Spartan Metals Discovers Two New Tungsten-Silver Veins at Tungstonia
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Spartan Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- W
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-24 05:23:23 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Spartan Metals has discovered two new tungsten-silver veins, Spartan A and Spartan B, at its Tungstonia project in Nevada using backpack diamond core drilling. The results confirm that mineralization extends beyond historically recognized areas and include silver, which adds potential value to the project.
Reasoning: Discovery of two new tungsten-silver veins (Spartan A and B) that extend the known mineralized footprint, with high-quality QA/QC disclosure.
Positive factors
- discovery of two new veins
- mineralization extends beyond historical limits
- silver presence adds potential value
- QA/QC disclosed
Negative factors
- true width unknown
- backpack drilling is preliminary
Facts used in scoring: 6
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 includes details on laboratory (American Assay Lab), certified status, and QA/QC methods (standards, duplicates, blanks).
Evidence · text
“AAL undertakes its own internal coarse and pulp duplicate analysis”
Apparent Width Onlynegative
Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.
Why it applies: True thicknesses/widths of mineralization are unknown as further definition is required.
Evidence · text
“True thicknesses/widths of mineralization are unknown”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Newly identified veins demonstrate that mineralization extends beyond the areas historically recognized on the property.
Evidence · text
“mineralization extends beyond the areas historically recognized”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (6)
STS-26-004Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project · tungstenGrade: 0.26Grade Unit: % WO3Intercept: 1.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- STS-26-004
- Project
- Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- W
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.26
- Grade Unit
- % WO3
- Intercept
- 1.3 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 1.3 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- STS-26-004:0-1.3
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Lab (AAL)
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, duplicates, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: New tungsten intercept from backpack drilling.
Positive factors
- new discovery
Negative factors
- true width unknown
Evidence · table
“0.26”
Context: 1.3
STS-26-004Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project · silverGrade: 9.51Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 1.3 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- STS-26-004
- Project
- Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- W
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.51
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 1.3 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 1.3 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- STS-26-004:0-1.3
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Lab (AAL)
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, duplicates, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver grade reported alongside tungsten in new discovery.
Positive factors
- silver adds value
Evidence · table
“9.51”
Context: 1.3
STS-26-004Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project · tungstenGrade: 0.23Grade Unit: % WO3Intercept: 0.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- STS-26-004
- Project
- Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- W
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.23
- Grade Unit
- % WO3
- Intercept
- 0.2 m
- From
- 1.3 m
- To
- 1.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- STS-26-004:1.3-1.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Lab (AAL)
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, duplicates, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Narrow tungsten intercept.
Negative factors
- narrow interval
Evidence · table
“0.23”
Context: 0.2
STS-26-004Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project · silverGrade: 55.96Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.2 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- STS-26-004
- Project
- Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- W
Geometry
- Grade
- 55.96
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.2 m
- From
- 1.3 m
- To
- 1.5 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- STS-26-004:1.3-1.5
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Lab (AAL)
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, duplicates, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High silver grade in a narrow intercept.
Positive factors
- high silver grade
Negative factors
- narrow interval
Evidence · table
“55.96”
Context: 0.2
STS-26-005Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project · tungstenGrade: 0.57Grade Unit: % WO3Intercept: 0.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- STS-26-005
- Project
- Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project
- Commodity
- tungsten
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- W
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.57
- Grade Unit
- % WO3
- Intercept
- 0.8 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 0.8 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- STS-26-005:0-0.8
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Lab (AAL)
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, duplicates, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: New tungsten intercept from backpack drilling.
Positive factors
- new discovery
Evidence · table
“0.57”
Context: 0.8
STS-26-005Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project · silverGrade: 9.16Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- STS-26-005
- Project
- Eagle Tungsten-Silver-Rubidium Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- W
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.16
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 0.8 m
- From
- 0 m
- To
- 0.8 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- STS-26-005:0-0.8
- Mining Method
- unknown
QA/QC
- Laboratory
- American Assay Lab (AAL)
- QA/QC Disclosed
- Yes
- Lab Certified
- Yes
- QP Signed
- Yes
- QA/QC Methods
- standards, duplicates, blanks
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver grade reported alongside tungsten in new discovery.
Positive factors
- silver presence
Evidence · table
“9.16”
Context: 0.8
How Atlas produces this analysis
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