# Mirasol Provides Exploration Update on Sobek Copper-Gold Project in the Vicu&amp;\#xF1;a District, Chile

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1--40a125ef-6155-4bb2-a639-ce3f7c7efb2b

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/MRZ/news/5258257877134555/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-04-23T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Mirasol Resources Ltd.

- Ticker: MRZ

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Vicuña District, Chile

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-09-18 10:54:12 UTC

Narrative sentiment: -0.20 · Bearish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Mirasol Resources completed exploration at the 46 South target of the Sobek project, reporting one drill hole \(DDH-001\) with modest geochemical intercepts. While the drilling confirmed a structurally controlled hydrothermal system with breccia zones, no significant copper mineralization was found above a 0.10% Cu cut-off.

Reasoning: The drill results confirm the geological model of a structurally controlled system but failed to return significant copper grades, leading to a pivot in targeting.

- Positive factor: Confirmed structurally controlled hydrothermal system

- Positive factor: Intersection of multiple hydrothermal breccia zones

- Positive factor: Proximity to Filo del Sol and Lunahuasi

- Negative factor: Assay results described as modest

- Negative factor: No significant copper intercepts above 0.10% Cu cut-off

- Negative factor: Mineralization not strengthening with depth

Facts used in scoring: 6

## 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 standards, blanks, duplicates, and independent lab \(ALS\).

Evidence · text

> Geochemical assays are obtained and reported under a quality assurance and quality control \(QA/QC\) program with insertions of controls \(standards, blanks and duplicates\) submitted to the laboratory.

**Nearology Play**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: Project is located 7 km west of the Filo del Sol discovery.

Evidence · text

> located just 7 km west of Filo del Sol in the Vicuña District

**Deleterious Elements Present**

Polarity: negative

Definition: A source-stated penalty, refractory or recovery concern in the fact's scope. Element detection alone, including measured elements explicitly below penalty thresholds, does not trigger this tag. Respect negation and retain a separately stated concern even when another risk is explicitly absent.

Why it applies: Presence of arsenic and antimony noted in the hydrothermal signature.

Evidence · text

> particularly arsenic-antimony-lead-zinc-silver

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (6)

### S46-DDH-001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1--40a125ef-6155-4bb2-a639-ce3f7c7efb2b#fact-drill-facts-0)

Sobek · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: S46-DDH-001
- Project: Sobek
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: chile
- Ticker: MRZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 158
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 15.82 m
- From: 147.18 m
- To: 163 m
- Intercept Depth: 147.18 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: S46-DDH-001:147.18-163

#### QA/QC

- 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: 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Grade is very low \(0.158% Cu\) and below the stated 0.10% cut-off for significance in this context.

- Negative factor: Below economic threshold

Evidence · text

> 15.82 m from 147.18 m to 163.00 m averaging 158 ppm copper

#### 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

### S46-DDH-001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1--40a125ef-6155-4bb2-a639-ce3f7c7efb2b#fact-drill-facts-1)

Sobek · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: S46-DDH-001
- Project: Sobek
- Commodity: gold
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: chile
- Ticker: MRZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.03
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 15.82 m
- From: 147.18 m
- To: 163 m
- Intercept Depth: 147.18 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: S46-DDH-001:147.18-163

#### QA/QC

- 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: 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Grade is negligible.

- Negative factor: Extremely low grade

Evidence · text

> 0.03 g/t gold

#### 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

### S46-DDH-001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1--40a125ef-6155-4bb2-a639-ce3f7c7efb2b#fact-drill-facts-2)

Sobek · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: S46-DDH-001
- Project: Sobek
- Commodity: silver
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: chile
- Ticker: MRZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.57
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 15.82 m
- From: 147.18 m
- To: 163 m
- Intercept Depth: 147.18 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: S46-DDH-001:147.18-163

#### QA/QC

- 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: 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade silver.

Evidence · text

> 1.57 g/t silver

#### 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

### S46-DDH-001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1--40a125ef-6155-4bb2-a639-ce3f7c7efb2b#fact-drill-facts-3)

Sobek · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: S46-DDH-001
- Project: Sobek
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: chile
- Ticker: MRZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 252
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 4.72 m
- From: 147.18 m
- To: 151.9 m
- Intercept Depth: 147.18 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: S46-DDH-001:147.18-151.9

#### QA/QC

- 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: 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Higher grade than the main interval but still only 0.25% Cu.

- Negative factor: Narrow interval

Evidence · text

> 4.72 m from 147.18 m to 151.90 m averaging 252 ppm copper

#### 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

### S46-DDH-001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1--40a125ef-6155-4bb2-a639-ce3f7c7efb2b#fact-drill-facts-4)

Sobek · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: S46-DDH-001
- Project: Sobek
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: chile
- Ticker: MRZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 112
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 21.3 m
- From: 204 m
- To: 225.3 m
- Intercept Depth: 204 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: S46-DDH-001:204-225.3

#### QA/QC

- 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: 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Wide interval but grade is only 0.11% Cu.

- Positive factor: Good width

- Negative factor: Low grade

Evidence · text

> 21.3 m from 204.0 m to 225.3 m averaging 112 ppm copper

#### 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

### S46-DDH-001

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/mirasol-provides-exploration-update-on-sobek-copper-gold-project-in-the-vicu-xf1--40a125ef-6155-4bb2-a639-ce3f7c7efb2b#fact-drill-facts-5)

Sobek · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: S46-DDH-001
- Project: Sobek
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: chile
- Ticker: MRZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 720
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 7.2 m
- From: 566.75 m
- To: 573.95 m
- Intercept Depth: 566.75 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: S46-DDH-001:566.75-573.95

#### QA/QC

- 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: 2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Best grade in the hole \(0.72% Cu\) but still relatively narrow.

- Positive factor: Highest grade intercept

- Negative factor: Narrow width

Evidence · text

> 7.20 m from 566.75 m to 573.95 m averaging 720 ppm copper

#### 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

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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