Frequently asked questions

How Aurigrade works

Aurigrade turns public ASX drill-result announcements into interactive 3D drill models, cross-sections and clean data tables — so you can read a company's drilling spatially, not as a wall of numbers in a PDF.

What is Aurigrade?

A research tool for anyone following ASX mineral explorers. It reads the drill results a company discloses to the ASX, extracts the holes and assay intervals, and rebuilds them as a 3D model on real terrain — plus cross-sections, a sortable intercept table, and the underlying drill database you can export.

Where does the data come from?

Every intercept is compiled from public ASX announcements — the drill-result releases companies are required to publish. For some Western Australian projects we also incorporate open-file government drilling (WAMEX). Every hole traces back to the exact announcement it came from; click “View source PDF” on any hole to read the original.

Is this investment advice?

No. Aurigrade is an independent data-visualisation and research tool. Nothing here is financial, investment or trading advice, a recommendation, or a valuation. Always do your own research and read the original ASX announcements before making any decision. See About & methodology for the full disclaimer.

How current is the data?

Drill data reflects announcements that have been parsed and published to the site — it is not a real-time feed. Newer releases may not yet be included, and a company's latest drilling may post-date what you see here. Live prices and market data in the Financials view are delayed quotes sourced from a public market-data provider. Treat everything as point-in-time and verify against the company's own disclosures.

How do I read a drill result?

A drill result is usually written as length @ grade — e.g. 12m @ 3.1 g/t Au means a 12-metre downhole interval averaging 3.1 grams of gold per tonne. In the 3D and section views, intervals are coloured on a single scale from blue (low) through green, yellow and orange to red/white (highest). Longer, brighter, shallower hits are generally more significant — but grade, width and depth all matter. New to the terms? See the glossary.

Why isn't company X here?

Aurigrade covers a curated set of ASX explorers, and we're adding more over time. If a company you follow isn't listed yet, it simply hasn't been processed — not a judgement on the company. You can request one below.

Can I request a company?

Yes — tell us the ticker and we'll look at adding it. Use the feedback link in the footer. Priority goes to active drillers with recent, well-disclosed results.

How accurate is it?

The models are only ever as good as the disclosure they were built from. Companies report differently, and automated extraction can misread an unusual table, a coordinate, or a grade unit. We flag and clean what we can, but always verify against the source announcement before relying on a number. Read more in About & methodology.

In short: Aurigrade is a lens onto public data, not a data source of its own. It helps you see drilling faster — it doesn't replace reading the original announcements.