# Westhaven Returns 54m Grading 8.99 g/t Au & 55 g/t Ag from Resource In-Fill Drilling and Initiates South Zone Pre-Feasibility Study, Shovelnose Gold and Silver Project, Southern British Columbia

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-returns-54m-grading-8-99-g-t-au-55-g-t-ag-from-resource-in-fill-drilli--6bc64c69-f83f-46ca-96ed-99b7aca01e39

Original source: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/westhaven-returns-54m-grading-8-110000861.html

Publisher: yahoo\_press

Original announcement: 2026-05-07T11:00:00.000Z

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, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-08-20 23:18:15 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.80 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Westhaven Gold Corp. has reported high-grade drill results from its Shovelnose project in British Columbia, featuring a 54m intercept at 8.99 g/t gold and 55 g/t silver. Additionally, the company has commenced a Pre-Feasibility Study for the South Zone deposit.

Reasoning: The announcement reports a high-grade gold and silver intercept \(8.99 g/t Au & 55 g/t Ag over 54m\) from in-fill drilling and the initiation of a Pre-Feasibility Study, indicating significant project advancement.

- Positive factor: high-grade gold intercept

- Positive factor: significant width

- Positive factor: resource in-fill drilling success

- Positive factor: commencement of PFS

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The results are from resource in-fill drilling.

Evidence · text

> initial mineral resource in-fill drilling results

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (2)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-returns-54m-grading-8-99-g-t-au-55-g-t-ag-from-resource-in-fill-drilli--6bc64c69-f83f-46ca-96ed-99b7aca01e39#fact-drill-facts-0)

Shovelnose · gold

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 8.99
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 54 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 8.99 g/t Au over 54m is a very strong intercept.

- Positive factor: exceptional grade for gold

Evidence · text

> 54m Grading 8.99 g/t Au & 55 g/t Ag

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/westhaven-returns-54m-grading-8-99-g-t-au-55-g-t-ag-from-resource-in-fill-drilli--6bc64c69-f83f-46ca-96ed-99b7aca01e39#fact-drill-facts-1)

Shovelnose · silver

Needs review: ungrounded

#### Identity

- Project: Shovelnose
- Commodity: silver
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: WHN

#### Geometry

- Grade: 55
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 54 m

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: ungrounded
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 55 g/t Ag accompanies a high-grade gold intercept.

- Positive factor: significant silver grade

Evidence · text

> 54m Grading 8.99 g/t Au & 55 g/t Ag

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.