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Drill Results

Ridgeline Minerals drills 0.2 m of 1.8 g/t Au at Atlas

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Aug 08, 2025 · 16:10 RDG · 0.185 Ridgeline Minerals Corp.
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Executive Summary

  • Ridgeline Minerals announced assay results from its two‑hole, 551 m maiden drill program at the wholly owned Atlas project in Eureka County, Nevada.
  • Hole AT25‑001 intersected a highlight of 0.2 m grading 1.80 g/t Au (plus 2.10 g/t Ag) and multiple lower‑grade intervals, including high‑grade silver zones up to 75.1 g/t Ag.
  • Hole AT25‑002 returned several intercepts, notably a 5.9 m zone grading 0.20 g/t Au and 2.43 g/t Ag, and a 1.4 m interval with 31.6 g/t Ag.

Key Details

  • Program Overview:
  • Two core holes (AT25‑001 and AT25‑002) totaling 551 m drilled in the northern section of the Atlas land package.

  • Targeted Pennsylvanian–Permian age debris‑flow conglomerates, limestones and siltstones along a ~1 km gold‑in‑soils trend (up to 7.7 g/t Au in surface samples).

  • Hole AT25‑001 (East & down‑dip):

  • Highlight: 0.2 m @ 1.80 g/t Au, 2.10 g/t Ag starting at 80 m TVD; within a broader 8.5 m zone @ 0.20 g/t Au, 0.52 g/t Ag.
  • Additional intercepts: multiple 1‑5 m intervals ranging 0.1–0.5 g/t Au and 0.1–5.0 g/t Ag from 30 m TVD onward.
  • High‑grade silver zones in altered fault zones: 1.5 m @ 75.1 g/t Ag; 0.5 m @ 52.5 g/t Ag.

  • Overall hole: 297.9 m @ 0.01 g/t Au, 0.41 g/t Ag; bottomed in anomalous oxide mineralization.

  • Hole AT25‑002 (West & up‑dip):

  • Highlight 1: 5.9 m @ 0.20 g/t Au, 2.43 g/t Ag starting at 124 m TVD.
  • Highlight 2: 2.6 m @ 0.25 g/t Au, 2.59 g/t Ag within a 9.8 m zone @ 0.15 g/t Au, 2.20 g/t Ag starting at 182 m TVD.
  • Highlight 3: 1.4 m @ 31.6 g/t Ag in a clay‑altered fault zone.

  • Additional geology: top 106 m of andesite; remainder intersected ~147.6 m of Penn‑Perm rocks grading 0.01 g/t Au, 0.41 g/t Ag.

  • Geologic Interpretation:

  • Both holes intersected a thicker-than-expected (150–300 m) section of Penn‑Perm debris‑flow conglomerate host rock with Carlin‑type alteration and oxide mineralization.
  • Anomalous Au‑Ag and trace element pathfinders observed throughout; highest values up to 1.8 g/t Au and 75.1 g/t Ag.

  • Results suggest a low‑grade halo typical of outer margins of Carlin‑type deposits, with a potential vector to the south where fault corridors intersect the gold‑in‑soils anomaly.

  • QA/QC:

  • Samples assayed by American Assay Laboratories (AAL) and cross‑checked at Paragon Geochemical Labs (PAL).

  • Standard fire‑assay, ICP‑MS, and photon assay methods employed; QA/QC program includes blanks, duplicates, CRM standards, and review by qualified person Michael T. Harp, VP Exploration.

  • Future Plans:

  • Continue land consolidation and field work through the remainder of the 2025 season.
  • Target a Phase II drill program in 2026 to follow up on these maiden results.

Notable Quotes

“Our maiden drill program confirmed that our Atlas project exhibits both the scale and grade potential required to host a significant gold deposit.” – Michael T. Harp, Vice‑President Exploration, Ridgeline Minerals Corp.

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