Porphyry Copper-Gold Mineralization Extended at Cowtrail Project, British Columbia

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Company
Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd.
Ticker
CRB
Exchange
TSX
Region
British Columbia
Primary commodity
Copper
Secondary commodities
Gold
Document categories
Drill results
Extracted
2026-09-13 19:11:15 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Cariboo Rose Resources has reported 2025 drill results from the Cowtrail Project in British Columbia, confirming the extension of porphyry copper-gold mineralization in the Lea Lake Zone. The diamond drill program targeted historical IP and magnetic anomalies, successfully demonstrating continuity along a southwest-trending corridor.

Reasoning: Drilling confirms continuation of porphyry-style mineralization beyond historical intercepts, though metal equivalent assumptions are provided without metallurgical recovery considerations.

Positive factors

  • Step-Out Extension
  • QA/QC Disclosed

Negative factors

  • Metal Equivalent Opaque

Facts used in scoring: 12

Classification and evidence

Step-Out Extensionpositive

Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: Results confirm the continuation of porphyry-style copper-gold mineralization extending beyond the original 2007 discovery intercept.

Evidence · text

“extending beyond the original 2007 discovery intercept”

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods (blanks, standards, duplicates).

Why it applies: Release mentions standards and blanks were inserted and results were verified by a Qualified Person.

Evidence · text

“Standards and blanks were inserted by the company”

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: Copper equivalent values are reported without consideration for metallurgical recoveries.

Evidence · text

“without consideration for metallurgical recoveries”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 12. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (12)

CT25-23Cowtrail · copperGrade: 0.2Grade Unit: %Intercept: 70 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-23
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
copper
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.2
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
70 m
From
86 m
To
156 m
Intercept Depth
86 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-23:86-156
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Metal Eq. Grade
0.31
Metal Eq. Unit
% CuEq
Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate grade copper intercept in a porphyry system confirming continuity.

Evidence · table

“0.20”

Context: 70.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 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

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

CT25-23Cowtrail · goldGrade: 0.1Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 70 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-23
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.1
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
70 m
From
86 m
To
156 m
Intercept Depth
86 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-23:86-156
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade gold intercept within a larger copper interval.

Evidence · table

“0.100”

Context: 70.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

CT25-23Cowtrail · copperGrade: 0.26Grade Unit: %Intercept: 20 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-23
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
copper
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.26
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
20 m
From
86 m
To
106 m
Intercept Depth
86 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-23:86-106
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Metal Eq. Grade
0.42
Metal Eq. Unit
% CuEq
Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Higher grade sub-interval within CT25-23.

Evidence · table

“0.26”

Context: 20.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 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

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

CT25-23Cowtrail · goldGrade: 0.14Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 20 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-23
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.14
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
20 m
From
86 m
To
106 m
Intercept Depth
86 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-23:86-106
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Higher grade gold sub-interval.

Evidence · table

“0.140”

Context: 20.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

CT25-24Cowtrail · copperGrade: 0.11Grade Unit: %Intercept: 108 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-24
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
copper
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.11
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
108 m
From
29 m
To
137 m
Intercept Depth
29 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-24:29-137
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Metal Eq. Grade
0.2
Metal Eq. Unit
% CuEq
Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Wide but low grade copper intercept.

Evidence · table

“0.11”

Context: 108.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 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

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

CT25-24Cowtrail · goldGrade: 0.08Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 108 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-24
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.08
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
108 m
From
29 m
To
137 m
Intercept Depth
29 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-24:29-137
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade gold intercept.

Evidence · table

“0.080”

Context: 108.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

CT25-24Cowtrail · goldGrade: 0.134Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 99 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-24
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.134
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
99 m
From
170 m
To
269 m
Intercept Depth
170 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-24:170-269
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant gold intercept in the second part of CT25-24.

Evidence · table

“0.134”

Context: 99.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

CT25-24Cowtrail · goldGrade: 0.184Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 48 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CT25-24
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.184
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
48 m
From
170 m
To
218 m
Intercept Depth
170 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Program
exploration
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CT25-24:170-218
Mining Method
open_pit

Location

Loc. Confidence
high

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Higher grade gold sub-interval.

Evidence · table

“0.184”

Context: 48.0

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

inclCowtrail · copperGrade: 0.26Grade Unit: %Intercept: 20 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
incl
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
copper
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.26
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
20 m
From
86 m
To
106 m
Intercept Depth
86 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
incl:86-106
Mining Method
open_pit

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.26 % copper is moderate against the porphyry deposit band [0.8, 0.4, 0.25, 0.15] %. Grade×width 5.2 %·m is below (grade alone is moderate; the better of the two is used).

Negative factors

  • Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

“0.26”

Context: incl

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

inclCowtrail · goldGrade: 0.14Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 20 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
incl
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.14
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
20 m
From
86 m
To
106 m
Intercept Depth
86 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
incl:86-106
Mining Method
open_pit

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.14 g/t gold is below against the porphyry deposit band [1, 0.5, 0.3, 0.15] g/t. Grade×width 2.8 g/t·m is below.

Negative factors

  • 0.14 g/t gold is below the weak threshold (0.15 g/t) on the porphyry deposit band.
  • Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

“0.140”

Context: incl

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

andCowtrail · goldGrade: 0.134Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 99 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
and
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.134
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
99 m
From
170 m
To
269 m
Intercept Depth
170 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
and:170-269
Mining Method
open_pit

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.134 g/t gold is weak against the porphyry deposit band [1, 0.5, 0.3, 0.15] g/t. Grade×width 13.3 g/t·m is weak (grade alone is below; the better of the two is used).

Negative factors

  • Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

“0.134”

Context: and

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

inclCowtrail · goldGrade: 0.184Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 48 mView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
incl
Project
Cowtrail
Commodity
gold
Region
canada_bc
Reported Region
canada_bc
Ticker
CRB

Geometry

Grade
0.184
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
48 m
From
170 m
To
218 m
Intercept Depth
170 m

Classification

Deposit Type
porphyry
Sample Type
drill
Group ID
incl:170-218
Mining Method
open_pit

QA/QC

Laboratory
MSALABS
QA/QC Disclosed
Yes
QP Signed
Yes
QA/QC Methods
standards, blanks

Metal Equivalent

Assumptions Disclosed
No

Review

Needs Review
No
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
No

Dates

Event date
2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.184 g/t gold is weak against the porphyry deposit band [1, 0.5, 0.3, 0.15] g/t. Grade×width 8.8 g/t·m is below (grade alone is weak; the better of the two is used).

Negative factors

  • Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

“0.184”

Context: incl

Tags used in scoring

QA/QC Disclosedpositive

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 Undisclosednegative

High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated

Nearology Playneutral

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

Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "Cowtrail is a 100% Cariboo Rose-owned, 4,717-hectare porphyry copper-gold project contiguous with the Woodjam copper-gol"

How Atlas produces this analysis

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