# Smooth Rock Reports Initial Results from the Giroux Project

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090

Original source: https://money.tmx.com/en/quote/SMRV/news/7795235494596499/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project

Publisher: tmx

Original announcement: 2020-05-20T12:02:23.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: Unknown date

Atlas analysis updated: Unknown date

- Company: Smooth Rock Ventures Corp.

- Ticker: SOCK

- Exchange: TSX

- Region: Nevada

- Primary commodity: Nickel

- Secondary commodities: Copper, Gold, Silver, Cesium

- Document categories: Drill results, Other

- Extracted: 2026-08-24 11:15:22 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Smooth Rock Ventures has reported initial prospecting results from its Giroux Project in Nevada, highlighting high-grade copper and nickel in outcrops. Notably, the company discovered cesium mineralization in old mine dumps, a previously unknown element at the project.

Reasoning: Initial prospecting results show high-grade copper and nickel in outcrops and the discovery of previously unknown cesium mineralization, though results are limited to surface sampling.

- Positive factor: Discovery of cesium mineralization

- Positive factor: High copper and nickel grades in outcrop samples

- Positive factor: Polymetallic nature of the project

- Negative factor: Results are from surface grab sampling, not drilling

Facts used in scoring: 7

## 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: The release states that technical content was reviewed and approved by an independent Qualified Person.

Evidence · text

> verified and approved by E. Gauthier, geol., Eng \(OIQ\), a consultant of the Company, and an independent Qualified Person

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 7. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (7)

### Fact 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090#fact-drill-facts-0)

nickel

#### Identity

- Commodity: nickel
- Ticker: SOCK

#### Geometry

- Grade: 1
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 1% Ni is a notable grade for surface outcrop sampling.

- Positive factor: Significant grade for an outcrop

### Fact 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090#fact-drill-facts-1)

copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: SOCK

#### Geometry

- Grade: 7.67
- Grade Unit: %

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 7.67% Cu is an exceptional grade for surface sampling.

- Positive factor: Very high grade copper

### Fact 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090#fact-drill-facts-2)

cesium

#### Identity

- Commodity: cesium
- Ticker: SOCK

#### Geometry

- Grade: 14.2
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: The discovery of cesium, a critical mineral, is highly novel for this project.

- Positive factor: Discovery of a new commodity at the project

### Fact 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090#fact-drill-facts-3)

gold

#### Identity

- Commodity: gold
- Ticker: SOCK

#### Geometry

- Grade: 0.561
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: G-50:0-0

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade gold intercept.

### Fact 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090#fact-drill-facts-4)

silver

#### Identity

- Commodity: silver
- Ticker: SOCK

#### Geometry

- Grade: 2.42
- Grade Unit: g/t

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: G-50:0-0

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Low grade silver intercept.

### Fact 6

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090#fact-drill-facts-5)

copper

#### Identity

- Commodity: copper
- Ticker: SOCK

#### Geometry

- Grade: 76703
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: GC:0-0

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: 76,703 ppm Cu is equivalent to ~7.67% Cu.

- Positive factor: High copper grade

### Fact 7

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/smooth-rock-reports-initial-results-from-the-giroux-project--c28afc1a-f0bd-4460-9ece-0d5833159090#fact-drill-facts-6)

nickel

#### Identity

- Commodity: nickel
- Ticker: SOCK

#### Geometry

- Grade: 10000
- Grade Unit: ppm

#### Classification

- Sample Type: surface
- Group ID: G-77:0-0

#### Review

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

#### Dates

- Event date: 2020-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Nickel grade >1% is significant for surface sampling.

- Positive factor: High nickel grade

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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