Ridgeline Minerals Provides Assay Results and Drill Program Updates for the Big Blue and Atlas Projects
Ridgeline Minerals (OTCQB: RDGMF) has reported results from maiden drilling programs at its 100%-owned Big Blue and Atlas projects in Nevada. At Big Blue, hole BB25-003 intercepted high-grade mineralization of 0.7% Cu, 3,194 g/t Ag and 2.6% W over 0.6 meters (35.3% copper equivalent) at 675.7m depth. The program completed three core holes totaling 2,072 meters targeting the Delker Mine area.
The Delker porphyry target drilling revealed a pre-mineral intrusion without significant copper values. At Atlas, two core holes totaling 551 meters were completed, intersecting anticipated Penn/Perm host rocks with Carlin-Type alteration and oxide mineralization to depths of approximately 200m vertical. Assay results for Atlas are pending.
Ridgeline Minerals (OTCQB: RDGMF) ha comunicato i risultati dei primi programmi di perforazione presso i suoi progetti Big Blue e Atlas, di cui detiene il 100%, situati in Nevada. A Big Blue, il foro BB25-003 ha intercettato una mineralizzazione ad alta concentrazione con 0,7% di Cu, 3.194 g/t di Ag e 2,6% di W su 0,6 metri (equivalente a 35,3% di rame) a una profondità di 675,7 m. Il programma ha completato tre perforazioni a carotaggio per un totale di 2.072 metri, focalizzate sull'area della miniera Delker.
La perforazione del target porfirico Delker ha evidenziato un'intrusione pre-minerale senza valori significativi di rame. Ad Atlas, sono stati completati due fori a carotaggio per un totale di 551 metri, intercettando le rocce ospiti previste del periodo Pennsylvaniano/Permiano con alterazioni di tipo Carlin e mineralizzazione ossidata fino a profondità verticali di circa 200 m. I risultati delle analisi per Atlas sono in attesa di pubblicazione.
Ridgeline Minerals (OTCQB: RDGMF) ha informado resultados de sus programas iniciales de perforación en sus proyectos Big Blue y Atlas, propiedad al 100%, ubicados en Nevada. En Big Blue, el pozo BB25-003 interceptó mineralización de alta ley con 0,7% de Cu, 3.194 g/t de Ag y 2,6% de W sobre 0,6 metros (equivalente a 35,3% de cobre) a una profundidad de 675,7 m. El programa completó tres perforaciones a núcleo totalizando 2.072 metros, enfocadas en el área de la mina Delker.
La perforación en el objetivo porfírico Delker reveló una intrusión pre-mineral sin valores significativos de cobre. En Atlas, se completaron dos perforaciones a núcleo totalizando 551 metros, interceptando las rocas hospedantes esperadas del período Pennsylvaniano/Permiano con alteración tipo Carlin y mineralización oxidada hasta profundidades verticales aproximadas de 200 m. Los resultados de los ensayos para Atlas están pendientes.
Ridgeline Minerals (OTCQB: RDGMF)는 네바다에 위치한 100% 소유의 Big Blue 및 Atlas 프로젝트에서 최초 시추 프로그램 결과를 보고했습니다. Big Blue에서 BB25-003 시추공은 0.6미터 구간에서 0.7% 구리, 3,194 g/t 은, 2.6% 텅스텐의 고품위 광화(구리 등가 35.3%)를 675.7m 깊이에서 확인했습니다. 이번 프로그램은 Delker 광산 지역을 목표로 총 2,072미터 길이의 코어 시추공 3개를 완료했습니다.
Delker 포르피리 타깃 시추는 구리가 유의미하게 함유되지 않은 광물 형성 이전의 관입암을 드러냈습니다. Atlas에서는 두 개의 코어 시추공 총 551미터가 완료되었으며, 예상된 펜실배이니아기/페름기 호스트 암석과 칼린형 변질 및 산화 광화를 약 200m 수직 깊이까지 관통했습니다. Atlas의 분석 결과는 아직 대기 중입니다.
