Royal Road Minerals Reports First Pass Scout Drilling, Trench and Channel Sample Results from It's Jabal Sahabiyah Project: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Executive Summary
- Royal Road Minerals released initial scout drilling, trench and channel sampling results from seven prospect areas at Jabal Sahabiyah, Saudi Arabia, highlighting multiple zinc‑gold‑silver‑copper skarn intersections and sheeted‑vein gold intervals.
- Notable high‑grade intercepts include 11 m @ 12.3% Zn eq (3.3 g/t Au eq) in hole JMRC001, 12 m @ 3.5% Zn eq (90 g/t Ag eq) in HNRC003, and several gold‑bearing trench/channel hits up to 2.2 g/t Au over >10 m.
- The program completed 2,486 m of RC drilling (21 targeted scout holes + 52 shallow RAB holes) plus extensive surface sampling, confirming the presence of sulphide mineralization of potentially economic grades and outlining continuity along chargeability trends.
Key Details
- Skarn‑style drill intersections
- JMRC001: 0–11 m, 12.3% Zn eq (3.3 g/t Au eq); 11–22 m, 1.0 g/t Au, 51.3 g/t Ag, 0.4% Cu, 0.4% Pb, 4.9% Zn.
- JMRC006: 2–17 m, 1.5% Cu eq (1.4 g/t Au eq); 15–30 m, 0.7 g/t Au, 3.2 g/t Ag, 0.3% Cu, 0.5% Pb, 1.0% Zn.
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HNRC003: 20–32 m, 3.5% Zn eq (90 g/t Ag eq); 12 m @ 10.0 g/t Ag, 0.1% Cu, 2.8% Zn.
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Sheeted‑vein gold drill intersections
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WRRC002: 2–13 m, 11 m @ 1.0 g/t Au & 4.6 g/t Ag.
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Trench & channel gold intercepts (selected)
- WRTR01: 57–69 m, 12 m @ 0.9 g/t Au.
- WRTR06: 366–378 m, 12 m @ 0.5 g/t Au & 3.2 g/t Ag (open).
- ALTR02: 24–35.5 m, 11.5 m @ 0.6 g/t Au.
- ASCH04: 5–14 m, 9 m @ 1.3 g/t Au.
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ASCH06: 4–14 m, 10 m @ 2.2 g/t Au (open).
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RAB‑style shallow drilling – 52 holes, 628 m total; identified anomalous gold/base‑metal zones and a 30‑m weakly anomalous gossan interval.
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Overall program scope – 2,486 m RC drilling (21 targeted scout holes = 1,868 m + 52 RAB holes = 618 m) plus extensive trenching, channel sampling, rock‑chip work across three contiguous exploration licences (~284 km²).
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Geological context – Skarn mineralization transitions from oxidized gossan to sulphide‑dominated zones; sheeted‑vein gold system traced >1 km strike at Ash Shajjah, open down‑plunge.
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Forward outlook – Next phase will focus on systematic drill targeting supported by detailed mapping and geophysics to delineate true size/continuity of both skarn and vein systems.
Notable Quotes
“This program is typical of a successful first‑pass, exploratory drilling and sampling campaign… We now have some dots to join, and so the next stage of our program will focus on systematic drill‑targeting, supported by detailed mapping and geophysics…” – Tim Coughlin, President & CEO.