# Ridgeline Minerals Initiates Drill Program at the Chinchilla Sulfide CRD Discovery, Selena Project Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-initiates-drill-program-at-the-chinchilla-sulfide-crd-discove--59e02727-eade-4013-8ef4-207d0281a686 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RDG/news/7015895775796392/ridgeline-minerals-initiates-drill-program-at-the-chinchilla-sulfide-crd-discove Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-05-14T12:00:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Ridgeline Minerals Corp. - Ticker: RDG - Exchange: TSX - Region: Nevada - Primary commodity: Zinc - Secondary commodities: Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony - Document categories: Drill results, Agreement transaction - Extracted: 2026-09-16 18:43:15 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Ridgeline Minerals has initiated a 2026 partner-funded drill program at the Chinchilla Sulfide discovery within the Selena project in Nevada. The program includes three deep holes, starting with a 250m step-out \(SE26-055\) from high-grade historical intercepts in SE25-053. Reasoning: The company is initiating a new drill program at a discovery site with high-grade historical intercepts, supported by significant partner funding, though true widths for previous results are not disclosed. - Positive factor: Initiation of a partner-funded drill program - Positive factor: High-grade historical intercepts in SE25-053 \(27% Zn\) - Positive factor: Step-out drilling targeting discovery extension - Positive factor: Strong partner funding from South32 - Negative factor: True width for high-grade intercepts is unknown Facts used in scoring: 4 ## Classification and evidence **Step-Out Extension** Polarity: positive Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit. Why it applies: SE26-055 is described as a 250m step-out to the northeast of discovery hole SE25-053 Evidence · text > SE26-055 is a 250m step-out to the northeast of 2025 discovery hole SE25-053 **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 details laboratory \(AAL, PAL\), methods \(fire assay, ICP-MS\), and inclusion of standards, duplicates, and blanks Evidence · text > Ridgeline's QA/QC program includes regular insertion of CRM standards, duplicates, and blanks **Apparent Width Only** Polarity: negative Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness. Why it applies: High-grade intercepts in SE25-053 are reported without true width disclosure Evidence · text > true thickness unknown ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (4) ### SE25-053 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-initiates-drill-program-at-the-chinchilla-sulfide-crd-discove--59e02727-eade-4013-8ef4-207d0281a686#fact-drill-facts-0) concept adjacent to the Butte Valley Cu-Au-Ag-Zn porphyry · zinc #### Identity - Hole ID: SE25-053 - Project: concept adjacent to the Butte Valley Cu-Au-Ag-Zn porphyry - Commodity: zinc - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: RDG #### Geometry - Grade: 27 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 1.1 m - From: 943 m - To: 944.1 m - Intercept Depth: 943 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: other - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SE25-053:943-944.1 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Location: Chinchilla Sulfide - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No - Deleterious Elements: antimony #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 31.9 - Metal Eq. Unit: % ZnEq - Assumptions Disclosed: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High-grade zinc intercept in a discovery hole, though historical and true width is unknown. - Positive factor: Exceptional zinc grade - Negative factor: True width unknown Evidence · text > 1.1m grading 27.0% Zn, 60.1 g/t Ag, 0.7% Pb, 1.5 g/t Au, 0.4% Cu, 0.03% Sb \(766.4 g/t AgEq or 31.9% ZnEq\) starting at 943m downhole #### 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 **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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### SE25-053 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-initiates-drill-program-at-the-chinchilla-sulfide-crd-discove--59e02727-eade-4013-8ef4-207d0281a686#fact-drill-facts-1) concept adjacent to the Butte Valley Cu-Au-Ag-Zn porphyry · silver #### Identity - Hole ID: SE25-053 - Project: concept adjacent to the Butte Valley Cu-Au-Ag-Zn porphyry - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: RDG #### Geometry - Grade: 60.1 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.1 m - From: 943 m - To: 944.1 m - Intercept Depth: 943 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: other - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SE25-053:943-944.1 - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Location: Chinchilla Sulfide - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No - Deleterious Elements: antimony #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Secondary metal in high-grade intercept. Evidence · text > 60.1 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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### SE25-053 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-initiates-drill-program-at-the-chinchilla-sulfide-crd-discove--59e02727-eade-4013-8ef4-207d0281a686#fact-drill-facts-2) concept adjacent to the Butte Valley Cu-Au-Ag-Zn porphyry · zinc #### Identity - Hole ID: SE25-053 - Project: concept adjacent to the Butte Valley Cu-Au-Ag-Zn porphyry - Commodity: zinc - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: RDG #### Geometry - Grade: 6 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 17.4 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: other - Program: resource - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: SE25-053:from-to - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Location: Chinchilla Sulfide - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - Lab Certified: Yes - QP Signed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates #### Deleterious - Deleterious Flag: No - Deleterious Elements: antimony #### Metal Equivalent - Metal Eq. Grade: 9.2 - Metal Eq. Unit: % ZnEq - Assumptions Disclosed: No #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Wide intercept of moderate grade zinc. - Positive factor: Significant width at moderate grade - Negative factor: True width unknown Evidence · text > 17.4 meters grading 6.0% Zn, 35.6 g/t Ag, 0.5% Pb, 0.2 g/t Au, 0.1% Cu, 0.1% Sb \(219.9 g/t AgEq or 9.2% ZnEq\) #### 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 **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 **Infill Drilling** Polarity: neutral Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery. Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource" ### SE22-038 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-initiates-drill-program-at-the-chinchilla-sulfide-crd-discove--59e02727-eade-4013-8ef4-207d0281a686#fact-drill-facts-3) Selena · silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Hole ID: SE22-038 - Project: Selena - Commodity: silver - Region: usa\_nv - Reported Region: usa\_nv - Ticker: RDG #### Geometry - Grade: 97.4 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.5 m #### Classification - Deposit Type: other - Program: exploration - Sample Type: drill - Mining Method: unknown #### Location - Location: Selena - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Historical RC drillhole result mentioned for context. Evidence · text > 2022 RC drillhole SE22-038 that intercepted 1.5m grading 97.4 g/t Ag, 4.9% Zn, 0.1% Pb and 0.4 g/t Au #### 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 **Stale Data Re-release** Polarity: negative Definition: Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty. Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release ## 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.