Smooth Rock Provides Palmetto Project Exploration Update
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Smooth Rock Ventures Corp.
- Ticker
- SOCK
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nevada
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Resource update, Permitting
- Extracted
- 2026-09-16 23:19:10 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. has received a Notice of Intent exploration permit from the BLM for the Palmetto Project in Nevada. The company is also working with WSP Canada Inc. to upgrade a historical NI 43-101 compliant inferred resource into a current mineral resource estimate.
Reasoning: The company has secured permitting for exploration and is actively working to upgrade a historical resource estimate into a current one.
Positive factors
- Receipt of BLM exploration permit (NOI)
- Historical resource provides a baseline for upcoming upgrade
- Engagement of WSP to convert historical resource to current MRE
Negative factors
- The reported resource is explicitly labeled as historical and not current
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Historical Estimate Onlynegative
Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.
Why it applies: The company explicitly states it is not treating the reported resource as current and considers it an historical estimate.
Evidence · text
“Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. is not treating this as current mineral resource and considers this an historical estimate.”
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: The historical resource estimation was completed using NI 43-101 standards of practice.
Evidence · text
“The historic mineral resource estimation was completed using NI 43-101 standards of practice”
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: The resource is classified as inferred.
Evidence · text
“classified as an inferred resource is summarized in the table below.”
QP/CP Signedpositive
Qualified Person (QP) or Competent Person (CP) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association (e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo) with relevant experience.
Why it applies: The release mentions the content was reviewed and approved by an independent Qualified Person.
Evidence · text
“reviewed, verified and approved by E. Gauthier, geol., Eng (OIQ), a consultant of the Company, and an independent Qualified Person”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (8)
inferredPalmetto Project · goldTonnes: 10134000Grade: 0.95Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 310360Contained Unit: ozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:43baa739a70eabf4bc87
- Deposit or zone
- Pit
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 10134000
- Grade
- 0.95
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 310360
- Contained Unit
- oz
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.14
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical pit resource reported in the release.
Evidence · table
“0.95”
Context: 10,134
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
inferredPalmetto Project · silverTonnes: 10134000Grade: 7.29Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 2374120Contained Unit: ozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:43baa739a70eabf4bc87
- Deposit or zone
- Pit
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 10134000
- Grade
- 7.29
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 2374120
- Contained Unit
- oz
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.14
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical silver grade in pit resource.
Evidence · table
“7.29”
Context: 10,134
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
inferredPalmetto Project · goldTonnes: 98000Grade: 3.6Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 11305Contained Unit: ozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:7ee5f6089211bfdc2902
- Deposit or zone
- U/G
- Mining method
- underground
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 98000
- Grade
- 3.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 11305
- Contained Unit
- oz
- Cutoff Grade
- 2
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical underground gold resource.
Positive factors
- High grade intercept
Evidence · table
“3.60”
Context: 98
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
inferredPalmetto Project · silverTonnes: 98000Grade: 10.8Grade Unit: g/tContained Metal: 33910Contained Unit: ozHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:7ee5f6089211bfdc2902
- Deposit or zone
- U/G
- Mining method
- underground
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 98000
- Grade
- 10.8
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Contained Metal
- 33910
- Contained Unit
- oz
- Cutoff Grade
- 2
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical silver grade in underground resource.
Evidence · table
“10.80”
Context: 98
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
inferredPalmetto Project · goldTonnes: 10134Grade: 0.95Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:56d37e6571648b1ed9cd
- Deposit or zone
- Pit
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 10134
- Grade
- 0.95
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.14
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.05
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical pit resource reported in the release. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Evidence · table
“0.95”
Context: 10,134
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
inferredPalmetto Project · silverTonnes: 10134Grade: 7.29Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:56d37e6571648b1ed9cd
- Deposit or zone
- Pit
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 10134
- Grade
- 7.29
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.14
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 1.05
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical pit resource reported in the release. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Evidence · table
“7.29”
Context: 10,134
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
inferredPalmetto Project · goldTonnes: 98Grade: 3.6Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:7cb2d2cb6071a0aa1136
- Deposit or zone
- Pit
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 98
- Grade
- 3.6
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.14
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 3.74
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical pit resource reported in the release. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Evidence · table
“3.60”
Context: 98
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
inferredPalmetto Project · silverTonnes: 98Grade: 10.8Grade Unit: g/tHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Palmetto Project
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- usa_nv
- Reported Region
- Nevada
- Ticker
- SOCK
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Reporting standards
- ni_43_101
- Resource group id
- resource:7cb2d2cb6071a0aa1136
- Deposit or zone
- Pit
- Mining method
- open_pit
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 98
- Grade
- 10.8
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Cutoff Grade
- 0.14
- Cutoff Unit
- g/t AuEq
Metal Equivalent
- Metal Eq. Grade
- 3.74
- Metal Eq. Unit
- g/t AuEq
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- historical_restatement
- Historical
- Yes
- Historical Source Date
- 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Dates
- Event date
- 2020-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Historical pit resource reported in the release. (Expanded from multi-commodity resource table for completeness.)
Evidence · table
“10.80”
Context: 98
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Disclosedpositive
Cut-off grade used for resource reporting is clearly stated, enabling like-for-like comparison.
Why it applies: cutoff_grade is stated
NI 43-101 Compliantpositive
Resource estimate prepared in compliance with NI 43-101 (Canada) — high reporting standard.
Why it applies: reporting_standards includes ni_43_101
No Contained Metalnegative
Tonnage and grade reported but contained metal not calculated or disclosed — incomplete reporting.
Why it applies: contained_metal was not reported
Stale Estimatenegative
Effective date is >2 years old — data currency concern, may not reflect current geological understanding.
Why it applies: effective date is 2.4 years before this release
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