Ridgeline Minerals (OTCQB : RDGMF) a annoncé les résultats de ses premiers programmes de forage sur ses projets Big Blue et Atlas, dont elle détient 100 %, situés au Nevada. À Big Blue, le forage BB25-003 a intercepté une minéralisation à haute teneur de 0,7 % de Cu, 3 194 g/t d'Ag et 2,6 % de W sur 0,6 mètre (équivalent à 35,3 % de cuivre) à une profondeur de 675,7 m. Le programme a réalisé trois forages carottés totalisant 2 072 mètres ciblant la zone de la mine Delker.
Le forage de la cible porphyrique Delker a révélé une intrusion pré-minérale sans valeurs significatives en cuivre. À Atlas, deux forages carottés totalisant 551 mètres ont été réalisés, interceptant les roches encaissantes prévues du Pennsylvanien/Permien avec une altération de type Carlin et une minéralisation oxydée jusqu'à environ 200 m de profondeur verticale. Les résultats des analyses pour Atlas sont en attente.
Ridgeline Minerals (OTCQB: RDGMF) hat Ergebnisse der ersten Bohrprogramme bei seinen zu 100 % im Besitz befindlichen Projekten Big Blue und Atlas in Nevada gemeldet. Bei Big Blue durchteufte das Bohrloch BB25-003 hochgradige Mineralisierung mit 0,7 % Cu, 3.194 g/t Ag und 2,6 % W über 0,6 Meter (35,3 % Kupferäquivalent) in 675,7 m Tiefe. Das Programm umfasste drei Kernbohrungen mit insgesamt 2.072 Metern, die auf das Gebiet der Delker-Mine abzielten.
Die Bohrungen am Porphyrziel Delker zeigten eine vormineralische Intrusion ohne signifikante Kupferwerte. Bei Atlas wurden zwei Kernbohrungen mit insgesamt 551 Metern abgeschlossen, die die erwarteten Pennsylvanien/Perm-Gesteine mit Carlin-Typ-Alteration und Oxidmineralisierung bis zu vertikalen Tiefen von etwa 200 m durchteuften. Die Analyseergebnisse für Atlas stehen noch aus.
- High-grade intercept at Big Blue with 35.3% CuEq over 0.6 meters
- Confirmation that Delker Mine corridor continues to carry high-grade mineralization from surface to 500m depth
- Atlas drilling encountered target host rocks with Carlin-Type alteration
- Projects are 100%-owned with no underlying work commitments or royalties
- Delker porphyry target showed no significant mineralization or porphyry-style alteration
- True thickness of the high-grade drill intercept is unknown
- Only two holes completed at Atlas due to extended drilling depths
Big Blue highlights: 0.6 meters grading
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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 3, 2025) - Ridgeline Minerals Corp. (TSXV: RDG) (OTCQB: RDGMF) (FSE: 0GC0) ("Ridgeline" or the "Company") is pleased to provide assay results and drilling updates for the maiden drill programs at the Company's Big Blue and Atlas exploration projects (Figure 1). Both projects are
Chad Peters, Ridgeline's President & CEO commented, "We were excited to test the conceptual IP targets at Big Blue and are encouraged that we intercepted an exceptionally high-grade Cu-Ag-W intercept in our maiden program. While the program did not meet all of our objectives, it did confirm that the northeast trending Delker Mine corridor continues to carry high-grade mineralization from surface to over 500 meters beneath the historic Delker Mine. This high-grade corridor remains open at depth and along strike for 1.5 kilometers between the Delker and Skarn Hill mines before dipping under alluvial cover."
Mr. Peters continues, "Initial results suggest mineralization may be vectoring south along the Delker corridor towards the Skarn Hill mine, highlighting the potential to discover copper-rich skarn and CRD mineralization in the same rock formation that hosts the Chinchilla CRD discovery at our nearby Selena project. We will continue to revise our geologic model and assess the next steps for the project. Meanwhile, we will complete drill programs this summer across our four other projects — Atlas, Selena, Swift and Black Ridge, with the latter three projects fully funded by our partners."
Big Blue
The Company completed three core holes totaling 2,072 meters ("m") to test induced polarization ("IP") geophysical targets that suggested the potential for both high-grade copper ("Cu") - gold ("Au") skarn and porphyry Cu-Au targets beneath and adjacent to the historical Delker Mine.
