# Southern Cross Gold Reinforces Continuity in Rising Sun Including 0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq \(335.5 g/t Au, 2.8% Sb\) Project Now Contains 70 Drill Intersections >100 g/t m AuEq

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/southern-cross-gold-reinforces-continuity-in-rising-sun-including-0-5-m-342-2-g--2cf04a23-5235-4fa0-8913-402014bda94d

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/southern-cross-gold-reinforces-continuity-100000880.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2025-10-01T10:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd

- Ticker: SX2

- Exchange: ASX

- Region: Victoria

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Antimony

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 05:53:55 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Southern Cross Gold has reported drill results from the Rising Sun prospect at the Sunday Creek project, confirming strike continuity. A key intercept of 0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq was recorded in hole SDDSC169AW1.

Reasoning: High-grade gold-equivalent intercept \(342.2 g/t AuEq\) confirms strike continuity at the Rising Sun prospect, though antimony is noted as a byproduct/element.

- Positive factor: high-grade intercept

- Positive factor: strike continuity confirmed

- Negative factor: deleterious elements present

Facts used in scoring: 3

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: 335.5 g/t Au is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 335.5 g/t Au

**Deleterious Elements Present**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Penalty elements \(arsenic, antimony, etc.\) or refractory concerns noted in the release.

Why it applies: Antimony \(Sb\) is reported in the intercept.

Evidence · text

> 2.8% Sb

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (3)

### SDDSC169AW1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/southern-cross-gold-reinforces-continuity-in-rising-sun-including-0-5-m-342-2-g--2cf04a23-5235-4fa0-8913-402014bda94d#fact-drill-facts-0)

Rising Sun · gold

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SDDSC169AW1
- Project: Rising Sun
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: SX2

#### Geometry

- Grade: 335.5
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SDDSC169AW1:0.0-0.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 335.5 g/t Au is an exceptionally high-grade intercept for an orogenic/epithermal style deposit.

- Positive factor: Bonanza Intercept

Evidence · text

> SDDSC169AW1 intercepted 0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq... \(335.5 g/t Au, 2.8% Sb\)

### SDDSC169AW1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/southern-cross-gold-reinforces-continuity-in-rising-sun-including-0-5-m-342-2-g--2cf04a23-5235-4fa0-8913-402014bda94d#fact-drill-facts-1)

Rising Sun · antimony

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SDDSC169AW1
- Project: Rising Sun
- Commodity: antimony
- Ticker: SX2

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.8
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 0.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SDDSC169AW1:0.0-0.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Antimony is present in the intercept, which can act as a penalty element in some concentrates.

- Negative factor: Deleterious Elements Present

Evidence · text

> 335.5 g/t Au, 2.8% Sb

### SDDSC169AW1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/southern-cross-gold-reinforces-continuity-in-rising-sun-including-0-5-m-342-2-g--2cf04a23-5235-4fa0-8913-402014bda94d#fact-drill-facts-2)

Rising Sun · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SDDSC169AW1
- Project: Rising Sun
- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: SX2

#### Geometry

- Grade: 342.2
- Grade Unit: g/t AuEq
- Intercept: 0.5 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SDDSC169AW1:0.0-0.5

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade AuEq reported, but specific metal equivalent assumptions are not detailed in this snippet.

- Negative factor: Metal Equivalent Opaque

Evidence · text

> 0.5 m @ 342.2 g/t AuEq

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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