# Atico Produces 2.09 Million Pounds of Cu and 2,108 Ounces of Au in First Quarter 2026

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/atico-produces-2-09-million-pounds-of-cu-and-2-108-ounces-of-au-in-first-quarter--a43ccbab-7c3f-469c-98e0-2c54cb14d5b8

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/ATY/news/6169296853229895/atico-produces-2-09-million-pounds-of-cu-and-2-108-ounces-of-au-in-first-quarter

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-04-28T20:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Atico Mining Corporation

- Ticker: ATY

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Colombia

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Gold

- Document categories: Production, Resource update

- Extracted: 2026-09-17 10:55:15 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.20 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Atico Mining Corporation announced its Q1 2026 operating results from the El Roble mine in Colombia, reporting 2.09 million pounds of copper and 2,108 ounces of gold in concentrates. Gold production increased by 36% and gold grade by 20% compared to Q1 2025, while copper production and grade saw a 6% decrease. The company also referenced its historical Proven and Probable mineral reserves estimate for El Roble from March 2024.

Reasoning: Atico reported mixed Q1 2026 production results from its El Roble mine, with a significant increase in gold production, grade, and recovery, but a decrease in copper production, grade, and recovery, alongside lower daily throughput. The company expects to meet full-year guidance.

- Positive factor: gold\_production\_increase

- Positive factor: gold\_grade\_increase

- Positive factor: gold\_recovery\_increase

- Negative factor: copper\_production\_decrease

- Negative factor: copper\_grade\_decrease

- Negative factor: copper\_recovery\_decrease

- Negative factor: throughput\_decrease

Facts used in scoring: 24

## Classification and evidence

No classification tags are available.

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (2)

### probable

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El Roble mine · copper

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: El Roble mine
- Commodity: copper
- Region: colombia
- Reported Region: Colombia
- Ticker: ATY

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: reserve
- Effective date: 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: Thomas Kelly
- Resource group id: resource:bae5698fdc0673573302
- Mining method: underground

#### Resource Data

- Category: probable
- Tonnes: 828000
- Grade: 2.49
- Grade Unit: %

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2024-03-12

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical reserve estimate for copper at El Roble mine.

Evidence · text

> reserves estimate, with an effective date of March 12, 2024, includes Proven and Probable mineral reserves of 828 thousand tonnes averaging 2.49% Cu

#### Tags used in scoring

**Probable Reserve**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.

Why it applies: category is "probable"

**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

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp\_signed is true

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting\_standards includes ni\_43\_101

**No Contained Metal**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.

Why it applies: contained\_metal was not reported

**Stale Estimate**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Effective date is &gt;2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.

Why it applies: effective date is 2.1 years before this release

### probable

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El Roble mine · gold

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Project: El Roble mine
- Commodity: gold
- Region: colombia
- Reported Region: Colombia
- Ticker: ATY

#### Resource scope

- Estimate type: reserve
- Effective date: 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101
- QP Signed: Yes
- Qualified person names: Thomas Kelly
- Resource group id: resource:bae5698fdc0673573302
- Mining method: underground

#### Resource Data

- Category: probable
- Tonnes: 828000
- Grade: 2.2
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Prior Estimate

- Resource Date: 2024-03-12

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical reserve estimate for gold at El Roble mine.

Evidence · text

> reserves estimate, with an effective date of March 12, 2024, includes Proven and Probable mineral reserves of 828 thousand tonnes averaging ... 2.20 g/t Au

#### Tags used in scoring

**Probable Reserve**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Indicated Resource with demonstrated economic viability after applying modifying factors.

Why it applies: category is "probable"

**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

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: qp\_signed is true

**NI 43-101 Compliant**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard.

Why it applies: reporting\_standards includes ni\_43\_101

**No Contained Metal**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.

Why it applies: contained\_metal was not reported

**Stale Estimate**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Effective date is &gt;2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.

Why it applies: effective date is 2.1 years before this release

## 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. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.
