# Zodiac Gold Commences Follow-up Trenching at the Ben Ben Target Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ZAU/news/8954245764276731/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-02-04T13:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Zodiac Gold Inc. - Ticker: ZAU - Exchange: TSX - Region: Liberia - Primary commodity: Gold - Secondary commodities: Iron ore - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-08-24 18:43:55 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Zodiac Gold has commenced a 1,600m follow-up trenching program at the Ben Ben target within the Todi Gold Project in Liberia. The program aims to refine drill targets by following a 16km gold-in-soil anomaly and building on high-grade surface intercepts previously identified at Ben Ben and the nearby Arthington discovery. Reasoning: The announcement details the commencement of a trenching program supported by high-grade historical channel sampling and previous trench results, aiming to extend a known gold anomaly. - Positive factor: high-grade surface intercepts - Positive factor: strategic extension along known anomaly - Positive factor: proven success at nearby Arthington discovery - Negative factor: surface sampling only \(trenching/channel\) - Negative factor: historical results restated Facts used in scoring: 20 ## Classification and evidence **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 mentions samples will be analyzed at an internationally accredited laboratory. Evidence · text > Samples will be analyzed at an internationally accredited laboratory **Bonanza Intercept** Polarity: positive Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm. Why it applies: Intercepts of 53.60 g/t and 71 g/t Au are exceptionally high for orogenic gold. Evidence · text > 0.65m at 53.60 g/t Au. 0.44m at 71 g/t Au. ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 20. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (20) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-0) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 53.6 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.65 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Extremely high grade intercept in channel sampling. - Positive factor: bonanza grade ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-1) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 71 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.44 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Extremely high grade intercept in channel sampling. - Positive factor: bonanza grade ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-2) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 6.23 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.75 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Solid gold grade in channel sampling. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-3) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 15.06 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.7 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within a channel sample. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-4) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 2.58 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2.5 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Standard gold grade in channel sampling. - Positive factor: economic grade ### Fact 6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-5) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 4.21 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.25 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within a channel sample. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-6) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 6.38 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.87 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Solid gold grade in channel sampling. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-7) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.8 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 2.95 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Moderate gold grade in channel sampling. ### Fact 9 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-8) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 5.44 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 0.52 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within a channel sample. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 10 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-9) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.24 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 30 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Wide intercept with moderate grade from 2025 trenching. - Positive factor: strong continuity ### Fact 11 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-10) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 25.1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within a trench intercept. - Positive factor: bonanza intercept ### Fact 12 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-11) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 6.61 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within a trench intercept. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 13 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-12) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 4.67 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 18 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Significant intersection at Arthington discovery. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 14 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-13) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 55.9 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Extremely high grade sub-interval. - Positive factor: bonanza intercept ### Fact 15 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-14) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 7.5 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 9.65 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong gold intersection at Arthington. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 16 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-15) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 20.36 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 3 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 17 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-16) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 10.6 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 6 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong gold intersection at Arthington. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 18 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-17) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 20.45 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 3 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval. - Positive factor: strong grade ### Fact 19 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-18) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 2.1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 25.9 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Wide, economic gold intersection. - Positive factor: strong continuity ### Fact 20 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-follow-up-trenching-at-the-ben-ben-target--25fd5be9-6cb0-4c62-8e5f-22fa7927af0d#fact-drill-facts-19) gold Historical result Needs review: drill\_no\_hole\_id #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 4.2 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 9.14 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: drill\_no\_hole\_id - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes #### Dates - Event date: 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade sub-interval. - Positive factor: strong grade ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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