# 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--c169870e-8583-4c23-8e53-99b47aecadea Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/SPX.V/press-releases/5210072868681600 Publisher: orestocks Original announcement: 2026-09-22T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-22T12:18:27.875Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-22T12:18:27.875Z - 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 12:18:28 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Stellar AfricaGold has signed a contract for a 5,000-metre Phase II diamond drilling program at the Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco. The company is also conducting trenching at a newly identified dyke target and has contracted a high-resolution drone magnetic survey to refine exploration targeting. Reasoning: The announcement details the execution of contracts for upcoming exploration work \(drilling and geophysics\) and ongoing trenching, representing progress in the exploration cycle rather than new assay results. - Positive factor: Phase II drilling program is fully funded - Positive factor: New dyke target identified via integrated targeting - Positive factor: High-resolution geophysical survey contracted to refine targeting Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The company is advancing its exploration program through Phase II drilling and trenching to test identified targets. Evidence · text > advancement of its fully funded exploration program ## 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--c169870e-8583-4c23-8e53-99b47aecadea#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 restated for context; high grade \(6.62 g/t Au\) over 12m. - Positive factor: Strong grade for exploration context 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--c169870e-8583-4c23-8e53-99b47aecadea#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 #### 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 sub-interval restated for context; very high grade \(22.28 g/t Au\). - Positive factor: Bonanza-style grade intercept 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.