# WCN: WCN Ignite Conference Presentation

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/wcn-wcn-ignite-conference-presentation--7b94fd73-f395-4622-8e11-64246db1aeca

Original source: https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&idsId=03151029

Publisher: asx

Original announcement: 2026-10-11T22:24:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-11T23:21:24.185Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-11T23:21:24.185Z

- Company: White Cliff Minerals Limited

- Ticker: WCN

- Exchange: ASX

- Region: Nunavut, Canada

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Gold

- Document categories: Drill results, Metallurgy, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-10-11 23:21:25 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

White Cliff Minerals Limited presented an investor update showcasing significant high-grade copper discoveries and extensions at its Rae Project in Nunavut, Canada. The company reported numerous high-grade copper intercepts from both 2025 and 2026 drilling campaigns, confirming district-scale potential and continuity of mineralization. With strategic backing and strong metallurgical recoveries, the company is advancing towards a maiden JORC Resource Estimate for Danvers 1 in 2027, with further zones to follow.

Reasoning: The presentation highlights significant high-grade copper discoveries and extensions at the Rae Project, supported by strategic investment and strong metallurgical results, indicating substantial project de-risking and growth potential. While some results are historical, the overall picture is one of an expanding and maturing project with a clear development path.

- Positive factor: High-grade copper intercepts reported across multiple zones, including new discoveries.

- Positive factor: District-scale potential confirmed with significant strike length and expanding footprint.

- Positive factor: Strategic investment from Hancock Prospecting provides strong financial backing.

- Positive factor: Excellent metallurgical recovery for copper \(95.4%\) with a conventional flotation flowsheet.

- Positive factor: Clear pathway to maiden JORC Resource Estimate for Danvers 1 in 2027.

- Positive factor: Located in a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction with government support for critical minerals infrastructure.

- Negative factor: Many reported drill results are historical, reducing the novelty of some highlights.

- Negative factor: Assays for the new Bornite Hills discovery are pending, relying on visual estimates.

- Negative factor: No true width reported for drill intercepts, which may overstate apparent thickness.

- Negative factor: Lack of specific QA/QC methods or lab certification details in the presentation.

- Negative factor: Cut-off grades for reported drill intervals are not disclosed.

Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Mill Route**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: the document describes a flotation route \("flotation"\)

**Gravity Route**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Gravity separation forms a material part of the flowsheet.

Why it applies: the document describes a gravity route \("gravity"\)

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (5)

### DAN25008

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/wcn-wcn-ignite-conference-presentation--7b94fd73-f395-4622-8e11-64246db1aeca#fact-drill-facts-0)

Danvers · copper

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DAN25008
- Project: Danvers
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nu
- Reported Region: canada\_nu
- Ticker: WCN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.5
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 175 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DAN25008:null-null
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical high-grade copper intercept over a substantial width is a strong indicator of mineralization in a vein-hosted/breccia system, though its novelty is reduced as it was previously announced.

- Positive factor: High-grade copper intercept over a significant width.

- Positive factor: Near-surface mineralization.

- Negative factor: Result is historical, reducing novelty.

- Negative factor: No true width reported.

- Negative factor: Cut-off grade not disclosed.

Evidence · text

> 175m @ 2.5% Cu

#### Tags used in scoring

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "mixed"

**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: "Danvers is getting bigger - first drilling at Bornite Hills\(2\) has delivered a new discovery 32km from Danvers, while Hu"

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This drill result from 2025 is being re-presented in a 2026 presentation, indicating low genuine novelty.

Evidence · text

> DAN 25008 175m @ 2.5% Cu

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The interval is given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation.

Evidence · text

> 175m @ 2.5% Cu

**No QA/QC Disclosure** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Reason: The release does not disclose specific QA/QC protocols or lab certification for this intercept.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

**Cut-off Undisclosed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Reason: The high-grade interval is reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Evidence · text

> 175m @ 2.5% Cu

**QP/CP Signed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Reason: Eric Sondergaard is named as a Competent Person and consents to the inclusion of information.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

### DAN25008

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/wcn-wcn-ignite-conference-presentation--7b94fd73-f395-4622-8e11-64246db1aeca#fact-drill-facts-1)

Danvers · silver

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DAN25008
- Project: Danvers
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nu
- Reported Region: canada\_nu
- Ticker: WCN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 8.66
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 175 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DAN25008:null-null
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical silver intercept provides additional value alongside copper in a vein-hosted/breccia system, though its novelty is reduced as it was previously announced.

- Positive factor: Silver mineralization alongside copper.

- Negative factor: Result is historical, reducing novelty.

- Negative factor: No true width reported.

- Negative factor: Cut-off grade not disclosed.

Evidence · text

> 8.66g/t Ag

#### Tags used in scoring

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "mixed"

**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: "Danvers is getting bigger - first drilling at Bornite Hills\(2\) has delivered a new discovery 32km from Danvers, while Hu"

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This drill result from 2025 is being re-presented in a 2026 presentation, indicating low genuine novelty.

Evidence · text

> DAN 25008 175m @ 2.5% Cu &amp; 8.66g/t Ag

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The interval is given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation.

