# 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--d3857a83-846f-4dc2-b3a7-76ee028f341c Original source: https://www.vivagoldcorp.com/site/assets/files/6195/nr26-19_viva_gold_provide_update_on_drilling_and_technical_studies_tonopah_project_nevada_-_final.pdf Publisher: prospectors\_exchange Original announcement: 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-06T13:50:31.131Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-06T13:50:31.131Z - Company: Viva Gold Corp - Ticker: VAU - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Silver - Document categories: Permitting, Other, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-10-06 13:50:31 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Viva Gold is advancing its Tonopah Gold Project toward mine permitting, with the Pre-Feasibility Study \(PFS\) on track for completion in Q4 2026. Additionally, the company is mobilizing a core rig to the Midway Hills discovery for a ~1,000m drilling program to validate prior RC results and test extensions. Reasoning: The company is making steady progress on both development \(PFS/permitting\) and exploration \(Midway Hills\) tracks, though no new assay results were reported. - Positive factor: PFS on schedule for Q4 2026 - Positive factor: Mobilization of core rig for Midway Hills discovery - Positive factor: Permits received for water re-infiltration testwork - Positive factor: New claim staking \(840 acres\) in Tonopah package 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 is mobilizing a rig to twin an existing discovery hole \(TG2617\) to validate results. 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--d3857a83-846f-4dc2-b3a7-76ee028f341c#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: 0.32 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 21.4 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TG2617:0-21.4 #### 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: Historical RC intercept being restated for twinning purposes. Evidence · text > twin TG2617 \(21.4 meters at 0.32 g/t Au and 35.1 meters at 1.62 g/t Au and 16.7 g/t Ag\), which was drilled by RC methods #### 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 ### TG2617 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viva-gold-advances-tonopah-gold-project-toward-mine-permitting-and-mobilizes-cor--d3857a83-846f-4dc2-b3a7-76ee028f341c#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: 1.62 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 35.1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: TG2617:0-35.1 #### 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: Historical RC intercept being restated for twinning purposes. Evidence · text > 35.1 meters at 1.62 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 ### TG2617 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/viva-gold-advances-tonopah-gold-project-toward-mine-permitting-and-mobilizes-cor--d3857a83-846f-4dc2-b3a7-76ee028f341c#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 - Group ID: TG2617:0-35.1 #### 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: Historical RC intercept being restated for twinning purposes. 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 ## 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. 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