# Barksdale Meets Technical Milestones for Phase II Earn-In and Updates SUN26-013R Assay Result of 65.5 Metres of 0.47% Cu and 1.24 g/t Ag, Including 7.6 Metres of 1.93% Cu and 1.96 g/t Ag

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r--7c7237ba-5684-4eb9-a91a-190d67576fed

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/BRO/news/5536817439546073/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-07-27T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Barksdale Resources Corp.

- Ticker: BRO

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Arizona

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Molybdenum

- Document categories: Drill results, Agreement transaction

- Extracted: 2026-08-23 02:23:58 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Barksdale Resources has met its Phase II earn-in requirements at the Sunnyside property, paving the way for an increased ownership stake to 67.5%. The company also updated assay results for hole SUN26-013R to include overlimit copper values, resulting in a higher reported grade for a 65.5m interval.

Reasoning: The company met its JV drilling requirements to increase ownership and provided an updated \(improved\) assay for a significant copper intercept.

- Positive factor: Phase II earn-in milestone met

- Positive factor: Increased ownership stake imminent

- Positive factor: High-grade copper intercept updated

- Negative factor: Update is a correction of previously omitted overlimit values

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 details standards, blanks, and duplicates used in the program.

Evidence · text

> comprising 2% certified reference materials or standards, 2% blank material, and 2% field duplicates

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: 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: Alan Roberts is identified as a Qualified Person \(QP\) and CPG.

Evidence · text

> reviewed and approved by Alan Roberts... a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101

## Extracted facts

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

## Drill Results (6)

### SUN26-013R

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r--7c7237ba-5684-4eb9-a91a-190d67576fed#fact-drill-facts-0)

Sunnyside · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SUN26-013R
- Project: Sunnyside
- Commodity: copper
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: BRO

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.47
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 65.5 m
- From: 615 m
- To: 870 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SUN26-013R:615.0-870.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Skyline Assayers & Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Updated intercept including overlimit values.

- Positive factor: Consistent with nearby holes

- Negative factor: Low grade for porphyry

Evidence · text

> 65.5 Metres of 0.47% Cu

### SUN26-013R

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r--7c7237ba-5684-4eb9-a91a-190d67576fed#fact-drill-facts-1)

Sunnyside · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SUN26-013R
- Project: Sunnyside
- Commodity: silver
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: BRO

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.24
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 65.5 m
- From: 615 m
- To: 870 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SUN26-013R:615.0-870.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Skyline Assayers & Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Byproduct silver in updated copper interval.

Evidence · text

> 1.24 g/t Ag

### SUN26-013R

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r--7c7237ba-5684-4eb9-a91a-190d67576fed#fact-drill-facts-2)

Sunnyside · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SUN26-013R
- Project: Sunnyside
- Commodity: copper
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: BRO

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.93
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 7.6 m
- From: 615 m
- To: 640 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SUN26-013R:615.0-640.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Skyline Assayers & Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: High grade sub-interval within the larger intercept.

- Positive factor: High grade for porphyry

Evidence · text

> 7.6 Metres of 1.93% Cu

### SUN26-013R

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r--7c7237ba-5684-4eb9-a91a-190d67576fed#fact-drill-facts-3)

Sunnyside · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SUN26-013R
- Project: Sunnyside
- Commodity: silver
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: BRO

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.96
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 7.6 m
- From: 615 m
- To: 640 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: SUN26-013R:615.0-640.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: Skyline Assayers & Laboratories
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Byproduct silver in high-grade copper sub-interval.

Evidence · text

> 1.96 g/t Ag

### SUN26-013R

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r--7c7237ba-5684-4eb9-a91a-190d67576fed#fact-drill-facts-4)

Sunnyside · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SUN26-013R
- Project: Sunnyside
- Commodity: copper
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: BRO

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.47
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 65.5 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 0.47 % copper is strong against the porphyry deposit band \[0.8, 0.4, 0.25, 0.15\] %. Grade×width 30.8 %·m is weak \(grade alone is strong; the better of the two is used\).

- Positive factor: 0.47 % copper is strong on the porphyry deposit band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 0.47

Context: SUN26-013R

### SUN26-013R

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/barksdale-meets-technical-milestones-for-phase-ii-earn-in-and-updates-sun26-013r--7c7237ba-5684-4eb9-a91a-190d67576fed#fact-drill-facts-5)

Sunnyside · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: SUN26-013R
- Project: Sunnyside
- Commodity: silver
- Region: usa\_az
- Reported Region: Arizona
- Ticker: BRO

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.24
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 65.5 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Expanded from assay table. 1.24 g/t silver is below against the default band \[500, 200, 100, 30\] g/t. Grade×width 81.2 g/t·m is below.

- Negative factor: 1.24 g/t silver is below the weak threshold \(30 g/t\) on the default band.

- Negative factor: Scored from rubric bands during table expansion, not from document context.

Evidence · table

> 1.24

Context: SUN26-013R

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