# Turmalina Metals to Commence Drilling

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/turmalina-metals-to-commence-drilling--19bf0d8f-d887-41ae-b91a-c89398d1a0e6

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/KCP/news/7936207170112907/turmalina-metals-to-commence-drilling

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2020-05-20T07:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Turmalina Metals Corp.

- Ticker: TBX

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: San Juan, Argentina

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Copper

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-23 20:09:08 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Turmalina Metals has received approval to commence its Phase 2 drill program at the San Francisco gold-silver-copper project in San Juan, Argentina. The program will utilize two diamond drill rigs for a total of 4,500 meters, targeting extensions of high-grade mineralization at the SFdLA breccia pipe and exploring newly identified breccia pipes. The company highlights strong historical drill results and high-grade rock chip samples from new targets, along with a robust cash position and COVID-19 safety protocols.

Reasoning: Turmalina Metals is commencing a new drill program at its San Francisco project, blending infill drilling at a known high-grade zone with exploration of new, high-priority targets, supported by a strong balance sheet and robust safety protocols. While the drill results cited are historical, the new program and targets represent significant forward progress.

- Positive factor: commencing\_drilling

- Positive factor: blend\_of\_infill\_and\_exploration

- Positive factor: new\_high\_priority\_targets

- Positive factor: strong\_cash\_position

- Positive factor: robust\_covid\_protocols

- Negative factor: historical\_results\_restated

Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.

Facts used in scoring: 11

## Classification and evidence

No classification tags are available.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 11. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (11)

### SFDH-001

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San Francisco · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### 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
- To: 71.45 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-001:34.5-71.45
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 8.7
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed: No

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical drill result demonstrates high-grade gold mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new and metal equivalent assumptions are not disclosed.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: metal\_equivalent\_assumptions\_not\_disclosed

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> 36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au, 122 g/t Ag &amp; 0.88% Cu \(8.7 g/t AuEq\) from 34.5m \(SFDH-001\)

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Metal Equivalent Opaque** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used.

Reason: The metal equivalent grade \(8.7 g/t AuEq\) is reported without disclosing the underlying price or recovery assumptions.

Evidence · text

> \(8.7 g/t AuEq\)

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au

### SFDH-001

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San Francisco · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### 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
- To: 71.45 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-001:34.5-71.45
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical drill result demonstrates high-grade silver mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> 36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au, 122 g/t Ag &amp; 0.88% Cu \(8.7 g/t AuEq\) from 34.5m \(SFDH-001\)

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au

### SFDH-001

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San Francisco · copper

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### 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
- To: 71.45 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-001:34.5-71.45
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical drill result demonstrates high-grade copper mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> 36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au, 122 g/t Ag &amp; 0.88% Cu \(8.7 g/t AuEq\) from 34.5m \(SFDH-001\)

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 36.95m @ 6.31 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

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San Francisco · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### 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
- To: 113 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:27.7-113.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 6.6
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed: No

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical drill result demonstrates high-grade gold mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new and metal equivalent assumptions are not disclosed.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: metal\_equivalent\_assumptions\_not\_disclosed

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> 85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag &amp; 0.79% Cu \(6.6 g/t AuEq\) from 27.7m \(SFDH-002\)

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Metal Equivalent Opaque** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used.

Reason: The metal equivalent grade \(6.6 g/t AuEq\) is reported without disclosing the underlying price or recovery assumptions.

Evidence · text

> \(6.6 g/t AuEq\)

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

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San Francisco · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### 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
- To: 113 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:27.7-113.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical drill result demonstrates high-grade silver mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> 85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag &amp; 0.79% Cu \(6.6 g/t AuEq\) from 27.7m \(SFDH-002\)

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

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San Francisco · copper

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### 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
- To: 113 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:27.7-113.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical drill result demonstrates high-grade copper mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> 85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au, 109 g/t Ag &amp; 0.79% Cu \(6.6 g/t AuEq\) from 27.7m \(SFDH-002\)

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 85.30m @ 4.43 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

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San Francisco · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SFDH-002
- Project: San Francisco
- Commodity: gold
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker: TBX

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.66
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 22.7 m
- From: 28.3 m
- To: 51 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:28.3-51.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 9.46
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed: No

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical sub-interval shows bonanza-grade gold mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new and metal equivalent assumptions are not disclosed.

- Positive factor: bonanza\_intercept

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: metal\_equivalent\_assumptions\_not\_disclosed

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> Including 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au, 86 g/t Ag &amp; 1.46% Cu \(9.46 g/t AuEq\) from 28.3m

#### Rejected tags

**Bonanza Intercept** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Reason: The gold grade of 6.66 g/t over 22.70m, with a AuEq of 9.46 g/t, is exceptionally high for a breccia pipe deposit.

Evidence · text

> 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au, 86 g/t Ag &amp; 1.46% Cu \(9.46 g/t AuEq\)

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Metal Equivalent Opaque** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used.

Reason: The metal equivalent grade \(9.46 g/t AuEq\) is reported without disclosing the underlying price or recovery assumptions.

Evidence · text

> \(9.46 g/t AuEq\)

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

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San Francisco · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SFDH-002
- Project: San Francisco
- Commodity: silver
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker: TBX

#### Geometry

- Grade: 86
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 22.7 m
- From: 28.3 m
- To: 51 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:28.3-51.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical sub-interval shows high-grade silver mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> Including 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au, 86 g/t Ag &amp; 1.46% Cu \(9.46 g/t AuEq\) from 28.3m

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

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San Francisco · copper

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SFDH-002
- Project: San Francisco
- Commodity: copper
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker: TBX

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.46
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 22.7 m
- From: 28.3 m
- To: 51 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:28.3-51.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical sub-interval shows high-grade copper mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> Including 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au, 86 g/t Ag &amp; 1.46% Cu \(9.46 g/t AuEq\) from 28.3m

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 22.70m @ 6.66 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

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San Francisco · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SFDH-002
- Project: San Francisco
- Commodity: gold
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker: TBX

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.29
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 25 m
- From: 61 m
- To: 86 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:61.0-86.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 7.4
- Metal Eq. Unit: g/t AuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed: No

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical sub-interval shows high-grade gold mineralization over a significant width, though it is not new and metal equivalent assumptions are not disclosed.

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

- Negative factor: metal\_equivalent\_assumptions\_not\_disclosed

- Negative factor: apparent\_width\_only

Evidence · text

> Including 25.00m @ 5.29 g/t Au, 117 g/t Ag &amp; 0.62% Cu \(7.4 g/t AuEq\) from 61m

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This intercept is explicitly referenced as being from a prior news release dated December 2, 2019.

Evidence · text

> see Turmalina News Release dated December 2, 2019 for full details of results

**Metal Equivalent Opaque** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used.

Reason: The metal equivalent grade \(7.4 g/t AuEq\) is reported without disclosing the underlying price or recovery assumptions.

Evidence · text

> \(7.4 g/t AuEq\)

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The document reports downhole intercept length without stating the true width or drill orientation for this historical result.

Evidence · text

> 25.00m @ 5.29 g/t Au

### SFDH-002

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/turmalina-metals-to-commence-drilling--19bf0d8f-d887-41ae-b91a-c89398d1a0e6#fact-drill-facts-10)

San Francisco · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SFDH-002
- Project: San Francisco
- Commodity: silver
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan, Argentina
- Ticker: TBX

#### Geometry

- Grade: 117
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 25 m
- From: 61 m
- To: 86 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SFDH-002:61.0-86.0
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes

#### 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: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

- Positive factor: high\_grade\_intercept

- Positive factor: significant\_width

- Negative factor: historical\_data

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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