# Westhaven Extends High-Grade Gold and Silver Mineralization Below the South Zone Deposit, Including 10.04m Grading 12.18 g/t Au & 103 g/t Ag, Shovelnose Gold Property, Southern British Columbia

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/WHN.V/press-releases/7695749868473023

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Westhaven Gold Corp.

- Ticker: WHN.V

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver

- Document categories: Drill results, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 11:53:42 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Westhaven Gold Corp. has reported high-grade gold and silver drill results from its Shovelnose property, including a 10.04m intercept at 12.18 g/t Au and 103 g/t Ag that extends mineralization below the depths proposed in its 2025 PEA. The results also confirm thick mineralization at the southeastern margin of the South Zone deposit.

Reasoning: The drill results show high-grade gold and silver intercepts that extend the known mineralization depth and confirm continuity at the deposit margin, which is highly material for the ongoing resource infill program.

- Positive factor: high-grade gold and silver intercepts

- Positive factor: extension of mineralization below previous PEA depth

- Positive factor: confirmation of thick mineralization at deposit margin

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed

- Negative factor: reported intervals are downhole intersections, not true widths

Facts used in scoring: 8

## Classification and evidence

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Drill hole SNR26-117 extended mineralization below the deepest mining stopes proposed in the 2025 PEA.

Evidence · text

> extending high-grade gold and silver mineralization below the deepest mining stopes proposed in Westhaven’s 2025 preliminary economic assessment

**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: The release details laboratory accreditation \(ISO 17025\), specific assay methods, and field QA/QC protocols \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Evidence · text

> ALS’s facilities are accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for gold assays, and all analytical methods include quality control materials

**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 assay intervals represent downhole intersections, not true widths.

Evidence · text

> Reported assay intervals represent downhole intersections, not true widths.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (8)

### SNR26-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-0)

Shovelnose · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-117
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 12.18
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 10.04 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-117:0-10.04
- Mining Method: underground

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 12.18 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for an epithermal system and extends the known depth of the deposit.

- Positive factor: exceptional gold grade

- Positive factor: extends mineralization below PEA depth

Evidence · text

> SNR26-117 returned 10.04m grading 12.18 g/t Au and 103 g/t Ag

### SNR26-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-1)

Shovelnose · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-117
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 103
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 10.04 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-117:0-10.04
- Mining Method: underground

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 103 g/t Ag accompanies high-grade gold in a significant intercept.

- Positive factor: strong silver grade

Evidence · text

> 10.04m grading 12.18 g/t Au and 103 g/t Ag

### SNR26-110

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-2)

Shovelnose · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-110
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.24
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 37.34 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-110:0-37.34
- Mining Method: underground

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 37.34m at 6.24 g/t Au provides significant gold-width product and confirms mineralization at the deposit margin.

- Positive factor: thick intercept

- Positive factor: strong gold grade

- Positive factor: confirms continuity at margin

Evidence · text

> SNR26-110 returned 37.34m grading 6.24 g/t Au and 55 g/t Ag

### SNR26-110

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-3)

Shovelnose · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-110
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 55
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 37.34 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-110:0-37.34
- Mining Method: underground

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 55 g/t Ag provides significant silver credits within a thick gold intercept.

- Positive factor: silver credits in thick intercept

Evidence · text

> 37.34m grading 6.24 g/t Au and 55 g/t Ag

### SNR26-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-4)

Shovelnose · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-117
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 12.18
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 10.04 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 10.04 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-117:0-10.04
- Mining Method: underground

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 12.18 g/t gold is strong against the underground mining band \[15, 7, 4, 2.5\] g/t. Grade×width 122.3 g/t·m is strong.

- Positive factor: 12.18 g/t gold is strong on the underground mining band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 12.18

Context: SNR26-117

### SNR26-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-5)

Shovelnose · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-117
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 103
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 10.04 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 10.04 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-117:0-10.04
- Mining Method: underground

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 103 g/t silver is moderate against the default band \[500, 200, 100, 30\] g/t. Grade×width 1034.1 g/t·m is moderate.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 103

Context: SNR26-117

### SNR26-110

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-6)

Shovelnose · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-110
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 6.24
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 37.34 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 37.34 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-110:0-37.34
- Mining Method: underground

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 6.24 g/t gold is strong against the underground mining band \[15, 7, 4, 2.5\] g/t. Grade×width 233.0 g/t·m is strong \(grade alone is moderate; the better of the two is used\).

- Positive factor: 6.24 g/t gold is strong on the underground mining band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 6.24

Context: SNR26-110

### SNR26-110

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-extends-high-grade-gold-and-silver-mineralization-below-the-south-zone--9a384633-ee0d-4118-8cd7-f705c9e00b0b#fact-drill-facts-7)

Shovelnose · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SNR26-110
- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN.V

#### Geometry

- Grade: 55
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 37.34 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 37.34 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SNR26-110:0-37.34
- Mining Method: underground

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 55 g/t silver is moderate against the default band \[500, 200, 100, 30\] g/t. Grade×width 2053.7 g/t·m is moderate \(grade alone is weak; the better of the two is used\).

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 55

Context: SNR26-110

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