# West Point Gold Intersects 66.2m of 6.57 g/t Au, including 20.7m of 18.25 g/t Au, Expanding the High-Grade NE Tyro Zone to Depth

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-point-gold-intersects-66-2m-of-6-57-g-t-au-including-20-7m-of-18-25-g-t-au--c6d26b84-6642-4dc4-8336-ace832163677

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/commodities/articles/west-point-gold-intersects-66-110000653.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-06-23T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: West Point Gold Corp.

- Ticker: WPG

- Exchange: TSXV

- Region: Arizona

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 21:37:49 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.90 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

West Point Gold Corp. reported significant drill results from its Gold Chain Project in Arizona, where hole GC26-148 intersected 66.2m of 6.57 g/t gold. The results include a high-grade sub-interval of 20.7m at 18.25 g/t gold, extending the Northeast Tyro Zone to depth.

Reasoning: The hole GC26-148 returned an exceptional high-grade intercept \(6.57 g/t Au over 66.2m\) and a bonanza sub-interval \(18.25 g/t Au over 20.7m\), successfully extending the known Tyro Zone to depth.

- Positive factor: exceptional grade intercept

- Positive factor: step-out extension

- Positive factor: high-grade continuity

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The hole is described as a step-out core hole that successfully extended the NE Tyro zone to depth.

Evidence · text

> This step-out core hole successfully extended the NE Tyro..

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: The 20.7m interval at 18.25 g/t Au is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 20.7m of 18.25 g/t Au

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (2)

### GC26-148

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-point-gold-intersects-66-2m-of-6-57-g-t-au-including-20-7m-of-18-25-g-t-au--c6d26b84-6642-4dc4-8336-ace832163677#fact-drill-facts-0)

Gold Chain Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: GC26-148
- Project: Gold Chain Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: WPG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.57
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 66.2 m
- From: 219 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: GC26-148:219.0-285.2

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 6.57 g/t over 66.2m is an exceptional intercept for a gold project.

- Positive factor: strong grade and width

Evidence · text

> 66.2 metres \("m"\) of 6.57 grams per tonne \("g/t"\) gold \("Au"\) from 219m

### GC26-148

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-point-gold-intersects-66-2m-of-6-57-g-t-au-including-20-7m-of-18-25-g-t-au--c6d26b84-6642-4dc4-8336-ace832163677#fact-drill-facts-1)

Gold Chain Project · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: GC26-148
- Project: Gold Chain Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: WPG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 18.25
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 20.7 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: GC26-148:219.0-285.2

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 18.25 g/t gold over 20.7m is a bonanza-grade intercept.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> including 20.7m of 18.25 g/t Au

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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