# Zodiac Gold Commences Inaugural Drilling of up to 5,000m at Lewis Target, Todi Gold Project, Liberia Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go--92745e6c-2730-4c0d-84d4-de62dbb97d20 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ZAU/news/7477479237494809/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-07-27T11:00:00.000Z 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 18:30:02 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Zodiac Gold has commenced an inaugural diamond drilling program of up to 5,000m at the Lewis target within its Todi Gold Project in Liberia. The program is supported by trenching results including 30m at 1.04 g/t Au and 84m at 0.51 g/t Au. Reasoning: The company has commenced a significant inaugural drilling program at a new target \(Lewis\) supported by consistent near-surface trenching results. - Positive factor: commencement of inaugural drilling - Positive factor: consistent trenching results - Positive factor: district-scale potential - Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed - Negative factor: trenching results are not true thickness Facts used in scoring: 6 ## 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 names a Qualified Person \(Tom Dowrick\) and references NI 43-101 compliance. Evidence · text > Qualified Person Tom Dowrick, Director of Exploration at Zodiac Gold, is a Chartered Geologist of the Geological Society of London and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. **Apparent Width Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness. Why it applies: The document explicitly states that trench intersections are intervals and true thicknesses cannot be accurately estimated. Evidence · text > Intervals are trenched rather than true thicknesses. True thicknesses cannot be accurately estimated given the early stage of exploration. ## 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/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go--92745e6c-2730-4c0d-84d4-de62dbb97d20#fact-drill-facts-0) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 1.04 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 30 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel - Group ID: trench:30-30 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong intercept within a trenching program. - Positive factor: high-grade intercept for trenching Evidence · text > 30 metres at 1.04 g/t Au ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go--92745e6c-2730-4c0d-84d4-de62dbb97d20#fact-drill-facts-1) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 0.51 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 84 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel - Group ID: trench:84-84 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Broad, continuous mineralization confirmed by trenching. - Positive factor: significant width Evidence · text > 84 metres at 0.51 g/t Au ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go--92745e6c-2730-4c0d-84d4-de62dbb97d20#fact-drill-facts-2) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 0.98 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 6 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel - Group ID: trench:6-6 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Standard trenching intercept. Evidence · text > 6 metres at 0.98 g/t Au ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go--92745e6c-2730-4c0d-84d4-de62dbb97d20#fact-drill-facts-3) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 0.34 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 54 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel - Group ID: trench:54-54 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Broad low-grade interval. Evidence · text > 54 metres 0.34 g/t Au ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go--92745e6c-2730-4c0d-84d4-de62dbb97d20#fact-drill-facts-4) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 0.7 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 8 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel - Group ID: trench:8-8 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Standard trenching intercept. Evidence · text > 8 metres at 0.7 g/t Au ### Fact 6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-commences-inaugural-drilling-of-up-to-5-000m-at-lewis-target-todi-go--92745e6c-2730-4c0d-84d4-de62dbb97d20#fact-drill-facts-5) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: ZAU #### Geometry - Grade: 0.26 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 136 m #### Classification - Sample Type: channel - Group ID: trench:136-136 #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Very broad, low-grade interval. Evidence · text > 136m at 0.26 g/t Au ## 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. 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