# Royal Road Minerals Announces Scout Drilling Results from the Lalla Aziza Copper Project, Kingdom of Morocco

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/RYR/news/6375494267968984/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2025-07-14T11:30:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Royal Road Minerals Limited

- Ticker: RYR

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Morocco

- Primary commodity: Copper

- Secondary commodities: Gold

- Document categories: Drill results, Agreement transaction

- Extracted: 2026-08-21 07:49:20 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.70 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Royal Road Minerals announced encouraging initial scout drilling results from its Lalla Aziza copper project in Morocco, with several holes intersecting significant copper grades. The program, which is the first exploration drilling at the project, confirmed economically significant copper mineralization and identified potential for a 'starter'-style open-pit mine. The company plans further mapping and geophysics to define future drill targets, while noting that true widths of the intersections are not yet determined.

Reasoning: Royal Road Minerals' initial scout drilling at Lalla Aziza returned several strong to moderate copper intercepts over significant widths, confirming the continuity of mineralization and indicating potential for an open-pit starter mine. The results are highly novel as this is the first exploration drilling at the project, though the lack of true width information introduces some uncertainty.

- Positive factor: Initial scout drilling program with significant copper intercepts

- Positive factor: Confirmation of economically significant copper grades across the shear/fold zone

- Positive factor: Potential for a 'starter'-style open-pit mine identified

- Positive factor: QP/CP sign-off and QA/QC procedures disclosed

- Positive factor: Mineralization extends at depth to the northeast

- Negative factor: True widths of drill hole intersections are not determined

Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.

Facts used in scoring: 21

## Classification and evidence

**Scout Drilling**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The document explicitly states this is an 'initial scout drilling program' and 'first exploration drilling'.

Evidence · text

> initial scout drilling program

**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 reported widths are 'Not true width' and the company does not have sufficient information to determine true widths.

Evidence · text

> \(Not true width and the company does not have sufficient information to determine the true widths of the drill hole intersections\)

**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 document includes a dedicated 'Quality Assurance and Quality Control' section detailing sample preparation, analytical methods, and insertion of CRMs, blanks, and duplicates.

Evidence · text

> Quality Assurance and Quality Control: Sample preparation and analyses are conducted according to standard industry procedures at certified laboratories. Percussion-chip samples were sampled on 1m downhole intervals and passed through a 75-25% drill-rig mounted splitter. The 75% sample was placed in rows and analyzed for guidance on-site using a Vanta pXRF tool. The 25% sample was split 50-50% to produce analytical and retention samples of between 1 to 3kg. Samples for analysis were bagged in the field and sent to ALS Seville for analysis of gold by fire assay with an ICP-AES finish \(method Au-ICP22\) and multielements by four acid digest ICP-MS \(method ME-MS61\). QAQC materials included CRMs, blanks and duplicates inserted into sample batches on a ration of 1:10.

**QP/CP Signed**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: Qualified Person \(QP\) or Competent Person \(CP\) named and signed off — a member of a recognized professional association \(e.g., AusIMM, SME, AIG, P.Geo\) with relevant experience.

Why it applies: The news release states that the information was compiled, reviewed, and verified by Dr. Tim Coughlin, FAusIMM, President and CEO of Royal Road Minerals Ltd, who is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

Evidence · text

> The information in this news release was compiled, reviewed and verified by Dr. Tim Coughlin, BSc \(Geology\), MSc \(Exploration and Mining\), PhD \(Structural Geology\), FAusIMM, President and CEO of Royal Road Minerals Ltd and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101

**Open Pit Potential**

Polarity: positive

Story-specific tag

Definition: No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: The drilling program is explicitly aimed at 'Assess potential for a "starter"-style open-pit mine'.

Evidence · text

> Assess potential for a "starter"-style open-pit mine

**Step-Out Extension**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Mineralization extended beyond the previously known limit.

Why it applies: The drilling is aimed at 'Test for the along-strike, down-plunge continuity of copper mineralization'.

Evidence · text

> Test for the along-strike, down-plunge continuity of copper mineralization

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 21. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (21)

### RC25LA001

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA001
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.6
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 16 m
- From: 22 m
- To: 38 m
- Hole Depth: 57 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531667
- Northing: 3434774
- Azimuth: 330 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a moderate copper grade over a good width, contributing to the initial understanding of the deposit's potential in the first exploration drilling program.

- Positive factor: Moderate copper grade

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.6

Context: 16

### RC25LA002

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA002
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.1
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 19 m
- From: 32 m
- To: 51 m
- Hole Depth: 64 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531667
- Northing: 3434773
- Azimuth: 330 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept demonstrates a strong copper grade over a good width, providing significant positive results for the initial exploration drilling program.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grade

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 1.1

Context: 19

### RC25LA003

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA003
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.8
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 6 m
- From: 19 m
- To: 25 m
- Hole Depth: 25 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531607
- Northing: 3434732
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a moderate copper grade over a narrow width, contributing to the overall understanding of the mineralization in the initial exploration phase.

- Positive factor: Moderate copper grade

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.8

Context: 6

### RC25LA004

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA004
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.3
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 17 m
- From: 25 m
- To: 42 m
- Hole Depth: 88 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531607
- Northing: 3434731
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -70 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept features a strong copper grade over a good width, representing a highly positive result from the initial exploration drilling program.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grade

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 1.3

Context: 17

### RC25LA005

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA005
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1.1
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 17 m
- From: 18 m
- To: 35 m
- Hole Depth: 35 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531583
- Northing: 3434710
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a strong copper grade over a good width, providing significant positive results for the initial exploration drilling program.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grade

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 1.1

Context: 17

### RC25LA006

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA006
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.4
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 3 m
- From: 35 m
- To: 38 m
- Hole Depth: 67 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531583
- Northing: 3434709
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a narrow width, providing some data for the initial exploration but not a highlight.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.4

Context: 3

### RC25LA007

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA007
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.7
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 31 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 31 m
- Hole Depth: 49 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531533
- Northing: 3434693
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a moderate copper grade over a very good width, indicating significant mineralization in the initial exploration phase.

