The First Assay
Wednesday Drill Digest
TSX · TSX-V · CSE · NYSE-A · Nasdaq · November 4, 2026
4 companies · 44 qualifying holes · 3 jurisdictions
Four companies cleared the screen in a thin morning read. Aya Gold & Silver's Boumadine infill campaign in Morocco supplies most of the holes, led by 17.0 m at 239 g/t AgEq, while Lodestar's maiden Gold Run drilling in Nevada posts the day's top result on a gold-equivalent basis. Radisson's O'Brien wedge holes add wide 3+ g/t Au intervals at depth in Quebec, and Independence Gold adds two Good-rated epithermal vein intercepts in British Columbia. Coverage today is partial; releases not screened are listed below.
⚑ Hole of the Day
◉ Shallow · From 19.8m★ Discovery · New ZoneUSA · StableEpithermal
Lodestar Metals LSTR TSX-V · C$3.9M approx
Gold Run – Crown North, Nevada, USA
LSRC-17: 71.63m of 0.94 g/t AuEq * from 19.8m
incl. 10.67m of 1.56 g/t AuEq from 19.8m
GT 67.3 g/t·m Great | AuEq·m 67.3 Au basis (PR AuEq) | GT/MCap 17.44× (Au) |
LSRC-17 returned 71.6 m at 0.94 g/t AuEq (0.40 g/t Au, 35.2 g/t Ag) from 19.8 m — a broad, near-surface Au-Ag zone with a higher-grade 10.7 m core at 1.56 g/t AuEq, shallow enough to frame as open-pit material. Roughly half the equivalent grade is silver, so the gold-only grade is modest. It is a Discovery hole in a maiden 18-hole program, and the second hole (LSRC-18, 80.8 m at 0.63 g/t AuEq) confirms continuity. GT/MCap is 17.4×, but the market cap is approximate and likely stale, so treat the ratio as indicative only. Ranks #299 of 1,525 Au-basis intercepts over the past 30 days. Watch for step-outs along strike and deeper testing of the Crown North zone.
* Drilled widths — true width not determined.
GT/MCap Spotlight — Top 5
The top two are micro-cap Au names on an approximate valuation; Aya's AgEq figures sit on a different metal basis — not directly comparable across metals. Best clean ratio among mid-cap names: Independence Gold 3TS-26-35 at 0.46×.
LSTR LSRC-17 Au ◉ ★ HOTD17.44×
LSTR LSRC-18 Au ◉13.18×
AYA BOU-DD26-1072 Ag ◉ ~0.70×
AYA BOU-DD26-1076 Ag ◉ ~0.56×
AYA BOU-DD26-1078 Ag ◉ ~0.52×
◉ From depth ≤200m (shallow) · ~ Moderate jurisdiction risk · ★ HOTD
Today's Qualifying Intercepts — Top 10 of 44
| Rating | Company | Metal | Hole | m | Grade | GT | AuEq·m | GT/MCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great ★ | Lodestar MetalsLSTR | Au | LSRC-17* | 71.63 ◉ | 0.94 g/t AuEq (0.4 Au, 35.2 Ag) | 67.3 | 67.3 | 17.44 |
| Great | Radisson Mining ResourcesRDS | Au | OB-25-377W6* | 1.3 | 44.18 g/t Au | 57.4 | 57.4 | 0.19 |
| Great | Lodestar MetalsLSTR | Au | LSRC-18* | 80.77 ◉ | 0.63 g/t AuEq (0.26 Au, 24.0 Ag) | 50.9 | 50.9 | 13.18 |
| Good | Radisson Mining ResourcesRDS | Au | OB-26-394W2* | 10.4 | 3.4 g/t Au | 35.4 | 35.4 | 0.12 |
| Good | Radisson Mining ResourcesRDS | Au | OB-26-394* | 11 | 3.21 g/t Au | 35.3 | 35.3 | 0.12 |
| Good | Independence GoldIGO | Au | 3TS-26-35* | 8.35 ◉ | 2.39 g/t Au + 28.98 g/t Ag | 20.0 | 22.5 | 0.46 |
| Good | Independence GoldIGO | Au | 3TS-26-41* | 8.52 ◉ | 1.84 g/t Au + 24.53 g/t Ag | 15.7 | 17.8 | 0.36 |
| Great | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1072* ~ | 17 ◉ | 239 g/t AgEq | 4,063.0 | 41.9 | 0.70 (AgEq) |
| Great | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1076* ~ | 11.9 ◉ | 269 g/t AgEq | 3,201.1 | 33.0 | 0.56 (AgEq) |
