# Minsud encounters 526.0m at 0.33% Cu, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn, including 29.0m at 0.84% Cu, 0.27 g/t Au, 129.38 g/t Ag, and 1.75% Zn at Chinchillones

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/MSR/news/5677953218652153/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at-

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2024-09-04T15:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Minsud Resources Corp.

- Ticker: MSR

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: San Juan Province, Argentina

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Zinc, Gold, Molybdenum, Rhenium

- Document categories: Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-08-25 23:16:46 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Minsud Resources has reported significant drill intercepts at the Chinchillones target, including a 526m wide interval at 0.33% Cu. The results are part of a Phase IV infill program intended to support a maiden Mineral Resource Estimate expected in Q4 2024.

Reasoning: The announcement reports significant wide intercepts from an ongoing infill program aimed at a maiden resource estimate, confirming continuity of the Chinchillones target.

- Positive factor: Significant width of mineralization \(526m\)

- Positive factor: Infill drilling confirming continuity

- Positive factor: High-grade sub-intervals reported

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed

- Negative factor: Grades are relatively low for the massive width

Facts used in scoring: 9

## 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 mentions ALS Global Laboratories, field duplicates, standards, and blanks.

Evidence · text

> Field duplicates, standards and blanks were included with all sample shipments

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

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

Why it applies: The drilling is explicitly described as part of an ongoing Phase IV infill program.

Evidence · text

> completed as part of the ongoing Phase IV infill program

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 9. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (9)

### CHDH24-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-0)

Chinchillones · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-117
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: copper
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.33
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 526 m
- From: 140 m
- To: 666 m
- Hole Depth: 669 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-117:140.0-666.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Wide intercept confirms the scale of the porphyry system but at moderate grades.

- Positive factor: Extremely wide intercept

- Negative factor: Low grade relative to width

Evidence · text

> 526.0m @ 0.33% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn, from 140m depth

### CHDH24-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-1)

Chinchillones · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-117
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: silver
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 16.11
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 526 m
- From: 140 m
- To: 666 m
- Hole Depth: 669 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-117:140.0-666.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Silver grade is consistent with the polymetallic nature of the deposit.

Evidence · text

> 526.0m @ 0.33% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn

### CHDH24-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-2)

Chinchillones · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-117
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.38
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 526 m
- From: 140 m
- To: 666 m
- Hole Depth: 669 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-117:140.0-666.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Zinc is a secondary component in this porphyry system.

Evidence · text

> 526.0m @ 0.33% Cu, 0.19 g/t Au, 16.11 g/t Ag, and 0.38% Zn

### CHDH24-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-3)

Chinchillones · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-117
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: copper
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.84
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 29 m
- From: 209 m
- To: 238 m
- Hole Depth: 669 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-117:209.0-238.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

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

- Positive factor: Strong grade for a porphyry

Evidence · text

> 29.0m @ 0.84% Cu, 0.27 g/t Au, 129.38 g/t Ag, and 1.75% Zn, from 209.0m depth

### CHDH24-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-4)

Chinchillones · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-117
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: silver
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 129.38
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 29 m
- From: 209 m
- To: 238 m
- Hole Depth: 669 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-117:209.0-238.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong silver grade in a sub-interval.

Evidence · text

> 129.38 g/t Ag

### CHDH24-117

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-5)

Chinchillones · zinc

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-117
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: zinc
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.75
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 29 m
- From: 209 m
- To: 238 m
- Hole Depth: 669 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-117:209.0-238.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Elevated zinc in the high-grade sub-interval.

Evidence · text

> 1.75% Zn

### CHDH24-113

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-6)

Chinchillones · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-113
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: copper
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 4.2
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 4 m
- From: 159 m
- To: 163 m
- Hole Depth: 650 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-113:159.0-163.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Very high grade intercept, though narrow.

- Positive factor: Exceptional copper grade

Evidence · text

> 4.0m @ 4.20% Cu

### CHDH24-113

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-7)

Chinchillones · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-113
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: silver
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 104.28
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 4 m
- From: 159 m
- To: 163 m
- Hole Depth: 650 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-113:159.0-163.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Strong silver grade in high-grade copper zone.

Evidence · text

> 104.28 g/t Ag

### CHDH24-113

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/minsud-encounters-526-0m-at-0-33-cu-16-11-g-t-ag-and-0-38-zn-including-29-0m-at--2676c836-dba5-4c49-8552-d4560d7b1ca3#fact-drill-facts-8)

Chinchillones · molybdenum

#### Identity

- Hole ID: CHDH24-113
- Project: Chinchillones
- Commodity: molybdenum
- Region: argentina
- Reported Region: San Juan Province, Argentina
- Ticker: MSR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 14
- Grade Unit: ppm
- Intercept: 448 m
- From: 158 m
- To: 606 m
- Hole Depth: 650 m

#### Classification

- Deposit Type: porphyry
- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: CHDH24-113:158.0-606.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Global Laboratories
- 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: 2024-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Molybdenum presence confirms porphyry character.

Evidence · text

> 448.0m @ 0.28% Cu, 4.31 g/t Ag, 14 ppm Mo

## 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.