# UM1: Phase 2 Drilling Begins at O'Phlay Gold Discovery Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/um1-phase-2-drilling-begins-at-o-phlay-gold-discovery--7f0e0c4a-400b-430e-a7d6-9d349501b219 Original source: https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&idsId=03153836 Publisher: asx Original announcement: 2026-10-18T22:12:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-18T23:22:52.235Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-18T23:22:52.235Z - Company: Unity Metals Limited - Ticker: UM1 - Exchange: ASX - Region: Cambodia - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Arsenic, Copper - Document categories: Other, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-10-18 23:22:52 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Unity Metals has commenced a 3,000m, 20-hole diamond drilling program at the O’Phlay Gold Project in Cambodia. The program focuses on testing newly identified demagnetised zone targets at the Camp, Toulsroloav, and Small Creek prospects. Reasoning: The announcement marks the start of a new drilling phase with improved targeting methodology, though no new assay results are provided in this release. - Positive factor: commencement of a significant 3,000m Phase 2 drilling program - Positive factor: identification of a key targeting vector via demagnetisation zones - Positive factor: well-funded following recent $3.5m placement - Positive factor: proximity to operating gold mines Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The program includes testing strike and depth extensions to previously intersected mineralisation at Camp. Evidence · text > three additional holes are planned to test for strike and depth extensions ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (4) ### 26DDCM001 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/um1-phase-2-drilling-begins-at-o-phlay-gold-discovery--7f0e0c4a-400b-430e-a7d6-9d349501b219#fact-drill-facts-0) O’Phlay · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 26DDCM001 - Project: O’Phlay - Commodity: gold - Region: cambodia - Reported Region: cambodia - Ticker: UM1 #### Geometry - Grade: 1.9 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 40 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned as a target for extension. Evidence · text > 26DDCM001 \(40m @ 1.9 g/t gold\) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ### 26DDCM005 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/um1-phase-2-drilling-begins-at-o-phlay-gold-discovery--7f0e0c4a-400b-430e-a7d6-9d349501b219#fact-drill-facts-1) O’Phlay · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 26DDCM005 - Project: O’Phlay - Commodity: gold - Region: cambodia - Reported Region: cambodia - Ticker: UM1 #### Geometry - Grade: 1.1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 70.4 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned as a target for extension. Evidence · text > 26DDCM005 \(70.4m @ 1.1 g/t gold\) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ### 26DDCM007 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/um1-phase-2-drilling-begins-at-o-phlay-gold-discovery--7f0e0c4a-400b-430e-a7d6-9d349501b219#fact-drill-facts-2) O’Phlay · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 26DDCM007 - Project: O’Phlay - Commodity: gold - Region: cambodia - Reported Region: cambodia - Ticker: UM1 #### Geometry - Grade: 10.2 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade historical intercept. Evidence · text > 26DDCM007 \(1m @ 10.2 g/t gold #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ### 26DDCM007 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/um1-phase-2-drilling-begins-at-o-phlay-gold-discovery--7f0e0c4a-400b-430e-a7d6-9d349501b219#fact-drill-facts-3) O’Phlay · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: 26DDCM007 - Project: O’Phlay - Commodity: gold - Region: cambodia - Reported Region: cambodia - Ticker: UM1 #### Geometry - Grade: 0.5 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 29 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical intercept mentioned. Evidence · text > 29m @ 0.5 g/t gold #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ## 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.