# Fitzroy Minerals Continues with 2-Rig Definition Drilling, Intercepting 92.5 m at 0.53% Cu from 3.5 m, as it Moves Toward a Maiden Mineral Resource Estimate and Initial Economic Study at the Buen Retiro Copper Project, Chile

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/fitzroy-minerals-continues-with-2-rig-definition-drilling-intercepting-92-5-m-at--11ee19ad-4054-4967-b331-9fdb8f48466d

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/FTZ/news/5285069072685143/fitzroy-minerals-continues-with-2-rig-definition-drilling-intercepting-92-5-m-at

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2026-04-16T11:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Fitzroy Minerals Inc.

- Ticker: FTZ

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Copiapó, Chile

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Gold

- Document categories: Drill results, Metallurgy

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 10:36:13 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Fitzroy Minerals has reported significant copper intercepts from definition drilling at the Buen Retiro Copper Project in Chile, including 92.5 m at 0.53% Cu. The company is advancing toward a maiden mineral resource estimate and has commenced metallurgical test work for a Pre-Feasibility Study.

Reasoning: Significant copper intercepts in a definition drilling program aimed at a maiden resource estimate, supported by the commencement of metallurgical testing.

- Positive factor: strong copper intercepts

- Positive factor: definition drilling advancing towards maiden MRE

- Positive factor: metallurgical test work commenced

- Positive factor: QA/QC protocols disclosed

- Negative factor: some high-grade samples exceeded assay limits requiring re-assay

Facts used in scoring: 5

## 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 includes detailed QA/QC protocols, including blanks, standards, and duplicates.

Evidence · text

> A silica blank is inserted every 20 samples... Pulp duplicates are randomly selected

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: The program is described as definition drilling to delineate Measured and Indicated resources.

Evidence · text

> A definition drilling program for a maiden mineral resource estimate is underway

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### BRT-DDH048

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/fitzroy-minerals-continues-with-2-rig-definition-drilling-intercepting-92-5-m-at--11ee19ad-4054-4967-b331-9fdb8f48466d#fact-drill-facts-0)

Buen Retiro Copper Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: BRT-DDH048
- Project: Buen Retiro Copper Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: Copiapó, Chile
- Ticker: FTZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.53
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 92.5 m
- From: 3.5 m
- To: 96 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: BRT-DDH048:3.5-96.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Significant copper intercept of 92.5m at 0.53% Cu.

- Positive factor: strong intercept width and grade

Evidence · text

> BRT-DDH048 returned 92.5 m @ 0.53% Cu from 3.5 m

### BRT-DDH048

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Buen Retiro Copper Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: BRT-DDH048
- Project: Buen Retiro Copper Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: Copiapó, Chile
- Ticker: FTZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.82
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 46 m
- From: 36 m
- To: 82 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: BRT-DDH048:3.5-96.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

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

- Positive factor: high-grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> including 46.0 m @ 0.82% Cu from 36.0 metres

### BRT-DDH049

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Buen Retiro Copper Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: BRT-DDH049
- Project: Buen Retiro Copper Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: Copiapó, Chile
- Ticker: FTZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.57
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 83 m
- From: 71 m
- To: 154 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: BRT-DDH049:71.0-154.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Solid copper intercept of 83m at 0.57% Cu.

- Positive factor: consistent copper mineralization

Evidence · text

> BRT-DDH049 returned 83.0 m @ 0.57% Cu from 95.0 m

### BRT-DDH049

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/fitzroy-minerals-continues-with-2-rig-definition-drilling-intercepting-92-5-m-at--11ee19ad-4054-4967-b331-9fdb8f48466d#fact-drill-facts-3)

Buen Retiro Copper Project · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: BRT-DDH049
- Project: Buen Retiro Copper Project
- Commodity: copper
- Region: chile
- Reported Region: Copiapó, Chile
- Ticker: FTZ

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.9
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 43 m
- From: 95 m
- To: 138 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: BRT-DDH049:71.0-154.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

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

- Positive factor: high-grade sub-interval

Evidence · text

> including 43.0 m @ 0.90% Cu from 95.0 metres

### Fact 5

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copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: FTZ

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: SGS Laboratories

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Metallurgical test work has commenced on a large representative sample.

- Positive factor: commencement of PFS-level metallurgical testing

Evidence · text

> Metallurgical test work at SGS Laboratories started on a 2,900 kg representative sample.

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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