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Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- SSR Mining Inc.
- Ticker
- SSRM
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Unavailable
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- None reported
- Document categories
- Drill results, Resource update, Production
- Extracted
- 2026-08-26 11:14:47 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
SSR Mining Inc. has released an initial 12-year life of mine plan for the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine, featuring 2.8 million ounces of gold reserves. The plan highlights strong economics with an after-tax NPV5% of $824 million at consensus gold prices.
Reasoning: The document reports a major life of mine plan update for SSR Mining's CC&V operation, including substantial gold reserves and resources.
Positive factors
- Significant gold reserves reported
- Strong life of mine plan
- High NPV and IRR for recent acquisition
Facts used in scoring: 6

Classification and evidence
True Width Disclosedpositive
Actual thickness perpendicular to structure is stated, not just downhole length.
Why it applies: Fortuna Mining reported estimated true widths for hole DSDD574.
Evidence · text
“intersecting 1.7 g/t gold over an estimated true width of 29.6 meters”
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: Lake Victoria Gold reported surface grades of 35.45 g/t gold.
Evidence · text
“high-grade gold mineralization up to 35.45 g/t”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (6)
Fact 1goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SSRM
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant gold reserve reported for the CC&V mine.
Positive factors
- Large reserve base
Fact 2goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SSRM
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Substantial Measured & Indicated resource reported.
Positive factors
- Large M&I resource base
Fact 3goldView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SSRM
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Large amount of inferred resource provides upside but lower confidence.
Positive factors
- Significant exploration upside
Negative factors
- Inferred category is speculative
DSDD574goldGrade: 1.7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 29.6 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DSDD574
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SSRM
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 29.6 m
- True Width
- 29.6 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Drill intercept at Diamba Sud showing expansion of mineralization.
Positive factors
- True width disclosed
- Step-out extension
DSDD574goldGrade: 2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 20 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- DSDD574
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SSRM
Geometry
- Grade
- 2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 20 m
- True Width
- 20 m
Classification
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Second intercept from DSDD574 showing consistent mineralization.
Positive factors
- True width disclosed
- Step-out extension
Fact 6goldGrade: 35.45Grade Unit: g/tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- SSRM
Geometry
- Grade
- 35.45
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Very high grade surface sample at Tembo Project.
Positive factors
- Bonanza Intercept
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.