# C-Suite At The Open: David J. Copeland, President &amp; CEO and Andrew Ing, CFO from Rathdowney Resources Ltd. tell their Company story. Filmed on May 14, 2020

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/c-suite-at-the-open-david-j-copeland-president-ceo-and-andrew-ing-cfo-from-rathd--35cf6610-f817-465b-af1a-f9952a00db33

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RTH/news/8968634756266149/c-suite-at-the-open-david-j-copeland-president-ceo-and-andrew-ing-cfo-from-rathd

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2020-06-02T14:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Rathdowney Resources Ltd.

- Ticker: RTH

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: southwestern Poland

- Primary commodity: Zinc

- Secondary commodities: Lead

- Document categories: Resource update, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 12:51:24 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.30 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Rathdowney Resources discusses the economic potential of its Project Olza in Poland, highlighting a PEA that indicates strong NPV and cash flow. The project contains an inferred resource of 24.4 Mt at 7.02% Zn+Pb, supported by proximity to zinc smelter infrastructure.

Reasoning: The document summarizes existing project economics and resource estimates from a video interview; it does not present new assay or resource results, but restates historical PEA data.

- Positive factor: Strong NPV and cash flow projections from PEA

- Positive factor: Proximity to existing smelter and infrastructure

- Positive factor: High combined Zn+Pb grade

- Negative factor: Resource is 100% Inferred

- Negative factor: Historical resource is not NI 43-101 compliant

- Negative factor: PEA is based on older data \(2015\)

Facts used in scoring: 4

## Classification and evidence

**Inferred Resource**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.

Why it applies: The primary resource mentioned is 24.4 Mt in the Inferred category.

Evidence · text

> 24.4 million tonnes of inferred mineral resources

**Historical Estimate Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Estimate pre-dates or does not comply with current JORC/NI 43-101 standards — requires verification drilling.

Why it applies: The document mentions a 77 Mt historical resource from 1992 that is not NI 43-101 compliant.

Evidence · text

> historical resource of 77 million tonnes... Polish State Geological Institute PSGI1992 report

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Resource Estimates (4)

### inferred

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/c-suite-at-the-open-david-j-copeland-president-ceo-and-andrew-ing-cfo-from-rathd--35cf6610-f817-465b-af1a-f9952a00db33#fact-resource-facts-0)

zinc

#### Identity

- Commodity: zinc
- Ticker: RTH

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 24400000
- Grade: 5.53
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Part of the current inferred resource estimate mentioned in the text.

- Positive factor: High grade for an inferred resource

- Negative factor: Speculative category \(Inferred\)

Evidence · text

> 24.4 million tonnes of inferred mineral resources grading 7.02% combined zinc and lead... individual grades are 5.53% zinc

### inferred

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lead

#### Identity

- Commodity: lead
- Ticker: RTH

#### Resource Data

- Category: inferred
- Tonnes: 24400000
- Grade: 1.49
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Part of the current inferred resource estimate mentioned in the text.

- Positive factor: Contributes to high combined Zn+Pb grade

- Negative factor: Speculative category \(Inferred\)

Evidence · text

> 24.4 million tonnes of inferred mineral resources grading 7.02% combined zinc and lead... individual grades are... 1.49% lead

### other

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/c-suite-at-the-open-david-j-copeland-president-ceo-and-andrew-ing-cfo-from-rathd--35cf6610-f817-465b-af1a-f9952a00db33#fact-resource-facts-2)

zinc

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: zinc
- Ticker: RTH

#### Resource Data

- Category: other
- Tonnes: 77000000
- Grade: 6.15
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1992-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Restatement of a 1992 Polish Geological Survey estimate that the company does not treat as current.

- Negative factor: Non-compliant with NI 43-101

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> historical resource of 77 million tonnes grading 6.15% Zn+Pb in C1/C2 categories... Polish State Geological Institute PSGI1992 report

### other

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/c-suite-at-the-open-david-j-copeland-president-ceo-and-andrew-ing-cfo-from-rathd--35cf6610-f817-465b-af1a-f9952a00db33#fact-resource-facts-3)

lead

Historical result

Needs review: historical\_restatement

#### Identity

- Commodity: lead
- Ticker: RTH

#### Resource Data

- Category: other
- Tonnes: 77000000
- Grade: 6.15
- Grade Unit: %

#### Review

- Needs Review: Yes
- Review Reason: historical\_restatement
- Historical: Yes
- Historical Source Date: 1992-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The 6.15% grade is stated as Zn+Pb combined for the historical estimate.

- Negative factor: Non-compliant with NI 43-101

- Negative factor: Historical data

Evidence · text

> historical resource of 77 million tonnes grading 6.15% Zn+Pb

## 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.
