# Tertiary Minerals boosted as results confirm Mushima North potential

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686

Original source: https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1097893/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential-1097893.html

Publisher: proactiveinvestors

Original announcement: 2026-09-01T08:02:43.260Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Tertiary Minerals PLC

- Ticker: TYM

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Zambia

- Primary commodity: Silver

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Zinc, Bismuth, Antimony, Cobalt

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-01 08:05:13 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Tertiary Minerals has reported encouraging Phase 4 drill results from its Mushima North project in Zambia, confirming broad silver-copper-zinc mineralisation. The results include several high-grade silver-equivalent intercepts and support the company's existing exploration target as it works toward a maiden resource estimate.

Reasoning: Strong silver-equivalent grades reported from initial Phase 4 drilling, confirming the potential of the Mushima North project.

- Positive factor: High-grade silver equivalent intercepts

- Positive factor: Confirmation of broad near-surface mineralisation

- Positive factor: Presence of multiple accessory metals \(Co, Bi, Sb\)

- Positive factor: Supports existing exploration target

Facts used in scoring: 7

## 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 initial certified laboratory results.

Evidence · text

> initial certified laboratory results

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (7)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686#fact-drill-facts-0)

Mushima North · silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Mushima North
- Commodity: silver
- Region: zambia
- Reported Region: Zambia
- Ticker: TYM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 37
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 66 m
- From: 7 m
- To: 73 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 66m intercept at 37 g/t silver is a significant result for this project.

- Positive factor: Strong silver grade

Evidence · text

> 66 metres grading 37 grams per tonne silver

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686#fact-drill-facts-1)

Mushima North · copper

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Mushima North
- Commodity: copper
- Region: zambia
- Reported Region: Zambia
- Ticker: TYM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.28
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 66 m
- From: 7 m
- To: 73 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: null:7-73

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Copper component of the polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Presence of copper

Evidence · text

> 0.28% copper

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686#fact-drill-facts-2)

Mushima North · zinc

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Mushima North
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: zambia
- Reported Region: Zambia
- Ticker: TYM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.27
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 66 m
- From: 7 m
- To: 73 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: null:7-73

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Zinc component of the polymetallic intercept.

- Positive factor: Presence of zinc

Evidence · text

> 0.27% zinc

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686#fact-drill-facts-3)

Mushima North · silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Mushima North
- Commodity: silver
- Region: zambia
- Reported Region: Zambia
- Ticker: TYM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 45
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 73 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 45
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t silver equivalent

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 73m intersection at 45 g/t AgEq is a material result.

- Positive factor: Strong silver equivalent grade

Evidence · text

> 73-metre intersection returned 45 g/t silver equivalent

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686#fact-drill-facts-4)

Mushima North · silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Mushima North
- Commodity: silver
- Region: zambia
- Reported Region: Zambia
- Ticker: TYM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 55
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 57 m
- From: 34 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 55
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t silver equivalent

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 57m at 55 g/t AgEq is a strong intercept.

- Positive factor: High grade silver equivalent

Evidence · text

> 57 metres from 34 metres downhole graded 55 g/t silver equivalent

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686#fact-drill-facts-5)

Mushima North · silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Mushima North
- Commodity: silver
- Region: zambia
- Reported Region: Zambia
- Ticker: TYM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 89
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 7 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 89
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t silver equivalent

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade zone within the Discovery Zone.

- Positive factor: Bonanza grade equivalent

Evidence · text

> seven metres at 89 g/t silver equivalent

### Fact 7

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tertiary-minerals-boosted-as-results-confirm-mushima-north-potential--2815da34-a857-46f8-8190-0aba7780d686#fact-drill-facts-6)

Mushima North · silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Mushima North
- Commodity: silver
- Region: zambia
- Reported Region: Zambia
- Ticker: TYM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 107
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 2 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 107
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t silver equivalent

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Extremely high grade, though narrow intercept.

- Positive factor: Very high grade equivalent

Evidence · text

> two metres at 107 g/t silver equivalent

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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