# Ximen Mining Corp Drilling Update: Brett Epithermal Gold Project - Vernon BC

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ximen-mining-corp-drilling-update-brett-epithermal-gold-project-vernon-bc--80e3c10a-7d6c-4335-bbea-83d08d7096b1

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/XIM/news/6897018655092211/ximen-mining-corp-drilling-update-brett-epithermal-gold-project-vernon-bc

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-10-16T13:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Ximen Mining Corp

- Ticker: XIM

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: British Columbia

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: Silver

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 18:50:43 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.00 · Neutral

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Ximen Mining Corp provided a drilling update for hole B24-03 at the Brett Epithermal Gold Project. While the hole intersected several altered zones and porphyry dikes, no new gold assay grades were reported in this release.

Reasoning: The announcement provides a drilling update for hole B24-03, but the text describes lithology and alteration without reporting new gold assay grades for the current intercepts. It primarily serves to describe the geological context and follow up on a historical high-grade interval.

- Negative factor: No new assay grades reported for the current hole

Facts used in scoring: 1

## Classification and evidence

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The hole was designed to follow up on a specific historical interval, suggesting continuity/infill work.

Evidence · text

> This hole was designed to follow up on an interval from hole B04-12

**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 includes a sign-off by a Qualified Person \(Dr. Mathew Ball, P.Geo.\).

Evidence · text

> Dr. Mathew Ball, P.Geo., VP Exploration for Ximen Mining Corp. and a Qualified Person

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (1)

### B04-12

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ximen-mining-corp-drilling-update-brett-epithermal-gold-project-vernon-bc--80e3c10a-7d6c-4335-bbea-83d08d7096b1#fact-drill-facts-0)

Brett Epithermal Gold Project · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Hole ID: B04-12
- Project: Brett Epithermal Gold Project
- Commodity: gold
- Region: canada\_bc
- Reported Region: British Columbia
- Ticker: XIM

#### Geometry

- Grade: 168.48
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 1.28 m
- From: 148.9 m
- To: 150.2 m

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: Yes

#### Dates

- Event date: 2024-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This is a restatement of a high-grade historical intercept used as context for the current drilling.

- Positive factor: exceptional grade

- Negative factor: historical data

Evidence · text

> hole B04-12 that yielded 168.48 g/t Au from 148.9 to 150.2 m depth

## 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.