# Zodiac Gold Identifies New Critical Mineral and Gold Anomalies Across Liberian Northwest Licenses Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693 Original source: https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/316213/Zodiac-Gold-Identifies-New-Critical-Mineral-and-Gold-Anomalies-Across-Liberian-Northwest-Licenses Publisher: newsfile Original announcement: 2026-09-28T11:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-09-29T17:43:49.300Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-09-29T17:43:49.300Z - 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 Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas 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 factor: Identification of coincident gold and critical mineral anomalies - Positive factor: Anomalies are coherent over multiple kilometres - Positive factor: Results benchmarked against national stream sediment survey showing top 0.5% anomaly levels - Positive factor: Presence of arsenic as a gold pathfinder - Negative factor: Results are from early-stage soil geochemical and pXRF scanning, which are semi-quantitative - Negative factor: pXRF has not been calibrated against laboratory soil sample data - Negative factor: Small sample size of pXRF may lead to biases Facts used in scoring: 11 ## 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: 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 Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: 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 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-0) Todi Gold Project · gold #### 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 factor: High grade anomaly in soil - Negative factor: 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 Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-1) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · nickel #### 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 factor: Peak pXRF value is significant - Positive factor: Nickel rising in step with chromium - Negative factor: 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 Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-2) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · cobalt #### 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 factor: Peak pXRF value is significant - Negative factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > Peak pXRF soil value of 894 ppm. #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-3) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · chromium #### 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 factor: High peak value - Positive factor: Concentrated clusters identified - Negative factor: 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 Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 5 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-4) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · copper #### 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 factor: Peak value identified - Negative factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > Peak pXRF soil value of 512 ppm. #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 6 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-5) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · vanadium #### 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 factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > vanadium to 709 ppm #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-6) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · niobium #### 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 factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > niobium to 61 ppm #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-7) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · barium #### 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 factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > barium to 3,002 ppm #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 9 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-8) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · zinc #### 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 factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > zinc to 200 ppm #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 10 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-9) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · lead #### 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 factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > lead to 167 ppm #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Fact 11 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zodiac-gold-identifies-new-critical-mineral-and-gold-anomalies-across-liberian-n--c699e058-3f86-48f3-a249-c2d5257f9693#fact-drill-facts-10) Bomi South and Bong West licenses · manganese #### 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 factor: pXRF results are semi-quantitative Evidence · text > manganese to 2,291 ppm #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: 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 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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