# Viscount Mining Reports Antimony and Tellurium Geochemical Results at Cherry Creek, Nevada - Both Included on the 2025 U.S. Critical Minerals List

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--b6c171df-6820-4453-808b-6123c21d427a

Original source: https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/313688/Viscount-Mining-Reports-Antimony-and-Tellurium-Geochemical-Results-at-Cherry-Creek-Nevada-Both-Included-on-the-2025-U.S.-Critical-Minerals-List

Publisher: newsfile

Original announcement: 2026-09-10T11:45:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Viscount Mining Corp.

- Ticker: VML

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Antimony

- Secondary commodities: Tellurium, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Bismuth

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-10 12:03:47 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Viscount Mining has completed a geochemical review of the Cherry Creek Project in Nevada, identifying broad antimony and tellurium anomalies. The review highlights high-grade gold \(48.6 g/t\) associated with antimony and identifies the Exchequer Fault as a priority target for gold-bismuth-tellurium mineralization.

Reasoning: The release identifies significant geochemical anomalies for two US critical minerals \(antimony and tellurium\) and highlights a high-grade gold association, providing new exploration targets.

- Positive factor: Identification of critical mineral anomalies \(Sb, Te\)

- Positive factor: High-grade gold association \(48.6 g/t\) in antimony corridor

- Positive factor: Strategic importance of antimony and tellurium as US critical minerals

- Positive factor: Broad geochemical footprint across rock, soil, and stream sediments

- Negative factor: Results are based on geochemical review of historical and existing data rather than new drilling

- Negative factor: Rock chip and grab samples are inherently selective and may not be representative

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: The release references regional activity at NevGold's Limousine Butte Project as a reference point.

Evidence · text

> NevGold Corp... whose Limousine Butte Project is in White Pine County, Nevada — approximately 10 kilometres to the southwest

**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: The release states that sampling employed industry-standard procedures including blanks, standards, and duplicates.

Evidence · text

> All sampling conducted by the Company employed industry-standard procedures, including the insertion of certified reference materials, blanks, and duplicates.

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Processing via mill or concentrator \(CIL, CIP, tank leach, flotation\).

Why it applies: the document describes a mill\_cil route \("CIP"\)

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--b6c171df-6820-4453-808b-6123c21d427a#fact-drill-facts-0)

antimony

#### Identity

- Commodity: antimony
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 100
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant geochemical enrichment in rock samples.

- Positive factor: Consistent with primary stibnite mineralization

Evidence · text

> 106 rock samples returning 100 to 10,000 ppm antimony

#### 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

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--b6c171df-6820-4453-808b-6123c21d427a#fact-drill-facts-1)

antimony

#### Identity

- Commodity: antimony
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10000
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Peak antimony value in rock samples.

- Positive factor: High grade consistent with stibnite mineralization

Evidence · text

> 100 to 10,000 ppm antimony

#### 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

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--b6c171df-6820-4453-808b-6123c21d427a#fact-drill-facts-2)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 48.6
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very high gold grade identified in the antimony corridor.

- Positive factor: Exceptional gold grade

- Negative factor: Sample type is rock chip/grab \(selective\)

Evidence · text

> Gold values in rock samples from the same corridor reach 48.6 grams per tonne \(g/t\)

#### 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

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--b6c171df-6820-4453-808b-6123c21d427a#fact-drill-facts-3)

tellurium

#### Identity

- Commodity: tellurium
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 56.8
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong tellurium anomaly identified in rock samples.

- Positive factor: Significant tellurium peak above background

Evidence · text

> 13 rock samples exceeding 4 ppm tellurium, with a peak of 56.8 ppm

#### 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

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viscount-mining-reports-antimony-and-tellurium-geochemical-results-at-cherry-cre--b6c171df-6820-4453-808b-6123c21d427a#fact-drill-facts-4)

bismuth

#### Identity

- Commodity: bismuth
- Ticker: VML

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1710
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Bismuth enrichment supports the Au-Bi-Te target.

- Positive factor: Elevated bismuth as an indicator element

Evidence · text

> Bismuth, another indicator element, is also elevated along the same corridor, with rock values reaching 1,710 ppm.

#### 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

## 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.
