# Westhaven Reports 8.12m Grading 47.56 g/t Gold and 229 g/t Silver from Resource Infill Drilling at the Shovelnose Property, Southern British Columbia

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-47-56-g-t-gold-and-229-g-t-silver-from-resource--8bb9216d-0d84-4426-a16f-c01831a77374

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-110000524.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-05-26T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Westhaven Gold Corp.

- Ticker: WHN

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 22:41:56 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Westhaven Gold Corp. reported high-grade gold and silver intercepts from infill drilling at the Shovelnose Property. The results include an 8.12m interval at 47.56 g/t Au and a broader 24.63m interval at 9.51 g/t Au, reinforcing mineralization continuity.

Reasoning: High-grade gold intercept \(47.56 g/t\) and significant width \(8.12m\) in a resource infill program.

- Positive factor: exceptional gold grade

- Positive factor: broad mineralization

- Positive factor: reinforces continuity

Facts used in scoring: 6

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

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

Why it applies: 47.56 g/t Au is exceptionally high grade.

Evidence · text

> 47.56 g/t Au

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The release explicitly states 'Resource Infill Drilling'.

Evidence · text

> Resource Infill Drilling

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (6)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-47-56-g-t-gold-and-229-g-t-silver-from-resource--8bb9216d-0d84-4426-a16f-c01831a77374#fact-drill-facts-0)

gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 47.56
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8.12 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 47.56 g/t Au is an exceptional grade for an orogenic/epithermal style deposit.

- Positive factor: bonanza grade

Evidence · text

> 8.12m grading 47.56 g/t Au

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-47-56-g-t-gold-and-229-g-t-silver-from-resource--8bb9216d-0d84-4426-a16f-c01831a77374#fact-drill-facts-1)

silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 229
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 8.12 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 229 g/t Ag accompanies high-grade gold intercept.

- Positive factor: strong silver grade

Evidence · text

> 229 g/t Ag

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-47-56-g-t-gold-and-229-g-t-silver-from-resource--8bb9216d-0d84-4426-a16f-c01831a77374#fact-drill-facts-2)

gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 14
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 33 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 33m at 14 g/t Au represents significant mineralized volume.

- Positive factor: strong width

- Positive factor: strong grade

Evidence · text

> 33.0m interval grading 14.00 g/t Au

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-47-56-g-t-gold-and-229-g-t-silver-from-resource--8bb9216d-0d84-4426-a16f-c01831a77374#fact-drill-facts-3)

silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 78
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 33 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver byproduct in the 33m interval.

Evidence · text

> 78 g/t Ag

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-47-56-g-t-gold-and-229-g-t-silver-from-resource--8bb9216d-0d84-4426-a16f-c01831a77374#fact-drill-facts-4)

gold

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 9.51
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 24.63 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 24.63m at 9.51 g/t Au reinforces scale and continuity.

- Positive factor: strong continuity

Evidence · text

> 24.63m grading 9.51 g/t Au

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-reports-8-12m-grading-47-56-g-t-gold-and-229-g-t-silver-from-resource--8bb9216d-0d84-4426-a16f-c01831a77374#fact-drill-facts-5)

silver

Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 44
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 24.63 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver byproduct in the 24.63m interval.

Evidence · text

> 44 g/t Ag

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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