# West Red Lake Gold's Starratt-Olsen Drill Results Extend the Case for a Third Mill Feed Source at Madsen

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-red-lake-gold-s-starratt-olsen-drill-results-extend-the-case-for-a-third-mi--7a7f7411-244e-4f0b-8c1c-fae48042fc38

Original source: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/west-red-lake-golds-starratt-olsen-drill-results-extend-the-case-for-a-third-mill-feed-source-at-madsen

Publisher: cruxinvestor

Original announcement: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd.

- Ticker: WRLG

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Ontario

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-09-11 23:23:39 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

West Red Lake Gold reported high-grade gold intercepts from the first five holes of a 12-hole surface drilling program at the Starratt-Olsen Mine. The results, including 1.5m at 16.16 g/t Au, support the potential for the site to serve as a third mill feed source for the nearby Madsen Mine.

Reasoning: First modern drill results at a historic mine show high-grade gold intercepts that support a hub-and-spoke mill feed strategy.

- Positive factor: High-grade intercepts in first pass of modern drilling

- Positive factor: Proximity to existing Madsen underground infrastructure

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed with accredited laboratory

- Negative factor: Apparent widths reported without true width

- Negative factor: Historical data for deeper target lacks independent verification

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**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 assays at AGAT Laboratories under an ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited system.

Evidence · text

> under a quality management system accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards

**Apparent Width Only**

Polarity: negative

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

Why it applies: The document explicitly states that reported intercepts are downhole widths and not true widths.

Evidence · text

> These are downhole widths rather than true widths

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (4)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-red-lake-gold-s-starratt-olsen-drill-results-extend-the-case-for-a-third-mi--7a7f7411-244e-4f0b-8c1c-fae48042fc38#fact-drill-facts-0)

Starratt-Olsen · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Starratt-Olsen
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: WRLG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 16.16
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.5 m
- From: 121.15 m
- To: 122.65 m
- Intercept Depth: 121.15 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: null:121.15-122.65
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Loc. Confidence: medium

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, duplicates

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 16.16 g/t over 1.5m is a strong intercept for a gold exploration target.

- Positive factor: Strong grade for exploration

#### 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

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-red-lake-gold-s-starratt-olsen-drill-results-extend-the-case-for-a-third-mi--7a7f7411-244e-4f0b-8c1c-fae48042fc38#fact-drill-facts-1)

Starratt-Olsen · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Starratt-Olsen
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: WRLG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 24.6
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.85 m
- From: 121.15 m
- To: 122.65 m
- Intercept Depth: 121.15 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: null:121.15-122.65
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Loc. Confidence: medium

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, duplicates

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 24.6 g/t over 0.85m is a high-grade sub-interval.

- Positive factor: Bonanza grade interval

#### 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

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-red-lake-gold-s-starratt-olsen-drill-results-extend-the-case-for-a-third-mi--7a7f7411-244e-4f0b-8c1c-fae48042fc38#fact-drill-facts-2)

Starratt-Olsen · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Starratt-Olsen
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: WRLG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 5.16
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 4.5 m
- From: 114 m
- To: 118.5 m
- Intercept Depth: 114 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: null:114.0-118.5
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Loc. Confidence: medium

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, duplicates

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 5.16 g/t over 4.5m is a significant intercept.

- Positive factor: Solid grade and width

#### 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

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/west-red-lake-gold-s-starratt-olsen-drill-results-extend-the-case-for-a-third-mi--7a7f7411-244e-4f0b-8c1c-fae48042fc38#fact-drill-facts-3)

Starratt-Olsen · gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Project: Starratt-Olsen
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: canada\_on
- Ticker: WRLG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10.94
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.5 m
- From: 114 m
- To: 118.5 m
- Intercept Depth: 114 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: null:114.0-118.5
- Mining Method: underground

#### Location

- Loc. Confidence: medium

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: AGAT Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, duplicates

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 10.94 g/t over 1.5m is a strong high-grade component.

- Positive factor: High-grade sub-interval

#### 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

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