# Ridgestone Announces Maiden Drill Program on Its High-Grade El Cobre Copper Property, Sonora, Mexico Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgestone-announces-maiden-drill-program-on-its-high-grade-el-cobre-copper-prop--e247c054-fd27-4e65-842b-7063c8565db1 Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RMI/news/6021652271071845/ridgestone-announces-maiden-drill-program-on-its-high-grade-el-cobre-copper-prop Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2021-11-22T13:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Ridgestone Mining Inc. - Ticker: RMI - Exchange: TSX - Region: Sonora, Mexico - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold - Document categories: Drill results, Other - Extracted: 2026-09-18 19:11:41 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.30 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Ridgestone Mining Inc. has announced plans for a maiden reverse circulation \(RC\) drilling program at its El Cobre copper property in Sonora, Mexico. The program will consist of approximately 14 holes totaling 2,700 metres, targeting extensions and down-dip mineralization beneath historical workings. Reasoning: The company is announcing a planned maiden RC drilling program rather than reporting new assay results. The announcement includes high-grade surface sampling which provides context for the upcoming program. - Positive factor: Maiden drill program announced - Positive factor: High-grade surface sampling reported - Positive factor: Targeting historical workings with known strike length Facts used in scoring: 5 ## Classification and evidence **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Story-specific tag Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: The program targets the El Cobre property, which features historical workings and a known mineralized structure. Evidence · text > test the El Cobre high-grade copper property down-dip underneath the historical workings ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (4) ### Fact 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgestone-announces-maiden-drill-program-on-its-high-grade-el-cobre-copper-prop--e247c054-fd27-4e65-842b-7063c8565db1#fact-drill-facts-1) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Region: mexico - Reported Region: mexico - Ticker: RMI #### Geometry - Grade: 3.5 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Surface sampling results provided as context for the property's potential. - Positive factor: High grade copper Evidence · text > 3.5% copper plus 0.32 g/t gold over 1.0 metre #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The El Cobre mine was put into production by Asarco during the sixties and was developed on two levels, with the upper l" ### Fact 2 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgestone-announces-maiden-drill-program-on-its-high-grade-el-cobre-copper-prop--e247c054-fd27-4e65-842b-7063c8565db1#fact-drill-facts-2) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Region: mexico - Reported Region: mexico - Ticker: RMI #### Geometry - Grade: 0.32 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1 m #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Surface sampling results provided as context for the property's potential. - Positive factor: High grade copper Evidence · text > 3.5% copper plus 0.32 g/t gold over 1.0 metre #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The El Cobre mine was put into production by Asarco during the sixties and was developed on two levels, with the upper l" ### Fact 3 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgestone-announces-maiden-drill-program-on-its-high-grade-el-cobre-copper-prop--e247c054-fd27-4e65-842b-7063c8565db1#fact-drill-facts-3) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Region: mexico - Reported Region: mexico - Ticker: RMI #### Geometry - Grade: 1.5 - Grade Unit: % - Intercept: 1.5 m #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Surface sampling results provided as context for the property's potential. - Positive factor: High grade copper Evidence · text > 1.5% copper plus 0.44 g/t gold over 1.5 metres #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The El Cobre mine was put into production by Asarco during the sixties and was developed on two levels, with the upper l" ### Fact 4 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-extractions.minestarters.com/news/ridgestone-announces-maiden-drill-program-on-its-high-grade-el-cobre-copper-prop--e247c054-fd27-4e65-842b-7063c8565db1#fact-drill-facts-4) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Region: mexico - Reported Region: mexico - Ticker: RMI #### Geometry - Grade: 0.44 - Grade Unit: g/t - Intercept: 1.5 m #### Classification - Sample Type: surface #### QA/QC - QP Signed: Yes #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Surface sampling results provided as context for the property's potential. - Positive factor: High grade copper Evidence · text > 1.5% copper plus 0.44 g/t gold over 1.5 metres #### 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 **Nearology Play** Polarity: neutral Definition: Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results. Why it applies: proximity is offered as the value premise: "The El Cobre mine was put into production by Asarco during the sixties and was developed on two levels, with the upper l" ## 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.