# Ridgeline Minerals Provides Assay Results and Drill Program Updates for the Big Blue and Atlas Projects

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-provides-assay-results-and-drill-program-updates-for-the-big--842966fa-4c54-4e3f-bd18-e8ec223d01e7

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RDG/news/4686257671605814/ridgeline-minerals-provides-assay-results-and-drill-program-updates-for-the-big-

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-07-03T12:00:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Ridgeline Minerals Corp.

- Ticker: RDG

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Silver, Tungsten

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 08:06:52 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Ridgeline Minerals reported maiden drill results from its Big Blue project in Nevada, highlighted by a high-grade 0.6m intercept of 0.7% Cu, 3,194 g/t Ag, and 2.6% W \(35.3% CuEq\). While the Delker porphyry target was barren, the results confirm a high-grade mineralization corridor that remains open at depth and along strike.

Reasoning: Maiden drill results at Big Blue produced a high-grade polymetallic intercept \(35.3% CuEq\) that confirms the continuity of a high-grade corridor, though one target \(Delker porphyry\) was unsuccessful.

- Positive factor: exceptionally high-grade Cu-Ag-W intercept

- Positive factor: confirms high-grade mineralization corridor

- Positive factor: QA/QC disclosed with certified lab and QP sign-off

- Negative factor: true width unknown

- Negative factor: Delker porphyry target returned barren results

Facts used in scoring: 3

## Classification and evidence

**Bonanza Intercept**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.

Why it applies: The Cu-Ag-W intercept is described as exceptionally high-grade and contributes to a 35.3% CuEq value.

Evidence · text

> intercepted an exceptionally high-grade Cu-Ag-W intercept

**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: The release details specific laboratory \(AAL\), methods \(fire assay, ICP\), and QP \(Michael T. Harp\) oversight.

Evidence · text

> Ridgeline's QA/QC program includes regular insertion of CRM standards, duplicates, and blanks

**Apparent Width Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Interval given as downhole width with no true width or drill orientation — apparent width may overstate true thickness.

Why it applies: The document explicitly states that the true thickness of the high-grade intercept is unknown.

Evidence · text

> True thickness of the drilled intercept is unknown

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 3. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (3)

### BB25-003

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-provides-assay-results-and-drill-program-updates-for-the-big--842966fa-4c54-4e3f-bd18-e8ec223d01e7#fact-drill-facts-0)

Big Blue · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: BB25-003
- Project: Big Blue
- Commodity: copper
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: RDG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.7
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 0.6 m
- From: 675.7 m
- To: 676.3 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: BB25-003:675.7-676.3
- Mining Method: underground

#### QA/QC

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

#### Metal Equivalent

- Metal Eq. Grade: 35.3
- Metal Eq. Unit: % CuEq
- Assumptions Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 0.7% Cu over 0.6m is a strong intercept in a skarn context, especially when part of a 35.3% CuEq polymetallic zone.

- Positive factor: exceptionally high-grade intercept

- Negative factor: true width unknown

Evidence · text

> BB25-003 returned a high-grade copper \("Cu"\) — silver \("Ag"\) — tungsten \("W"\) intercept over 0.6 meters \("m"\) grading 0.7% Cu, 3,194 g/t Ag and 2.6% W \(or 35.3% copper equivalent\)

### BB25-003

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-provides-assay-results-and-drill-program-updates-for-the-big--842966fa-4c54-4e3f-bd18-e8ec223d01e7#fact-drill-facts-1)

Big Blue · silver

#### Identity

- Hole ID: BB25-003
- Project: Big Blue
- Commodity: silver
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: RDG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 3194
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 0.6 m
- From: 675.7 m
- To: 676.3 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: BB25-003:675.7-676.3
- Mining Method: underground

#### QA/QC

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

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 3,194 g/t Ag is an exceptional grade for silver.

- Positive factor: exceptionally high-grade silver

Evidence · text

> 3,194 g/t Ag

### BB25-003

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/ridgeline-minerals-provides-assay-results-and-drill-program-updates-for-the-big--842966fa-4c54-4e3f-bd18-e8ec223d01e7#fact-drill-facts-2)

Big Blue · tungsten

#### Identity

- Hole ID: BB25-003
- Project: Big Blue
- Commodity: tungsten
- Region: usa\_nv
- Reported Region: Nevada
- Ticker: RDG

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.6
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 0.6 m
- From: 675.7 m
- To: 676.3 m

#### Classification

- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: BB25-003:675.7-676.3
- Mining Method: underground

#### QA/QC

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

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-03T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 2.6% W is a very high grade for tungsten.

- Positive factor: high-grade tungsten

Evidence · text

> 2.6% W

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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