Pacific Ridge Provides Drilling Update for Kliyul and RDP Copper-Gold Projects
Original announcement by tmx on
- 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
- Extracted
- 2026-09-12 19:04:32 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Pacific Ridge provided a drilling update for its Kliyul and RDP copper-gold projects in British Columbia. Drilling at Kliyul focused on infill and resource expansion, while RDP drilling aimed to confirm the tabular geometry of the Day target, successfully extending mineralization to the north.
Reasoning: The update provides infill and expansion drilling results at Kliyul and RDP. While it confirms continuity and extension at RDP, it also includes a historical restatement of RDP-22-005 and an early termination of one hole.
Positive factors
- strong copper mineralization
- mineralization extended to the north of RDP-22-005
- mineralization remains open to the north
Negative factors
- RDP-25-010 terminated early due to intrusive
- no metallurgical recovery testing performed
Facts used in scoring: 6
Classification and evidence
QA/QC Disclosedpositive
Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).
Why it applies: Release mentions review and approval by a Qualified Person (Danette Schwab, P.Geo).
Evidence · text
“prepared under the supervision of, and reviewed and approved by. Danette Schwab, P.Geo., Vice President Exploration of the Company, and a Qualified Person”
Step-Out Extensionpositive
Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.
Why it applies: Drilling at RDP-25-011 extended mineralization to the north of RDP-22-005 by a minimum of 50m.
Evidence · text
“extending mineralization to the north of RDP-22-005 by a minimum of 50m”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 6. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (6)
RDP-22-005RDP · copperGrade: 0.63Grade Unit: %Intercept: 107.2 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RDP-22-005
- Project
- RDP
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.63
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 107.2 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RDP-22-005:0-107.2
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Main Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.39
- Metal Eq. Unit
- % CuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade porphyry intercept.
Positive factors
- strong porphyry copper-gold interval
Evidence · text
“RDP-22-005 intersected 107.2 m of 1.39% CuEq* or 2.06 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq)** (0.63% copper, 1.10 g/t gold, and 2.91 g/t silver)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Metal Equivalent Opaquenegative
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
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
RDP-22-005RDP · goldGrade: 1.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 107.2 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RDP-22-005
- Project
- RDP
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.1
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 107.2 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RDP-22-005:0-107.2
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Main Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade porphyry intercept.
Positive factors
- strong porphyry copper-gold interval
Evidence · text
“RDP-22-005 intersected 107.2 m of 1.39% CuEq* or 2.06 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq)** (0.63% copper, 1.10 g/t gold, and 2.91 g/t silver)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
RDP-22-005RDP · silverGrade: 2.91Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 107.2 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RDP-22-005
- Project
- RDP
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.91
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 107.2 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- resource
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RDP-22-005:0-107.2
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Main Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical high-grade porphyry intercept.
Positive factors
- strong porphyry copper-gold interval
Evidence · text
“RDP-22-005 intersected 107.2 m of 1.39% CuEq* or 2.06 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq)** (0.63% copper, 1.10 g/t gold, and 2.91 g/t silver)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Stale Data Re-releasenegative
Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.
Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release
Infill Drillingneutral
Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.
Why it applies: drill_program_type is "resource"
RDP-25-013RDP · copperGrade: 0.32Grade Unit: %Intercept: 19 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RDP-25-013
- Project
- RDP
- Commodity
- copper
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.32
- Grade Unit
- %
- Intercept
- 19 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RDP-25-013:0-19.0
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Main Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept confirming geometry.
Positive factors
- confirmed tabular geometry
Evidence · text
“ended in 19.0 m of 0.45% CuEq* or 0.67 g/t AuEq** (0.32% copper, 0.19 g/t gold, and 1.08 g/t silver)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
RDP-25-013RDP · goldGrade: 0.19Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 19 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RDP-25-013
- Project
- RDP
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 0.19
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 19 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RDP-25-013:0-19.0
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Main Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept confirming geometry.
Positive factors
- confirmed tabular geometry
Evidence · text
“ended in 19.0 m of 0.45% CuEq* or 0.67 g/t AuEq** (0.32% copper, 0.19 g/t gold, and 1.08 g/t silver)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
RDP-25-013RDP · silverGrade: 1.08Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 19 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- RDP-25-013
- Project
- RDP
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- canada_bc
- Reported Region
- canada_bc
- Ticker
- PEX
Geometry
- Grade
- 1.08
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 19 m
Classification
- Deposit Type
- porphyry
- Program
- exploration
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- RDP-25-013:0-19.0
- Mining Method
- open_pit
Location
- Location
- Main Zone
- Loc. Source
- document
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Moderate grade intercept confirming geometry.
Positive factors
- confirmed tabular geometry
Evidence · text
“ended in 19.0 m of 0.45% CuEq* or 0.67 g/t AuEq** (0.32% copper, 0.19 g/t gold, and 1.08 g/t silver)”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
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 Undisclosednegative
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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