# Great Atlantic starts tungsten trenching at South Quarry, Newfoundland > Five planned trenches will investigate historical tungsten veins and soil/till anomalies; no new assay results were reported. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Business - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-15T15:32:10+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-15T15:32:10+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-14 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026.md) Great Atlantic Resources said it had begun an excavator trenching program at its wholly owned South Quarry Tungsten Property in southern Newfoundland. The current phase plans five trenches in two target areas in the northern part of the property, where earlier work identified tungsten mineralization and geochemical anomalies. Rock and till samples are to be collected for analysis. The targets build on historical trenching: selected 2016 rock samples from one backfilled trench returned 0.124% to 0.235% tungsten, while another boulder sample returned 0.306%. These are historical, selective results, not assays from the current program. The company said all trench sites will be rehabilitated under the provincial exploration approval and Mineral Act regulations. ## Data ### Current trenching program scope Current field-program plan stated by the source. Methodology: This table summarizes planned 2026 work, not results or completed work. Historical assays are identified separately in the story. | Target area | Planned trenches | |---|---| | Northern property; two target areas | 5 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026/data/current-trenching-plan?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/great-atlantic-starts-tungsten-trenching-south-quarry-newfoundland-2026/data/current-trenching-plan?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Great Atlantic Resources Corp. (issuer release distributed by Newsfile)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)