Spanish Mountain Gold Announces 9-10,000 Metre Drill Program
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd.
- Ticker
- SPA
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-26 11:20:44 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Spanish Mountain Gold has contracted Hardrock Diamond Drilling for a 9,000-10,000 metre diamond drill program targeting five priority areas at the SMG Project. The program aims to extend near-surface high-grade gold mineralization and de-risk infrastructure locations identified in the 2025 PEA.
Reasoning: The company is announcing a significant upcoming drill program aimed at extending high-grade mineralization and de-risking infrastructure, building on recent high-grade intercepts.
Positive factors
- Upcoming 9-10ktm drill program targeting high-grade extensions
- Identification of high-grade targets outside current MRE (OT and A12)
- Recent high-grade intercepts (719 g/t Au) in K-zone
Negative factors
- Program is primarily exploration/extension focused rather than resource conversion
Facts used in scoring: 13
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 13. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (13)
25-DH-1275Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.6Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 62.2 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1275
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 62.2 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned as context for the OT target.
Evidence · text
“25-DH-1275 at OT that intersected 62.20 metres grading 0.60 g/t gold”
25-DH-1275Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 4.69Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 5.04 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1275
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.69
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 5.04 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical sub-interval mentioned as context.
Evidence · text
“including 5.04 metres grading 4.69 g/t gold”
25-DH-1275Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 9.72Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.95 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1275
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.72
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.95 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade subset mentioned as context.
Evidence · text
“which also had a subset of 1.95 metres grading 9.72 g/t gold”
25-DH-1281Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.08Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 123 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1281
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.08
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 123 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned to highlight opportunity in Main deposit.
Evidence · text
“Drill hole 25-DH-1281 intersected 123.00 metres grading 1.08 g/t gold”
25-DH-1282Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.36Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 211.9 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1282
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.36
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 211.9 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned to highlight opportunity in Main deposit.
Evidence · text
“drill hole 25-DH-1282 intersected 211.90 metres grading 0.36 g/t gold”
25-DH-1282Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.52Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 100.3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1282
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.52
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 100.3 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical sub-interval mentioned to highlight opportunity in Main deposit.
Evidence · text
“including 100.30 metres grading 0.52 g/t gold”
25-DH-1282Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.43Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 16 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1282
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.43
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 16 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical sub-interval mentioned to highlight opportunity in Main deposit.
Evidence · text
“that included an interval of 16.00 metres grading 1.43 g/t gold”
25-DH-1286Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 4.18Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 139 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1286
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.18
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 139 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade intercept mentioned as a key target driver.
Positive factors
- Highest recorded intercept on SMG Project
Evidence · text
“Drill hole 25-DH-1286 intersected 139.00 metres grading 4.18 g/t gold”
25-DH-1286Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 719.26Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.75 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-DH-1286
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 719.26
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.75 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical ultra-high grade sub-interval mentioned as a key target driver.
Positive factors
- Extremely high grade intercept
Evidence · text
“including 0.75 metres grading 719.26 g/t gold”
25-CCR-062Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.47Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 62 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-CCR-062
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.47
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 62 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned as context for Phoenix deposit.
Evidence · text
“drill hole 25-CCR-062, which intersected 62.00 metres grading 1.47 g/t gold”
25-CCR-062Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 17.28Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 4 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-CCR-062
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 17.28
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 4 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade sub-interval mentioned as context for Phoenix deposit.
Evidence · text
“including 4.00 metres grading 17.28 g/t gold”
25-CCR-056Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 0.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 116 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-CCR-056
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 116 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned as context for Phoenix deposit.
Evidence · text
“drill hole 25-CCR-056, which intersected 116 metres, grading 0.40 g/t”
25-CCR-056Spanish Mountain Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.27Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 13.12 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- 25-CCR-056
- Project
- Spanish Mountain Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- SPA
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.27
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 13.12 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical sub-interval mentioned as context for Phoenix deposit.
Evidence · text
“including 13.12 metres, grading 1.27 g/t gold”
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