# Pacific Ridge Announces Drilling Plans for the Kliyul and RDP Copper-Gold Projects Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/PEX/news/8656878194125269/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec Publisher: tmx Original announcement: 2026-07-16T11:30:00.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: Unknown date Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date - Company: Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. - Ticker: PEX - Exchange: TSX - Region: British Columbia - Primary commodity: Copper - Secondary commodities: Gold, Silver - Document categories: Resource update, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-08-20 20:25:45 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Pacific Ridge Exploration Ltd. has announced exploration drilling plans for its Kliyul and RDP copper-gold projects in British Columbia. The company also highlighted an Inferred Mineral Resource at the Kliyul Main Zone, containing significant copper-equivalent metal. Reasoning: The announcement details a large-scale Inferred Mineral Resource at the Kliyul project and outlines significant upcoming exploration drilling at both Kliyul and RDP. - Positive factor: Large scale inferred resource - Positive factor: Significant copper-gold-silver content - Positive factor: Upcoming drilling programs at high-priority targets - Negative factor: 100% Inferred category - Negative factor: No metallurgical testing performed - Negative factor: Recoveries are estimated based on other projects Facts used in scoring: 9 ## 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 KMZ resource is explicitly stated as being in the Inferred Mineral Resource category. Evidence · text > in the Inferred Mineral Resource category **No QA/QC Disclosure** Polarity: negative Definition: Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document. Why it applies: The document does not mention specific QA/QC protocols or lab certification for the current drilling results. Evidence · text > Pacific Ridge Announces Drilling Plans ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 9. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Resource Estimates (9) ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-0) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 334100000 - Grade: 0.15 - Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Part of the KMZ Inferred resource at 0.20% CuEq cutoff. - Positive factor: Large tonnage - Negative factor: Inferred category - Negative factor: Low grade Evidence · table > 0.15 Context: 334,100,000 ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-1) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 334100000 - Grade: 0.26 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Part of the KMZ Inferred resource at 0.20% CuEq cutoff. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · table > 0.26 Context: 334,100,000 ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-2) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 334100000 - Grade: 0.95 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Part of the KMZ Inferred resource at 0.20% CuEq cutoff. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · table > 0.95 Context: 334,100,000 ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-3) copper #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 386000000 - Grade: 0.142 - Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Part of the KMZ Inferred resource at 0.20 AuEq cutoff. - Positive factor: Large tonnage - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · table > 0.142 Context: 386.0 ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-4) gold #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 386000000 - Grade: 0.236 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Part of the KMZ Inferred resource at 0.20 AuEq cutoff. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · table > 0.236 Context: 386.0 ### inferred [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-5) silver #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Category: inferred - Tonnes: 386000000 - Grade: 0.911 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Review - Needs Review: No - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Part of the KMZ Inferred resource at 0.20 AuEq cutoff. - Negative factor: Inferred category Evidence · table > 0.911 Context: 386.0 ### Fact 7 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-6) copper Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: copper - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Grade: 0.76 - Grade Unit: % #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: High grade copper intercept in a porphyry system. - Positive factor: Strong porphyry interval Evidence · text > 112.2m of 1.35% CuEq\* \(0.76% copper, 0.86 g/t gold, and 3.16 g/t silver\) ### Fact 8 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-7) gold Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: gold - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Grade: 0.86 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Gold component of the RDP-25-011 intercept. Evidence · text > 112.2m of 1.35% CuEq\* \(0.76% copper, 0.86 g/t gold, and 3.16 g/t silver\) ### Fact 9 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/pacific-ridge-announces-drilling-plans-for-the-kliyul-and-rdp-copper-gold-projec--259ab1b9-1726-42b1-9f5f-c74c97efab5c#fact-resource-facts-8) silver Historical result Needs review: historical\_restatement #### Identity - Commodity: silver - Ticker: PEX #### Resource Data - Grade: 3.16 - Grade Unit: g/t #### Review - Needs Review: Yes - Review Reason: historical\_restatement - Historical: Yes - Historical Source Date: 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z #### Dates - Event date: 2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: Silver component of the RDP-25-011 intercept. Evidence · text > 112.2m of 1.35% CuEq\* \(0.76% copper, 0.86 g/t gold, and 3.16 g/t silver\) ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. 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