Evidence · text

> 175m @ 2.5% Cu

**No QA/QC Disclosure** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Reason: The release does not disclose specific QA/QC protocols or lab certification for this intercept.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

**Cut-off Undisclosed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Reason: The high-grade interval is reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Evidence · text

> 175m @ 2.5% Cu

**QP/CP Signed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Reason: Eric Sondergaard is named as a Competent Person and consents to the inclusion of information.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

### DAN25008

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/wcn-wcn-ignite-conference-presentation--7b94fd73-f395-4622-8e11-64246db1aeca#fact-drill-facts-2)

Danvers · copper

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DAN25008
- Project: Danvers
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nu
- Reported Region: canada\_nu
- Ticker: WCN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 7.55
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 14 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DAN25008:null-null
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical very high-grade copper sub-interval demonstrates excellent mineralization intensity in a vein-hosted/breccia system, though its novelty is reduced as it was previously announced.

- Positive factor: Very high-grade copper sub-interval.

- Negative factor: Result is historical, reducing novelty.

- Negative factor: No true width reported.

- Negative factor: Cut-off grade not disclosed.

Evidence · text

> incl 14m @ 7.55% Cu

#### Tags used in scoring

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "mixed"

**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: "Danvers is getting bigger - first drilling at Bornite Hills\(2\) has delivered a new discovery 32km from Danvers, while Hu"

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This drill result from 2025 is being re-presented in a 2026 presentation, indicating low genuine novelty.

Evidence · text

> incl 14m @ 7.55% Cu

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The interval is given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation.

Evidence · text

> incl 14m @ 7.55% Cu

**No QA/QC Disclosure** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Reason: The release does not disclose specific QA/QC protocols or lab certification for this intercept.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

**Cut-off Undisclosed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Reason: The high-grade interval is reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Evidence · text

> incl 14m @ 7.55% Cu

**QP/CP Signed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Reason: Eric Sondergaard is named as a Competent Person and consents to the inclusion of information.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

### DAN25005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/wcn-wcn-ignite-conference-presentation--7b94fd73-f395-4622-8e11-64246db1aeca#fact-drill-facts-3)

Danvers · copper

Historical result

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DAN25005
- Project: Danvers
- Commodity: copper
- Region: canada\_nu
- Reported Region: canada\_nu
- Ticker: WCN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 90 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DAN25005:null-null
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical high-grade copper intercept from surface over a substantial width is a strong indicator of mineralization in a vein-hosted/breccia system, though its novelty is reduced as it was previously announced.

- Positive factor: High-grade copper intercept over a significant width.

- Positive factor: From surface mineralization.

- Negative factor: Result is historical, reducing novelty.

- Negative factor: No true width reported.

- Negative factor: Cut-off grade not disclosed.

Evidence · text

> 90m @ 4.0% Cu

#### Tags used in scoring

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "mixed"

**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: "Danvers is getting bigger - first drilling at Bornite Hills\(2\) has delivered a new discovery 32km from Danvers, while Hu"

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This drill result from 2025 is being re-presented in a 2026 presentation, indicating low genuine novelty.

Evidence · text

> DAN 25005 90m @ 4.0% Cu

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The interval is given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation.

Evidence · text

> 90m @ 4.0% Cu

**No QA/QC Disclosure** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Reason: The release does not disclose specific QA/QC protocols or lab certification for this intercept.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

**Cut-off Undisclosed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Reason: The high-grade interval is reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Evidence · text

> 90m @ 4.0% Cu

**QP/CP Signed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Reason: Eric Sondergaard is named as a Competent Person and consents to the inclusion of information.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

### DAN25005

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/wcn-wcn-ignite-conference-presentation--7b94fd73-f395-4622-8e11-64246db1aeca#fact-drill-facts-4)

Danvers · silver

Historical result

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Hole ID: DAN25005
- Project: Danvers
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_nu
- Reported Region: canada\_nu
- Ticker: WCN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 7.5
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 90 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: other
- Program: mixed
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: DAN25005:null-null
- Mining Method: unknown

#### QA/QC

- QP Signed: Yes

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This historical silver intercept provides additional value alongside copper in a vein-hosted/breccia system, though its novelty is reduced as it was previously announced.

- Positive factor: Silver mineralization alongside copper.

- Negative factor: Result is historical, reducing novelty.

- Negative factor: No true width reported.

- Negative factor: Cut-off grade not disclosed.

Evidence · text

> 7.5g/t Ag

#### Tags used in scoring

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "mixed"

**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: "Danvers is getting bigger - first drilling at Bornite Hills\(2\) has delivered a new discovery 32km from Danvers, while Hu"

#### Rejected tags

**Stale Data Re-release** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Reason: This drill result from 2025 is being re-presented in a 2026 presentation, indicating low genuine novelty.

Evidence · text

> DAN 25005 90m @ 4.0% Cu &amp; 7.5g/t Ag

**Apparent Width Only** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Reason: The interval is given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation.

Evidence · text

> 90m @ 4.0% Cu

**No QA/QC Disclosure** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.

Reason: The release does not disclose specific QA/QC protocols or lab certification for this intercept.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

**Cut-off Undisclosed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Reason: The high-grade interval is reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Evidence · text

> 90m @ 4.0% Cu

**QP/CP Signed** — Rejected; excluded from scoring

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Reason: Eric Sondergaard is named as a Competent Person and consents to the inclusion of information.

Evidence · text

> The information in this report that relates to exploration results, mineral resources or ore reserves is based on information compiled by Eric Sondergaard, who is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists of Alberta and the Northwest Territories &amp; Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers &amp; Geoscientists. Mr Sondergaard is an employee of White Cliff Minerals. Mr Sondergaard has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity that he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 2012 edition of the ‘Australian Code for Reporting Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’ \(the JORC Code\). Mr Sondergaard consents to the inclusion of this information in the form and context in which it appears in this report.

## 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.
