# Viva Gold Advances Tonopah Gold Project Toward Mine Permitting and Mobilizes Core Rig to Midway Hills Discovery, Nevada Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viva-gold-advances-tonopah-gold-project-toward-mine-permitting-and-mobilizes-cor--6d4d2378-290f-451d-9a06-c7d0e6584b5e Original source: https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/2482-tsx-venture/vau/212381-viva-gold-advances-tonopah-gold-project-toward-mine-permitting-and-mobilizes-core-rig-to-midway-hills-discovery-nevada.html Publisher: jmn Original announcement: 2026-10-06T04:09:19.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-06T12:38:10.332Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-06T12:38:10.332Z - Company: Viva Gold Corp - Ticker: VAU - Exchange: TSXV - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver - Document categories: Permitting, Other, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-10-06 12:38:11 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Viva Gold is advancing its Tonopah Gold Project toward mine permitting, with a Pre-Feasibility Study \(PFS\) on track for completion in Q4 2026. The company is also mobilizing a core rig to conduct follow-up drilling at the Midway Hills discovery to validate prior RC results and gather metallurgical samples. Reasoning: The company is advancing on two fronts: completing a PFS and progressing mine permitting, while also mobilizing drilling to follow up a recent discovery. - Positive factor: PFS on schedule for Q4 2026 - Positive factor: Mobilization of core rig for Midway Hills discovery - Positive factor: Successful private placement provides funding - Negative factor: Permitting work only expected to commence in 2027 Facts used in scoring: 3 ## Classification and evidence **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The company plans to twin hole TG2617 to validate prior results and deepen the hole. Evidence · text > These holes will include a twin of discovery hole TG2617, to validate prior reverse circulation \(“RC”\) results ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (3) ### TG2617 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viva-gold-advances-tonopah-gold-project-toward-mine-permitting-and-mobilizes-cor--6d4d2378-290f-451d-9a06-c7d0e6584b5e#fact-drill-facts-0) Tonopah · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: TG2617 - Project: Tonopah - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: VAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.62 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 35.1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: This is a restatement of a prior RC result used as a reference for a planned twin hole. - Positive factor: High grade intercept - Negative factor: Historical result Evidence · text > twin TG2617 \(21.4 meters at 0.32 g/t Au and 35.1 meters at 1.62 g/t Au and 16.7 g/t Ag\) #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "MORE MINING NEWS New Mineralised VMS System Discovered at Storm Exploration's Gold Standard Project Outcrop Silver Annou" ### TG2617 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viva-gold-advances-tonopah-gold-project-toward-mine-permitting-and-mobilizes-cor--6d4d2378-290f-451d-9a06-c7d0e6584b5e#fact-drill-facts-1) Tonopah · gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: TG2617 - Project: Tonopah - Commodity: gold - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: VAU #### Geometry - Grade: 0.32 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 21.4 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Restatement of prior RC result. - Negative factor: Historical result Evidence · text > 21.4 meters at 0.32 g/t Au #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "MORE MINING NEWS New Mineralised VMS System Discovered at Storm Exploration's Gold Standard Project Outcrop Silver Annou" ### TG2617 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viva-gold-advances-tonopah-gold-project-toward-mine-permitting-and-mobilizes-cor--6d4d2378-290f-451d-9a06-c7d0e6584b5e#fact-drill-facts-2) Tonopah · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: TG2617 - Project: Tonopah - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: VAU #### Geometry - Grade: 16.7 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 35.1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Restatement of prior RC result. - Negative factor: Historical result Evidence · text > 16.7 g/t Ag #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "MORE MINING NEWS New Mineralised VMS System Discovered at Storm Exploration's Gold Standard Project Outcrop Silver Annou" ## 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.