| Great | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1078* ~ | 9.1 ◉ | 331 g/t AgEq | 3,012.1 | 31.1 | 0.52 (AgEq) |
↗ View all 44 intercepts in Google Sheets
+34 not shown: Aya 29 more; Radisson 5 more
Near-Miss (16 in sheet; first 8 shown)
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1033* ~ | 5.9 ◉ | 79 g/t AgEq | 466.1 | 4.8 | 0.08 (AgEq) |
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1053* ~ | 2.8 | 122 g/t AgEq | 341.6 | 3.5 | 0.06 (AgEq) |
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1060* ~ | 3 | 148 g/t AgEq | 444.0 | 4.6 | 0.08 (AgEq) |
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1069* ~ | 2.3 ◉ | 152 g/t AgEq | 349.6 | 3.6 | 0.06 (AgEq) |
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1047* ~ | 0.5 ◉ | 974 g/t AgEq | 487.0 | 5.0 | 0.09 (AgEq) |
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1064* ~ | 1 | 409 g/t AgEq | 409.0 | 4.2 | 0.07 (AgEq) |
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1063* ~ | 1.1 | 340 g/t AgEq | 374.0 | 3.9 | 0.07 (AgEq) |
| Near-Miss | Aya Gold & SilverAYA | Ag | BOU-DD26-1051* ~ | 1.9 ◉ | 188 g/t AgEq | 357.2 | 3.7 | 0.06 (AgEq) |
* Drilled width — TW not determined · ◉ From ≤200m (shallow) · ~ Moderate jurisdiction risk (Morocco treated as moderate)
GT thresholds — Au: Good >10, Great >50, Exceptional >200 g/t·m · Ag/AgEq: Good >500, Great >2,000, Exceptional >10,000 g/t·m
AuEq: Au $3,200/oz · Ag $33/oz · AgEq converted to AuEq at 0.01031 · GT/MCap uses C$ market cap, approximate, at November 4, 2026
Aya figures use the company's own AgEq basis. Radisson depths not disclosed in the text reviewed.
GT thresholds — Au: Good >10, Great >50, Exceptional >200 g/t·m · Ag/AgEq: Good >500, Great >2,000, Exceptional >10,000 g/t·m
AuEq: Au $3,200/oz · Ag $33/oz · AgEq converted to AuEq at 0.01031 · GT/MCap uses C$ market cap, approximate, at November 4, 2026
Aya figures use the company's own AgEq basis. Radisson depths not disclosed in the text reviewed.
Not Screened
Northmin (NMB · TSX-V) — Tynagh project. Headline reports a 38.25 m polymetallic interval; assay table not captured, so not screened.
Radisson Mining Resources (RDS · TSX-V) — O'Brien. Additional wedge-hole intervals were reported beyond those screened above; their depths and tables were not captured.
Super Copper (CUPR · CSE) — Cordillera Cobre, Chile. Corporate update with no assay results disclosed.
Fortune Bay / Manhattan Uranium — Murmac and Strike, Saskatchewan. Radioactivity readings only, no assays reported.
North Sky Metals / Hannan Metals (HAN · TSX-V) — Assays pending / program completion only, no numeric intercepts.
Radisson Mining Resources (RDS · TSX-V) — O'Brien. Additional wedge-hole intervals were reported beyond those screened above; their depths and tables were not captured.
Super Copper (CUPR · CSE) — Cordillera Cobre, Chile. Corporate update with no assay results disclosed.
Fortune Bay / Manhattan Uranium — Murmac and Strike, Saskatchewan. Radioactivity readings only, no assays reported.
North Sky Metals / Hannan Metals (HAN · TSX-V) — Assays pending / program completion only, no numeric intercepts.
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Au $3,200/oz · Ag $33/oz · Cu $13,700/t · APT $3,300/mtu · Not investment advice.
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