Westhaven Reports Final 2025 Drilling Results From the Shovelnose Gold Project, British Columbia, Including 8.05m Grading 6.18 g/t Au and 89.7 g/t Ag at South Zone Deposit
Original announcement by yahoo_press on
- Company
- Westhaven Gold Corp.
- Ticker
- WHN
- Exchange
- TSXV
- Region
- British Columbia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-21 02:52:38 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Westhaven Gold Corp. reported final 2025 drilling results from the Shovelnose Gold Project in British Columbia. A key highlight is hole SN25-442, which returned a 70.79m intercept at 1.13 g/t Au and 14.1 g/t Ag, including a high-grade 8.05m zone.
Reasoning: The drill hole SN25-442 returned a high-grade gold sub-interval of 6.18 g/t Au and significant silver credits, contributing to a wide 70.79m mineralized intercept.
Positive factors
- strong gold grades in sub-interval
- significant width of mineralization
Facts used in scoring: 4
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: The document does not explicitly mention QA/QC methods or lab certification in the provided text snippet.
Evidence · text
“Westhaven Gold Corp. (TSX-V: WHN) (“Westhaven” or the “Company”) is pleased to report results”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (4)
SN25-442Shovelnose Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.13Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 70.79 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SN25-442
- Project
- Shovelnose Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- WHN
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.13
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 70.79 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SN25-442:0-70.79
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 70.79m is a substantial continuous intercept.
Positive factors
- significant width
Evidence · text
“SN25-442 (South Zone) assays returned 70.79m grading 1.13 g/t Au”
SN25-442Shovelnose Gold Project · silverGrade: 14.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 70.79 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SN25-442
- Project
- Shovelnose Gold Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- WHN
Geometry
- Grade
- 14.1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 70.79 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SN25-442:0-70.79
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver reported as a byproduct to the gold intercept.
Evidence · text
“14.1 g/t Ag”
SN25-442Shovelnose Gold Project · goldGrade: 6.18Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 8.05 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SN25-442
- Project
- Shovelnose Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- WHN
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.18
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 8.05 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SN25-442:sub-interval
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.18 g/t Au is a strong grade for this project type.
Positive factors
- strong grade
Evidence · text
“8.05m grading 6.18 g/t Au”
SN25-442Shovelnose Gold Project · silverGrade: 89Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 8.05 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SN25-442
- Project
- Shovelnose Gold Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- British Columbia
- Ticker
- WHN
Geometry
- Grade
- 89
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 8.05 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SN25-442:sub-interval
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High silver grade within the gold sub-interval.
Positive factors
- high silver grade
Evidence · text
“8.05m grading 6.18 g/t Au and 89”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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