# Stellar AfricaGold Signs Contract For 5,000 Metre Phase II Diamond Drill Program At Tichka Est Gold Project, Morocco; Trenching Underway At New Dyke Target; High-Resolution Magnetic Survey Contracted Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/stellar-africagold-signs-contract-for-5-000-metre-phase-ii-diamond-drill-program--3b6a4433-7939-4b66-b3c4-641045f1cad9 Original source: https://www.thenewswire.com/press-releases/1Bz4FXxzj-stellar-africagold-signs-contract-for-5-000-metre-phase-ii-diamond-drill-program-at-tichka-est-gold-project-morocco-trenching-underway-at-new-dyke-target-high-resolution-magnetic-survey-contracted.html Publisher: thenewswire Original announcement: 2026-09-22T12:01:50.636Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-22T12:03:59.490Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-22T12:03:59.490Z - Company: Stellar AfricaGold Inc. - Ticker: SPX - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Morocco - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-22 12:04:00 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Stellar AfricaGold has contracted a 5,000-metre Phase II diamond drilling program and a high-resolution drone magnetic survey at the Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco. Trenching is also currently underway at a newly identified dyke target to facilitate further drilling in Q4 2026. Reasoning: The announcement details the execution of contracts for a significant 5,000m drilling program and geophysical survey, advancing the Tichka Est project. While it mentions historical high-grade intercepts, the primary news is the operational advancement and upcoming work. - Positive factor: Fully funded Phase II drilling program - Positive factor: New dyke target identified via integrated targeting - Positive factor: High-resolution drone magnetic survey contracted to refine targeting - Positive factor: Competitive tender process for drilling contractor Facts used in scoring: 2 ## 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: The release mentions that data acquisition for the magnetic survey will be governed by strict contractual quality-control acceptance criteria and that trenching results will be validated. Evidence · text > Data will be acquired under strict contractual quality-control acceptance criteria **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The Phase II program targets depth and strike extensions of known mineralization at Zone B. Evidence · text > The first holes of the Phase II program will target the depth and strike extensions of the mineralized diorite sill stack at Zone B ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### TCK-001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/stellar-africagold-signs-contract-for-5-000-metre-phase-ii-diamond-drill-program--3b6a4433-7939-4b66-b3c4-641045f1cad9#fact-drill-facts-0) Tichka Est · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: TCK-001 - Project: Tichka Est - Commodity: gold - Region: morocco - Reported Region: morocco - Ticker: SPX #### Geometry - Grade: 6.62 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 12 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept reported as context for Phase II targeting. - Positive factor: Strong grade for the project Evidence · text > TCK-001 \(12 m @ 6.62 g/t Au, including 2 m @ 22.28 g/t Au; see news release dated August 11, 2026 \) #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ### TCK-001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/stellar-africagold-signs-contract-for-5-000-metre-phase-ii-diamond-drill-program--3b6a4433-7939-4b66-b3c4-641045f1cad9#fact-drill-facts-1) Tichka Est · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: TCK-001 - Project: Tichka Est - Commodity: gold - Region: morocco - Reported Region: morocco - Ticker: SPX #### Geometry - Grade: 22.28 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TCK-001:unknown-unknown #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade sub-interval from historical drilling. - Positive factor: Bonanza-style grade Evidence · text > 2 m @ 22.28 g/t Au #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ## 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.