Zodiac Gold Identifies New Critical Mineral and Gold Anomalies Across Liberian Northwest Licenses
Original announcement by newsfile on
- Company
- Zodiac Gold Inc.
- Ticker
- ZAU
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Liberia
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium, Copper, Arsenic, Vanadium, Niobium, Barium, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Cerium, Lanthanum, Yttrium, Neodymium, Praseodymium
- Document categories
- Drill results, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-29 17:43:50 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Atlas analysis published:
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Zodiac Gold has completed a 530 km² soil geochemical survey identifying gold and critical mineral anomalies (nickel, cobalt, chromium, copper) in Liberia. The survey used a combination of laboratory gold assays and pXRF scanning, revealing high-priority targets for follow-up exploration.
Reasoning: The company identified significant multi-element anomalies (gold and critical minerals) across a large area, though the data is currently semi-quantitative soil geochemistry.
Positive factors
- Identification of coincident gold and critical mineral anomalies
- Anomalies are coherent over multiple kilometres
- Results benchmarked against national stream sediment survey showing top 0.5% anomaly levels
- Presence of arsenic as a gold pathfinder
Negative factors
- Results are from early-stage soil geochemical and pXRF scanning, which are semi-quantitative
- pXRF has not been calibrated against laboratory soil sample data
- Small sample size of pXRF may lead to biases
Facts used in scoring: 11
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: Release details laboratory (ALS Geochemistry), method (50g fire assay), and pXRF calibration checks.
Evidence · text
“Analysis was performed by 50g fire assay with an atomic absorption finish (method Au-AA24) at the ALS Geochemistry laboratory in Kumasi, Ghana.”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Identifies new critical mineral and gold anomalies across licenses.
Evidence · text
“Zodiac Gold Identifies New Critical Mineral and Gold Anomalies Across Liberian Northwest Licenses”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 11. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (11)
Fact 1Todi Gold Project · goldGrade: 1.16Grade Unit: g/t AuView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Todi Gold Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.16
- Grade Unit
- g/t Au
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Location
- Location
- Todi Shear Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Soil anomaly of 1.16 g/t Au identified near the Todi Shear Zone.
Positive factors
- High grade anomaly in soil
Negative factors
- Soil geochemistry is early-stage and semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“Another zone shows gold anomalism (results up to 1.16 g/t Au) in close proximity to a northwest trending Todi Shear Zone structure.”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 2Bomi South and Bong West licenses · nickelGrade: 686Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- nickel
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 686
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Peak nickel soil value of 686 ppm via pXRF.
Positive factors
- Peak pXRF value is significant
- Nickel rising in step with chromium
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“Peak pXRF soil value of 686 ppm, with nickel rising in step with chromium.”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 3Bomi South and Bong West licenses · cobaltGrade: 894Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- cobalt
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 894
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Peak cobalt soil value of 894 ppm via pXRF.
Positive factors
- Peak pXRF value is significant
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“Peak pXRF soil value of 894 ppm.”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 4Bomi South and Bong West licenses · chromiumGrade: 3368Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- chromium
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 3368
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Peak chromium soil value of 3,368 ppm via pXRF.
Positive factors
- High peak value
- Concentrated clusters identified
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“Peak pXRF soil value of 3,368 ppm, with 14 samples above 1,000 ppm concentrated in two clusters.”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 5Bomi South and Bong West licenses · copperGrade: 512Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 512
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Peak copper soil value of 512 ppm via pXRF.
Positive factors
- Peak value identified
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“Peak pXRF soil value of 512 ppm.”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 6Bomi South and Bong West licenses · vanadiumGrade: 709Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- vanadium
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 709
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Vanadium detected to 709 ppm.
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“vanadium to 709 ppm”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 7Bomi South and Bong West licenses · niobiumGrade: 61Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- niobium
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 61
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Niobium detected to 61 ppm.
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“niobium to 61 ppm”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 8Bomi South and Bong West licenses · bariumGrade: 3002Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- barium
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 3002
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Barium detected to 3,002 ppm.
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“barium to 3,002 ppm”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 9Bomi South and Bong West licenses · zincGrade: 200Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- zinc
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 200
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Zinc detected to 200 ppm.
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“zinc to 200 ppm”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 10Bomi South and Bong West licenses · leadGrade: 167Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- lead
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 167
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Lead detected to 167 ppm.
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“lead to 167 ppm”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 11Bomi South and Bong West licenses · manganeseGrade: 2291Grade Unit: ppmView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Bomi South and Bong West licenses
- Commodity
- manganese
- Region
- liberia
- Reported Region
- Liberia
- Ticker
- ZAU
Geometry
- Grade
- 2291
- Grade Unit
- ppm
Classification
- Sample Type
- surface
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Manganese detected to 2,291 ppm.
Negative factors
- pXRF results are semi-quantitative
Evidence · text
“manganese to 2,291 ppm”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
How Atlas produces this analysis
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