# Pacific Ridge Announces Drilling Plans for the Kliyul and RDP Copper-Gold Projects Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/PEX/news/7729818704909860/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-04-13T11:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. - Ticker: PEX - Exchange: TSX - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold, Silver - Document categories: Drill results, Resource update, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-12 18:44:47 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Pacific Ridge Exploration has announced drilling plans for its Kliyul and RDP copper-gold projects in British Columbia. The company highlighted an Inferred Mineral Resource at the Kliyul Main Zone, which contains approximately 2.42 billion pounds of copper equivalent, and noted high-grade porphyry intercepts at the RDP project. Reasoning: The announcement details a large-scale Inferred resource at Kliyul and outlines 2026 drilling plans, though geological confidence is limited by the category and lack of metallurgical data. - Positive factor: Significant scale of Inferred resource at Kliyul - Positive factor: Resource remains open for expansion - Positive factor: High-grade porphyry intercepts reported at RDP - Negative factor: 100% Inferred resource category at Kliyul - Negative factor: No metallurgical testing performed on Kliyul mineralization - Negative factor: Recoveries are estimated based on other mines, not site-specific tests Facts used in scoring: 7 ## Classification and evidence **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: The Kliyul Main Zone resource is stated to be in the Inferred Mineral Resource category. Evidence · text > in the Inferred Mineral Resource category **NI 43-101 Compliant** Polarity: positive Definition: Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 \(Canada\) — high reporting standard. Why it applies: The resource estimate was prepared under NI 43-101 standards and reviewed by a Qualified Person. Evidence · text > reviewed and approved by, Danette Schwab, P.Geo., ... and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Story-specific tag Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: The document does not explicitly detail the QA/QC protocols \(blanks, standards, duplicates\) used for the reported intercepts. Evidence · text > Pacific Ridge will focus on resource expansion ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (4) ### RDP-25-011 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4#fact-drill-facts-3) copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: RDP-25-011 - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: PEX #### Geometry - Grade: 0.76 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 112.2 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Main Zone - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade copper intercept in a porphyry system. - Positive factor: Strong intercept width and grade Evidence · text > RDP-25-011 intersected 112.2m of 1.35% CuEq\* \(0.76% copper, 0.86 g/t gold, and 3.16 g/t silver\) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 ### RDP-25-011 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4#fact-drill-facts-4) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: RDP-25-011 - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: PEX #### Geometry - Grade: 0.86 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 112.2 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Main Zone - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade accompanies a strong copper intercept. Evidence · text > RDP-25-011 intersected 112.2m of 1.35% CuEq\* \(0.76% copper, 0.86 g/t gold, and 3.16 g/t silver\) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 ### RDP-25-011 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4#fact-drill-facts-5) silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: RDP-25-011 - Commodity: silver - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: PEX #### Geometry - Grade: 3.16 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 112.2 m #### Classification - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill #### Location - Location: Main Zone - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Silver grade accompanies a strong copper intercept. Evidence · text > RDP-25-011 intersected 112.2m of 1.35% CuEq\* \(0.76% copper, 0.86 g/t gold, and 3.16 g/t silver\) #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 ### RDP-25-011 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4#fact-drill-facts-6) Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: RDP-25-011 - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: canada\_bc - Ticker: PEX #### Geometry - Intercept: 112.2 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill #### QA/QC - QA/QC Methods: standards #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 1.35 - Metal Eq. Unit: % Cu-Eq #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade copper intercept in a porphyry system. - Positive factor: Strong intercept width and grade Evidence · text > 112.2m of 1.35% CuEq #### Tags used in scoring **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is not 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 **Metal Equivalent Opaque** Polarity: negative Definition: Metal equivalent grade reported without disclosing the price, recovery, or payability assumptions used. Requires an actual metal equivalent grade; a combined elemental basket such as PGE is not a metal equivalent. Why it applies: an equivalent grade is reported without its assumptions ## Resource Estimates (3) ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4#fact-resource-facts-0) Kliyul · copper #### Identity - Project: Kliyul - Commodity: copper - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: PEX #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Effective date: 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z - Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101 - QP Signed: Yes - Qualified person names: Susan Lomas, Bruce Davis, Danette Schwab - Resource group id: resource:ec349786b5540856f763 - Deposit or zone: Kliyul Main Zone - Ownership percent: 100 % #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 334100000 - Grade: 0.15 - Grade Unit: % #### Prior Estimate - Resource Date: 2025-07-31 #### Metal Equivalent - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Large tonnage inferred resource component. - Positive factor: Large tonnage - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · text > 334.1 million tonnes \("Mt"\) grading 0.33% CuEq \(0.15% copper, 0.26 g/t gold, and 0.95 g/t silver\) #### Tags used in scoring **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: category is "inferred" **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 ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4#fact-resource-facts-1) Kliyul · gold #### Identity - Project: Kliyul - Commodity: gold - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: PEX #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Effective date: 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z - Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101 - QP Signed: Yes - Qualified person names: Susan Lomas, Bruce Davis, Danette Schwab - Resource group id: resource:ec349786b5540856f763 - Deposit or zone: Kliyul Main Zone - Ownership percent: 100 % #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 334100000 - Grade: 0.26 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Prior Estimate - Resource Date: 2025-07-31 #### Metal Equivalent - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold grade is part of the inferred resource. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · text > 334.1 million tonnes \("Mt"\) grading 0.33% CuEq \(0.15% copper, 0.26 g/t gold, and 0.95 g/t silver\) #### Tags used in scoring **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: category is "inferred" **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 ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--633d7444-ee81-4737-a1e3-b6fb362416c4#fact-resource-facts-2) Kliyul · silver #### Identity - Project: Kliyul - Commodity: silver - Region: canada\_bc - Reported Region: British Columbia - Ticker: PEX #### Resource scope - Estimate type: resource - Effective date: 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z - Reporting standards: ni\_43\_101 - QP Signed: Yes - Qualified person names: Susan Lomas, Bruce Davis, Danette Schwab - Resource group id: resource:ec349786b5540856f763 - Deposit or zone: Kliyul Main Zone - Ownership percent: 100 % #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 334100000 - Grade: 0.95 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Prior Estimate - Resource Date: 2025-07-31 #### Metal Equivalent - Assumptions Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Silver grade is part of the inferred resource. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · text > 334.1 million tonnes \("Mt"\) grading 0.33% CuEq \(0.15% copper, 0.26 g/t gold, and 0.95 g/t silver\) #### Tags used in scoring **Inferred Resource** Polarity: negative Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone. Why it applies: category is "inferred" **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 ## 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.