# Walker Announces Additional Drill Results from the Lapon Canyon Gold Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-additional-drill-results-from-the-lapon-canyon-gold-project--0dfa3c80-d7a0-48a9-b009-6b135cd6471e

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/WRR/news/7889031151176603/walker-announces-additional-drill-results-from-the-lapon-canyon-gold-project

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2019-02-26T13:01:31.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-02T22:21:44.082Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-02T22:21:44.082Z

- Company: Walker River Resources Corp.

- Ticker: WRR

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Copper

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-10-02 22:21:44 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Walker River Resources announced additional RC drill results from the Lapon Canyon Gold Project in Nevada, highlighted by a 1.5m intercept of 159 g/t Au in hole LC18-31. The drilling focused on infill and expansion at the Lapon Rose zone, demonstrating continued mineralization and structural continuity.

Reasoning: High-grade bonanza intercept \(159 g/t Au\) and successful step-out/infill drilling in the Lapon Rose zone.

- Positive factor: Bonanza intercept of 159 g/t Au

- Positive factor: Extension of mineralized zone strike and width

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed with certified lab and QP sign-off

- Negative factor: Potential contamination noted for one assay result

Facts used in scoring: 3

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: 159 g/t Au is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 159 g/t over 1.5 meters

**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: Release mentions ALS Minerals certified lab, blanks, and standards.

Evidence · text

> The Lapon samples were delivered to ALS Minerals certified laboratory facility

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Drilling was used to extend the mineralized zone strike and width.

Evidence · text

> we also extended the strike length and width of the gold mineralization

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (3)

### LC 18-31

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-additional-drill-results-from-the-lapon-canyon-gold-project--0dfa3c80-d7a0-48a9-b009-6b135cd6471e#fact-drill-facts-0)

Lapon Canyon · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: LC 18-31
- Project: Lapon Canyon
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: WRR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.28
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 42.7 m
- From: 24.4 m
- To: 67.1 m
- Intercept Depth: 24.4 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: LC 18-31:24.4-67.1
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Location: Lapon Rose
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Minerals
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept over significant width.

Evidence · table

> 2.28

Context: 42.7

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### LC 18-31

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-additional-drill-results-from-the-lapon-canyon-gold-project--0dfa3c80-d7a0-48a9-b009-6b135cd6471e#fact-drill-facts-1)

Lapon Canyon · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: LC 18-31
- Project: Lapon Canyon
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: WRR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 159
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.5 m
- From: 83.8 m
- To: 85.3 m
- Intercept Depth: 83.8 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: LC 18-31:83.8-85.3
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Location: Lapon Rose
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Minerals
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Exceptionally high grade intercept.

- Positive factor: Bonanza intercept

Evidence · table

> 159

Context: 1.5

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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

### LC 18-33

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/walker-announces-additional-drill-results-from-the-lapon-canyon-gold-project--0dfa3c80-d7a0-48a9-b009-6b135cd6471e#fact-drill-facts-2)

Lapon Canyon · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: LC 18-33
- Project: Lapon Canyon
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: usa\_nv
- Ticker: WRR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.11
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 18 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade anomalous values in granite.

- Positive factor: Anomalous gold in granite

Evidence · text

> 0.11 g/t Au to 0.65 g/t Au over some 18 meters

#### Tags used in scoring

**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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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.