- Positive factor: Moderate copper grade

- Positive factor: Very good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.7

Context: 31

### RC25LA008

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA008
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.3
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 0 m
- To: 2 m
- Hole Depth: 79 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531533
- Northing: 3434692
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a very narrow width, providing minor data for the initial exploration.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: Very narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.3

Context: 2

### RC25LA008

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA008
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.4
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 14 m
- From: 19 m
- To: 33 m
- Hole Depth: 79 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531533
- Northing: 3434692
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a good width, contributing to the initial understanding of the mineralization.

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.4

Context: 14

### RC25LA008

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA008
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.4
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 3 m
- From: 41 m
- To: 44 m
- Hole Depth: 79 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531533
- Northing: 3434692
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a narrow width, providing some data for the initial exploration but not a highlight.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.4

Context: 3

### RC25LA008

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA008
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.6
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 50 m
- To: 52 m
- Hole Depth: 79 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531533
- Northing: 3434692
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a moderate copper grade over a very narrow width, providing some data for the initial exploration.

- Positive factor: Moderate copper grade

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Very narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.6

Context: 2

### RC25LA008

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA008
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.2
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 4 m
- From: 70 m
- To: 74 m
- Hole Depth: 79 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531533
- Northing: 3434692
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a narrow width, providing minor data for the initial exploration.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.2

Context: 4

### RC25LA009

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA009
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 19 m
- From: 18 m
- To: 37 m
- Hole Depth: 67 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531636
- Northing: 3434751
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept demonstrates a strong copper grade over a good width, providing significant positive results for the initial exploration drilling program.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grade

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 1.0

Context: 19

### RC25LA010

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Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA010
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 21 m
- From: 26 m
- To: 47 m
- Hole Depth: 67 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531636
- Northing: 3434750
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -90 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept demonstrates a strong copper grade over a good width, providing significant positive results for the initial exploration drilling program.

- Positive factor: Strong copper grade

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 1.0

Context: 21

### RC25LA011

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492#fact-drill-facts-14)

Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA011
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.3
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 5 m
- From: 11 m
- To: 16 m
- Hole Depth: 73 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: RC25LA011:11.0-16.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531656
- Northing: 3434714
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a narrow width, providing minor data for the initial exploration.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.3

Context: 5

### RC25LA011

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492#fact-drill-facts-15)

Lalla Aziza · gold

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA011
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: gold
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.3
- Grade Unit: g/t
- Intercept: 5 m
- From: 11 m
- To: 16 m
- Hole Depth: 73 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Group ID: RC25LA011:11.0-16.0
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531656
- Northing: 3434714
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak gold grade over a narrow width, providing minor data for the initial exploration.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak gold grade

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.3

Context: 5

### RC25LA011

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492#fact-drill-facts-16)

Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA011
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.5
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 6 m
- From: 33 m
- To: 39 m
- Hole Depth: 73 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531656
- Northing: 3434714
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a moderate copper grade over a narrow width, contributing to the overall understanding of the mineralization in the initial exploration phase.

- Positive factor: Moderate copper grade

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.5

Context: 6

### RC25LA011

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492#fact-drill-facts-17)

Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA011
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.2
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 2 m
- From: 55 m
- To: 57 m
- Hole Depth: 73 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531656
- Northing: 3434714
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a very narrow width, providing minor data for the initial exploration.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: Very narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.2

Context: 2

### RC25LA012

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492#fact-drill-facts-18)

Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA012
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.7
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 12 m
- From: 51 m
- To: 63 m
- Hole Depth: 85 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531692
- Northing: 3434719
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a moderate copper grade over a moderate width, contributing to the initial understanding of the deposit's potential in the first exploration drilling program.

- Positive factor: Moderate copper grade

- Positive factor: Moderate intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.7

Context: 12

### RC25LA013

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492#fact-drill-facts-19)

Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA013
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.4
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 6 m
- From: 47 m
- To: 53 m
- Hole Depth: 79 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531609
- Northing: 3434679
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -65 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a narrow width, providing some data for the initial exploration but not a highlight.

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: Narrow intercept width

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.4

Context: 6

### RC25LA014

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/royal-road-minerals-announces-scout-drilling-results-from-the-lalla-aziza-copper--4f3009b1-197d-4888-9cca-f7db2c2f8492#fact-drill-facts-20)

Lalla Aziza · copper

#### Identity

- Hole ID: RC25LA014
- Project: Lalla Aziza
- Commodity: copper
- Region: morocco
- Reported Region: Morocco
- Ticker: RYR

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.2
- Grade Unit: %
- Intercept: 22 m
- From: 25 m
- To: 47 m
- Hole Depth: 73 m

#### Classification

- Program: exploration
- Sample Type: drill
- Mining Method: open\_pit

#### Location

- Easting: 531546
- Northing: 3434677
- Azimuth: 335 °
- Dip: -50 °
- Loc. Confidence: high

#### QA/QC

- Laboratory: ALS Seville
- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
- Lab Certified: Yes
- QP Signed: Yes
- QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates, fire\_assay, icp\_aes, icp\_ms

#### Deleterious

- Deleterious Flag: No

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: This intercept shows a weak copper grade over a good width, contributing to the initial understanding of the mineralization.

- Positive factor: Good intercept width

- Positive factor: First exploration drilling

- Negative factor: Weak copper grade

- Negative factor: True width not determined

Evidence · table

> 0.2

Context: 22

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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