# Tombill Completes Near-Surface Drilling and Provides Assessment of Results of Recent Exploration Programs Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/TBLL/news/5376710936126264/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2022-08-05T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Tombill Mines Limited - Ticker: TBLL - Exchange: TSX - Region: Ontario - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Drill results - Extracted: 2026-08-21 12:03:15 UTC Narrative sentiment: -0.40 · Bearish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Tombill completed its Phase 2A near-surface diamond drilling program, which yielded mixed results. While drill-hole TB22-008 confirmed the eastward extension of the Key Lake-Jellicoe Gold Corridor with intercepts up to 4.17 g/t Au, most other holes in the program returned weak or non-significant mineralization. Reasoning: While TB22-008 provided some high-grade gold intercepts confirming the corridor's extension, the majority of the Phase 2A program returned disappointing, low-grade results. - Positive factor: extension of known corridor - Positive factor: high-grade intercepts in TB22-008 - Negative factor: disappointing overall results - Negative factor: weak mineralization in most holes - Negative factor: no significant gold in Ellis Syncline targets Facts used in scoring: 10 ## 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: Release mentions field duplicates, certified standards, and blanks were used. Evidence · text > Tombill geologists inserted field duplicates, certified standards and unmineralized, so-called 'blank' samples **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: TB22-008 confirms the eastward continuation of the Key Lake-Jellicoe Gold Corridor. Evidence · text > essentially confirms that the laterally extensive Key Lake-Jellicoe Gold Corridor passes through Tombill's Original claim group ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (10) ### TB22-001A [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-0) Main Group · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-001A - Project: Main Group - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.36 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m - From: 248 m - To: 249 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-001A:248.0-249.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Low grade intercept of 0.36 g/t Au. - Negative factor: low grade Evidence · table > 0.36 Context: 1.0 ### TB22-001A [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-1) Main Group · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-001A - Project: Main Group - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.35 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m - From: 257 m - To: 258 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-001A:257.0-258.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Low grade intercept of 0.35 g/t Au. - Negative factor: low grade Evidence · table > 0.35 Context: 1.0 ### TB22-001A [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-2) Main Group · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-001A - Project: Main Group - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.41 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m - From: 330 m - To: 331 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-001A:330.0-331.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Low grade intercept of 0.41 g/t Au. - Negative factor: low grade Evidence · table > 0.41 Context: 1.0 ### TB22-002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-3) Main Group · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-002 - Project: Main Group - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.41 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m - From: 158 m - To: 159 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-002:158.0-159.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Weak gold mineralization of 0.41 g/t Au. - Negative factor: low grade Evidence · table > 0.41 Context: 1.0 ### TB22-002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-4) Main Group · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-002 - Project: Main Group - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.36 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2 m - From: 209 m - To: 211 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-002:209.0-211.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Weak gold mineralization of 0.36 g/t Au. - Negative factor: low grade Evidence · table > 0.36 Context: 2.0 ### TB22-002 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-5) Main Group · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-002 - Project: Main Group - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.4 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m - From: 215 m - To: 216 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-002:215.0-216.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Weak gold mineralization of 0.40 g/t Au. - Negative factor: low grade Evidence · table > 0.40 Context: 1.0 ### TB22-008 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-6) Original · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-008 - Project: Original - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 0.94 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m - From: 262 m - To: 263 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-008:262.0-263.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept of 0.94 g/t Au in a significant corridor. - Positive factor: confirms corridor extension Evidence · table > 0.94 Context: 1.0 ### TB22-008 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-7) Original · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-008 - Project: Original - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 1.44 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.3 m - From: 269.1 m - To: 270.4 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-008:269.1-270.4 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Stronger grade intercept of 1.44 g/t Au. - Positive factor: stronger grade Evidence · table > 1.44 Context: 1.3 ### TB22-008 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-8) Original · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-008 - Project: Original - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 2.61 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.3 m - From: 288.8 m - To: 289.1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-008:288.8-289.1 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade intercept of 2.61 g/t Au, though very narrow \(0.3m\). - Positive factor: high grade - Negative factor: very narrow width Evidence · table > 2.61 Context: 0.3 ### TB22-008 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/tombill-completes-near-surface-drilling-and-provides-assessment-of-results-of-re--7c1ec8f0-cfe7-4503-80e0-402da6ee569e#fact-drill-facts-9) Original · gold #### Identity - Hole ID: TB22-008 - Project: Original - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_on - Reported Region: Ontario - Ticker: TBLL #### Geometry - Grade: 4.17 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.9 m - From: 292.1 m - To: 293 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TB22-008:292.1-293.0 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Loc. Confidence: high #### QA/QC - Laboratory: Actlabs-Geraldton - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: field duplicates, standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade intercept of 4.17 g/t Au. - Positive factor: high grade - Negative factor: narrow width Evidence · table > 4.17 Context: 0.9 ## 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.