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Original announcement by stockhead on
- Company
- Mount Ridley Mines
- Ticker
- MRD
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Western Australia
- Primary commodity
- Gallium
- Secondary commodities
- Rare earths, Scandium
- Document categories
- Resource update
- Extracted
- 2026-09-30 21:03:57 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Atlas analysis published:
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Mount Ridley Mines reports an inferred resource at its Grass Patch project in Western Australia containing 24,584 tonnes of gallium. The resource comprises 838.7 million tonnes at 29.3 ppm gallium, alongside rare earths and scandium.
Reasoning: The document reports a substantial inferred gallium resource at the Grass Patch project, though it is in the lowest confidence category.
Positive factors
- Large scale resource
- Significant gallium content
Negative factors
- Inferred category only
Facts used in scoring: 1
Classification and evidence
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: The gallium resource is explicitly stated as an inferred resource.
Evidence · text
“Grass Patch has an inferred resource of 838.7 million tonnes”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 1. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Resource Estimates (1)
inferredGrass Patch · galliumTonnes: 838700000Grade: 29.3Grade Unit: ppmContained Metal: 24584Contained Unit: tView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- Grass Patch
- Commodity
- gallium
- Region
- australia_wa
- Reported Region
- Western Australia
- Ticker
- MRD
Resource scope
- Estimate type
- resource
- Resource group id
- resource:0853cff9b519f88b0bc0
Resource Data
- Category
- inferred
- Tonnes
- 838700000
- Grade
- 29.3
- Grade Unit
- ppm
- Contained Metal
- 24584
- Contained Unit
- t
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: The document reports a substantial inferred gallium resource at the Grass Patch project, though it is in the lowest confidence category.
Positive factors
- Large scale resource
- Significant gallium content
Negative factors
- Inferred category only
Evidence · text
“838.7 million tonnes at 29.3 parts per million gallium for 24,584 tonnes of contained gallium”
Tags used in scoring
Inferred Resourcenegative
Speculative category — limited drilling, geological continuity assumed but not confirmed. Cannot support economic studies alone.
Why it applies: category is "inferred"
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
No QP/CP Disclosurenegative
No Qualified Person or Competent Person named — lower credibility for the estimate. A QP/CP should be a member of a recognized professional association with relevant experience.
Why it applies: no Qualified or Competent Person is named anywhere in the release
PFS-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Pre-Feasibility Study — requires adequate M&I component.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
DFS-Supportingneutral
Resource estimate prepared to support a Definitive Feasibility Study — requires high M&I confidence.
Why it applies: the release names the study this estimate supports
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.