# Minsud encounters 526.0m at 0.33% Cu, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn, including 29.0m at 0.84% Cu, 0.27 g/t Au, 129.38 g/t Ag, and 1.75% Zn at Chinchillones Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--20948f2b-894c-41ab-90ea-8dc6280351fc Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/MSR/news/5677953218652153/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at- Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2024-09-04T15:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Minsud Resources Corp. - Ticker: MSR - Exchange: TSX - Region: San Juan Province, Argentina - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Silver, Zinc, Gold, Molybdenum, Rhenium - Document categories: Drill results, Resource update - Extracted: 2026-09-18 11:15:08 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Minsud Resources Corp. has reported significant drill intercepts from its Chinchillones target at the Chita Valley Project in Argentina, including a 526m intercept containing 0.33% Cu and 16.11 g/t Ag. The Phase IV infill drilling program is being conducted as a joint venture with South32 to support a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate expected in Q4 2024. Reasoning: The announcement reports significant new drill intercepts from an infill program aimed at a maiden resource estimate, featuring high-grade sub-intervals and clear QA/QC disclosure. - Positive factor: Significant wide intercepts with multiple metals - Positive factor: High-grade sub-intervals reported - Positive factor: QA/QC protocols and QP sign-off disclosed - Positive factor: Strategic JV with South32 - Negative factor: Apparent widths reported without true width Facts used in scoring: 5 ## 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 includes details on field duplicates, standards, and blanks submitted to ALS Global Laboratories. Evidence · text > Field duplicates, standards and blanks were included with all sample shipments to the principal laboratory. **Apparent Width Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness. Why it applies: The document explicitly states that reported intervals are not true thicknesses. Evidence · text > \* intervals reported in the above table are not true thicknesses **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: The drilling is part of an ongoing Phase IV infill program to generate a maiden resource. Evidence · text > completed as part of the ongoing Phase IV infill program ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (5) ### CHDH24-117 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--20948f2b-894c-41ab-90ea-8dc6280351fc#fact-drill-facts-0) Chinchillones East · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: CHDH24-117 - Project: Chinchillones East - Commodity: copper - Region: argentina - Reported Region: argentina - Ticker: MSR #### Geometry - Grade: 0.33 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 526 m - From: 140 m - To: 666 m - Hole Depth: 669 m - Intercept Depth: 140 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: CHDH24-117:140-666 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Loc. Confidence: medium #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Wide intercept of 526m provides significant continuity signal. - Positive factor: Very wide intercept - Negative factor: Apparent width only Evidence · text > CHDH24-117 was drilled with an orientation of 315°/-75° to a depth of 669.0m : Significant Drill Intercepts: 526.0m @ 0.33% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn, from 140m depth. #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### CHDH24-117 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--20948f2b-894c-41ab-90ea-8dc6280351fc#fact-drill-facts-1) Chinchillones East · silver #### Identity - Hole ID: CHDH24-117 - Project: Chinchillones East - Commodity: silver - Region: argentina - Reported Region: argentina - Ticker: MSR #### Geometry - Grade: 16.11 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 526 m - From: 140 m - To: 666 m - Hole Depth: 669 m - Intercept Depth: 140 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: CHDH24-117:140-666 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Loc. Confidence: medium #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Secondary metal in a wide intercept. Evidence · text > 526.0m @ 0.33% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn, from 140m depth. #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### CHDH24-117 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--20948f2b-894c-41ab-90ea-8dc6280351fc#fact-drill-facts-2) Chinchillones East · zinc #### Identity - Hole ID: CHDH24-117 - Project: Chinchillones East - Commodity: zinc - Region: argentina - Reported Region: argentina - Ticker: MSR #### Geometry - Grade: 0.38 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 526 m - From: 140 m - To: 666 m - Hole Depth: 669 m - Intercept Depth: 140 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: CHDH24-117:140-666 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Loc. Confidence: medium #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Secondary metal in a wide intercept. Evidence · text > 526.0m @ 0.33% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn, from 140m depth. #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### CHDH24-117 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--20948f2b-894c-41ab-90ea-8dc6280351fc#fact-drill-facts-3) Chinchillones East · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: CHDH24-117 - Project: Chinchillones East - Commodity: copper - Region: argentina - Reported Region: argentina - Ticker: MSR #### Geometry - Grade: 0.84 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 29 m - From: 209 m - To: 238 m - Hole Depth: 669 m - Intercept Depth: 209 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: CHDH24-117:209-238 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Loc. Confidence: medium #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Strong grade within a larger mineralized interval. - Positive factor: High grade sub-interval Evidence · text > including 29.0m @ 0.84% Cu, 0.27 g/t Au, 129.38 g/t Ag, and 1.75% Zn, from 209.0m depth. #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### CHDH24-113 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--20948f2b-894c-41ab-90ea-8dc6280351fc#fact-drill-facts-4) Chinchillones East · copper #### Identity - Hole ID: CHDH24-113 - Project: Chinchillones East - Commodity: copper - Region: argentina - Reported Region: argentina - Ticker: MSR #### Geometry - Grade: 4.2 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 4 m - From: 159 m - To: 163 m - Hole Depth: 650 m - Intercept Depth: 159 m #### Classification - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: CHDH24-113:159-163 - Mining Method: open\_pit #### Location - Loc. Confidence: medium #### QA/QC - Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade copper intercept. - Positive factor: High grade intercept Evidence · text > including 4.0m @ 4.20% Cu, 0.39 g/t Au, 104.28 g/t Ag, and 1.34% Zn, from 159m depth. #### Tags used in scoring **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: qaqc\_disclosed is 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ## 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.