# Radius Gold Reports Surface Sampling Results at the Jonco Silver Project, Including Anomalous Gallium Values

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi--3f7a81f2-f1e0-4359-ad3c-c0535463b2db

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RDU/news/8138626497950414/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-03-30T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Radius Gold Inc.

- Ticker: RDU

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Ancash, Peru

- Primary commodity: Silver

- Secondary commodities: Gallium, Gold, Lead, Zinc

- Document categories: Drill results, Permitting

- Extracted: 2026-09-16 18:47:42 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Radius Gold reported anomalous silver and gallium values from three reconnaissance surface rock samples at the Jonco Silver Project in Peru. The company also noted progress in community engagement, with local assemblies approving continued negotiations for a surface access agreement.

Reasoning: The release reports new, anomalous gallium values from surface sampling and significant progress in community engagement, though it remains in an early exploration stage with unverified historical data.

- Positive factor: Anomalous gallium values identified at surface

- Positive factor: Progress in community engagement and surface access negotiations

- Positive factor: Accredited laboratory and QA/QC protocols disclosed for new sampling

- Negative factor: Results are from reconnaissance surface sampling only, not drill intercepts

- Negative factor: Historical drilling data has not been fully independently verified

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 mentions accredited laboratory \(Inspectorate Services Perú S.A.C.\) and specific QA/QC methods \(blanks, standards, repeats, and splits\).

Evidence · text

> Samples were submitted to Inspectorate Services Perú S.A.C. , an accredited laboratory... Laboratory quality control data include blanks, standards, repeats and splits

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: New surface sampling identifies anomalous gallium associated with silver mineralization.

Evidence · text

> returned anomalous silver and gallium values, including 13.24 g/t Ag and 23.96 ppm Ga

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (6)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi--3f7a81f2-f1e0-4359-ad3c-c0535463b2db#fact-drill-facts-0)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Region: peru
- Reported Region: peru
- Ticker: RDU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 13.24
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Jonco target area
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High-grade surface silver intercept.

- Positive factor: Anomalous silver grade from surface sampling

Evidence · text

> 13.24 g/t Ag

#### 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

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi--3f7a81f2-f1e0-4359-ad3c-c0535463b2db#fact-drill-facts-1)

gallium

#### Identity

- Commodity: gallium
- Region: peru
- Reported Region: peru
- Ticker: RDU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 23.96
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Jonco target area
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Novel discovery of anomalous gallium values.

- Positive factor: First report of significant anomalous gallium at the property

Evidence · text

> 23.96 ppm Ga

#### 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

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi--3f7a81f2-f1e0-4359-ad3c-c0535463b2db#fact-drill-facts-2)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Region: peru
- Reported Region: peru
- Ticker: RDU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.59
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Jonco target area
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Moderate silver grade from surface sample.

Evidence · text

> 4.59 g/t Ag

#### 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

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi--3f7a81f2-f1e0-4359-ad3c-c0535463b2db#fact-drill-facts-3)

gallium

#### Identity

- Commodity: gallium
- Region: peru
- Reported Region: peru
- Ticker: RDU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 37.64
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Jonco target area
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Anomalous gallium grade.

Evidence · text

> 37.64 ppm Ga

#### 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

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi--3f7a81f2-f1e0-4359-ad3c-c0535463b2db#fact-drill-facts-4)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Region: peru
- Reported Region: peru
- Ticker: RDU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.91
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Jonco target area
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low silver grade from surface sample.

Evidence · text

> 1.91 g/t Ag

#### 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

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/radius-gold-reports-surface-sampling-results-at-the-jonco-silver-project-includi--3f7a81f2-f1e0-4359-ad3c-c0535463b2db#fact-drill-facts-5)

gallium

#### Identity

- Commodity: gallium
- Region: peru
- Reported Region: peru
- Ticker: RDU

#### Geometry

- Grade: 33.12
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Location

- Location: Jonco target area
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Anomalous gallium grade.

Evidence · text

> 33.12 ppm Ga

#### 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

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.
