Visionary Receives Phase 2 Drill Approval for Its Pt. Leamington Gold/Copper/Zinc/Silver VMS Deposit in Newfoundland
Original announcement by newsfile on
- Company
- Visionary Copper and Gold Mines Inc.
- Ticker
- VCG
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Newfoundland
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead
- Document categories
- Resource update, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-02 13:18:24 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Visionary Copper and Gold Mines Inc. has received approval for its Phase 2 diamond drilling program at the Pt. Leamington VMS deposit in Newfoundland. The program aims to convert Inferred resources to Indicated and define the newly discovered Kraken Zone, which was not included in the 2021 Mineral Resource Estimate.
Reasoning: The announcement focuses on the approval of a new drilling phase to expand and convert an existing resource, highlighted by the discovery of a new zone (Kraken) not in the previous estimate.
Positive factors
- Phase 2 drilling approval received
- Discovery of Kraken Zone provides significant resource upside
- Government exploration assistance program support
Negative factors
- Resource estimate is historical (2021)
Facts used in scoring: 10
Classification and evidence
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: The 2021 Mineral Resource Estimate was prepared in a NI 43-101 Technical Report.
Evidence · text
“The NI 43-101 Technical Report had an effective date of August 20, 2021”
Historical Estimate Onlynegative
Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.
Why it applies: The resource table provided is from a 2021 estimate, not a new estimate announced in this release.
Evidence · text
“the table below states the mineral resources from the P&E 2021 Technical Report”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (10)
indicatedgoldTonnes: 5013000Grade: 0.9Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 145700Contained Unit: kozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 5013000
- Grade
- 0.9
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 145700
- Contained Unit
- koz
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard indicated resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“0.90”
Context: 5.013
indicatedsilverTonnes: 5013000Grade: 12.2Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 2Contained Unit: MozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 5013000
- Grade
- 12.2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 2
- Contained Unit
- Moz
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard indicated resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“12.2”
Context: 5.013
indicatedcopperTonnes: 5013000Grade: 0.54Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 60Contained Unit: MlbHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 5013000
- Grade
- 0.54
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 60
- Contained Unit
- Mlb
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard indicated resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“0.54”
Context: 5.013
indicatedleadTonnes: 5013000Grade: 0.01Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 1.5Contained Unit: MlbHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lead
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 5013000
- Grade
- 0.01
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 1.5
- Contained Unit
- Mlb
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Trace lead component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“0.01”
Context: 5.013
indicatedzincTonnes: 5013000Grade: 1.39Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 153.5Contained Unit: MlbHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- zinc
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- indicated
- Tonnes
- 5013000
- Grade
- 1.39
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 153.5
- Contained Unit
- Mlb
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard indicated resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“1.39”
Context: 5.013
inferredgoldTonnes: 13727000Grade: 0.8Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 354.8Contained Unit: kozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 13727000
- Grade
- 0.8
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 354.8
- Contained Unit
- koz
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard inferred resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“0.80”
Context: 13.727
inferredsilverTonnes: 13727000Grade: 14Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 6.2Contained Unit: MozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 13727000
- Grade
- 14
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 6.2
- Contained Unit
- Moz
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard inferred resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“14.0”
Context: 13.727
inferredcopperTonnes: 13727000Grade: 0.36Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 110.2Contained Unit: MlbHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- copper
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 13727000
- Grade
- 0.36
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 110.2
- Contained Unit
- Mlb
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard inferred resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“0.36”
Context: 13.727
inferredleadTonnes: 13727000Grade: 0.02Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 7Contained Unit: MlbHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- lead
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 13727000
- Grade
- 0.02
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 7
- Contained Unit
- Mlb
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard inferred resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“0.02”
Context: 13.727
inferredzincTonnes: 13727000Grade: 1.74Grade Unit: %Contained Metal: 527.3Contained Unit: MlbHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Commodity
- zinc
- Ticker
- VCG
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 13727000
- Grade
- 1.74
- Grade Unit
- %
- Contained Metal
- 527.3
- Contained Unit
- Mlb
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Standard inferred resource component of the 2021 estimate.
Evidence · table
“1.74”
Context: 13.727
How Atlas produces this analysis
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