Royal Road Minerals Announces 176 Metres at 1.2 g/t Gold Equivalent from Drilling and Defines Expanding Bulk-Tonnage Porphyry-Skarn System at Guintar: Colombia

The most recent news (March 18, 2026) reports significant drill results from the Guintar-Aleman-Margaritas (GAM) project in Colombia. Key highlights include hole GUI-DD-028, which returned 176 meters at 1.2 g/t gold equivalent (AuEq), including a high-grade core of 76 meters at 2.1 g/t AuEq. Other holes (GUI-DD-030 and 031) confirmed polymetallic skarn mineralization with copper equivalent grades up to 1.9%. The drilling has successfully defined a coherent, expanding porphyry-skarn system from surface to over 450 meters deep, supporting a potential bulk-tonnage underground mining scenario.

This news is Material - Positive because it validates the company’s thesis that the GAM project hosts a large-scale mineralized system rather than isolated veins. - Scale Confirmation: The 176-meter intercept is a "discovery-stage" length that suggests significant volume, moving the project from "prospective" to "expanding system." - Grade Quality: 1.2 g/t AuEq over such a wide interval is well above the typical cutoff for bulk-tonnage operations, especially with a 2.1 g/t core. - Strategic Continuity: This follows the January 2026 granting of the Chuscalita title, confirming that the mineralized system indeed extends into the newly acquired ground. - Risk Mitigation: While exploration is high-risk, these results provide the "proof of concept" required to justify the CAD $5M raised in November 2025.

Royal Road Minerals is a generative explorer focused on Colombia, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco. - Flagship Project: The Guintar-Aleman-Margaritas (GAM) project in Antioquia, Colombia. It is a 100%-owned (subject to royalties) porphyry-skarn-vein system. - Secondary Focus: The Jabal Sahabiyah project in Saudi Arabia (50/50 JV with MIDU), which has shown high-grade zinc (10.9% ZnEq) and gold.