Turmalina Metals Commences Drilling at the San Francisco Project
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Turmalina Metals Corp.
- Ticker
- TBX
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver, Copper
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-08-23 19:18:35 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Turmalina Metals has commenced a 4,500m drilling campaign at the San Francisco gold-silver-copper project in Argentina. The program includes testing for extensions of the SFdLA breccia and exploring newly identified breccia pipes.
Reasoning: The announcement marks the start of a new drilling campaign, but the primary drill intercepts provided are historical results from a 2019 release.
Positive factors
- Commencement of drilling campaign
- High-grade historical intercepts cited
- New high-grade surface samples identified
Negative factors
- Most drill results are historical restatements
Facts used in scoring: 9
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The release mentions a Qualified Person (Dr. Rohan Wolfe) and review of technical data.
Evidence · text
“The scientific and technical data contained in this news release... has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Rohan Wolfe... who serves as the Qualified Person (QP)”
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: The program includes drilling to follow up on previous results and testing for extensions.
Evidence · text
“This phase two drill program will be a concurrent blend of drilling at the (SFdLA) breccia, to follow up on a very successful initial drill program”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 9. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (9)
SFDH-001San Francisco · goldGrade: 6.31Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 36.95 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-001
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.31
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 36.95 m
- From
- 34.5 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-001:34.5-71.45
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.31 g/t Au is a strong intercept for a gold project.
Positive factors
- High grade intercept
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au, 122 g/t Ag & 0.88% Cu (8.7 g/t AuEq) from 34.5m (SFDH-001)”
SFDH-001San Francisco · silverGrade: 122Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 36.95 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-001
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 122
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 36.95 m
- From
- 34.5 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-001:34.5-71.45
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver byproduct in a gold-rich intercept.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au, 122 g/t Ag & 0.88% Cu (8.7 g/t AuEq) from 34.5m (SFDH-001)”
SFDH-001San Francisco · copperGrade: 0.88Grade Unit: %Intercept: 36.95 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-001
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.88
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 36.95 m
- From
- 34.5 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-001:34.5-71.45
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant copper grade in a polymetallic intercept.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au, 122 g/t Ag & 0.88% Cu (8.7 g/t AuEq) from 34.5m (SFDH-001)”
SFDH-002San Francisco · goldGrade: 4.43Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 85.3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-002
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 4.43
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 85.3 m
- From
- 27.7 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-002:27.7-113.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade over a very wide interval (85.3m).
Positive factors
- Large width
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag & 0.79% Cu (6.6 g/t AuEq) from 27.7m (SFDH-002)”
SFDH-002San Francisco · silverGrade: 109Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 85.3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-002
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 109
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 85.3 m
- From
- 27.7 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-002:27.7-113.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver byproduct.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag & 0.79% Cu (6.6 g/t AuEq) from 27.7m (SFDH-002)”
SFDH-002San Francisco · copperGrade: 0.79Grade Unit: %Intercept: 85.3 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-002
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- argentina
- Reported Region
- San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.79
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 85.3 m
- From
- 27.7 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-002:27.7-113.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant copper grade.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag & 0.79% Cu (6.6 g/t AuEq) from 27.7m (SFDH-002)”
SFDH-002San Francisco · goldGrade: 6.66Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 22.7 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-002
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.66
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 22.7 m
- From
- 28.3 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-002:28.3-51.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within SFDH-002.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“Including 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au, 86 g/t Ag & 1.46% Cu (9.46 g/t AuEq) from 28.3m”
SFDH-002San Francisco · silverGrade: 86Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 22.7 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-002
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 86
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 22.7 m
- From
- 28.3 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-002:28.3-51.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver byproduct.
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“Including 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au, 86 g/t Ag & 1.46% Cu (9.46 g/t AuEq) from 28.3m”
SFDH-002San Francisco · copperGrade: 1.46Grade Unit: %Intercept: 22.7 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SFDH-002
- Project
- San Francisco
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- TBX
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.46
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 22.7 m
- From
- 28.3 m
Classification
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SFDH-002:28.3-51.0
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2019-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong copper grade in sub-interval.
Positive factors
- High grade sub-interval
Negative factors
- Historical data
Evidence · text
“Including 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au, 86 g/t Ag & 1.46% Cu (9.46 g/t AuEq) from 28.3m”
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.