Delker Skarn Target
The Company drilled one hole from each side of the Delker Mine trend, which crosscuts an IP chargeability high down-dip and to the west of the Delker Mine in hole BB25-001 and a resistivity high down-dip and to the east of the Delker Mine in hole BB25-003 (Figure 2)
- BB25-003 returned a high-grade copper ("Cu") — silver ("Ag") — tungsten ("W") intercept over 0.6 meters ("m") grading
0.7% Cu, 3,194 g/t Ag and2.6% W (or35.3% copper equivalent) starting at 675.7m downhole (Figure 2)- True thickness of the drilled intercept is unknown
- Mineralization was hosted at the strongly altered fault contact between the Ely formation carbonates and the Delker granodiorite (a barren, pre-mineral intrusion)
- Compared to BB25-001, hole BB25-003 exhibits increased skarn alteration and widespread zones of anomalous copper (and narrow high-grade) within porphyry dikes and the surrounding carbonate host rocks
- Suggests the northeast trending fault zone underpinning the Delker Mine is dipping steeply east vs the originally interpreted west dip
- Results from these two holes indicate a potential vector to the south towards the Skarn Hill mine
- The granodiorite is interpreted as a potential "cap rock" to fluid flow, which may help to concentrate high-grade mineralization along the granodiorite contact (Figure 2)
***Copper Equivalent ("CuEq") is calculated using a copper price of US
Delker Porphyry Target
Core hole BB25-002 was drilled into the Delker porphyry target to test a kilometer-scale IP chargeability high ranging from 20-25 Mv/V (Figure 3)
- BB25-002 intersected what is interpreted as the continuation of the Delker granodiorite at a depth of 544m downhole, which is consistent with the start of the modeled chargeability high (Figure 3)
- The granodiorite did not exhibit any elevated copper values or porphyry style alteration and is interpreted as a pre-mineral intrusion of Jurassic age
- The granodiorite exhibited elevated pyrite and magnetite, which is interpreted as the likely source to the strong chargeability response in the Company's IP survey
- The granodiorite did not exhibit any elevated copper values or porphyry style alteration and is interpreted as a pre-mineral intrusion of Jurassic age
- No further exploration will be conducted by Ridgeline on the Delker porphyry target
Ohio Porphyry Target
The Ohio target was not tested in the maiden drill program but exhibits some of the highest-grade rock chip samples collected at Big Blue (up to
See X-Section 72000N showing high-grade rock chips over IP geophysics at the Ohio Target HERE
Atlas
The Company completed two wide spaced core holes totaling 551 meters to test for oxide gold mineralization hosted within the same Pennsylvanian to Permian ("Penn/Perm") age limestones and conglomerates that host the multi-million-ounce Dark Star deposit that is owned and operated by Orla Mining on the nearby Carlin Trend
- The team intersected the anticipated section of Penn/Perm host rocks in both holes with the Ridgeline team observing weak to strong intervals of Carlin-Type alteration and oxide mineralization throughout the entire column of target host rock units down to depths of approximately 200m vertical (Picture 1)
- The company extended both holes 100-150m deeper than originally anticipated to transect the full host rock section
- As a result, only two initial holes were completed on the maiden program to ensure the program remained on schedule and budget
- All samples have been submitted for assay as of June 17th with results for both holes to be released together when available
Figure 1: Ridgeline's 200-kilometer² exploration portfolio in Nevada. The
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QA/QC Procedures
Drill core is HQ size and split by diamond core saw into ½ core samples and submitted to American Assay Laboratories (AAL) of Sparks, Nevada, which is a certified and accredited laboratory, independent of the Company. Independent check samples are sent to Paragon Geochemical Labs (PAL) of Sparks, Nevada. Samples are prepared using industry-standard prep methods and analysed using FA-PB30-ICP (Au; 30g fire assay) and ICP-5AM48 (48 element Suite; 0.5g 5-acid digestion/ICP-MS) methods. AAL also undertakes its own internal coarse and pulp duplicate analysis to ensure proper sample preparation and equipment calibration. Ridgeline's QA/QC program includes regular insertion of CRM standards, duplicates, and blanks into the sample stream with a stringent review of all results completed by the Company's Qualified Person, Michael T. Harp, Vice President, Exploration.
The technical information contained in this news release has been prepared under the supervision of, and approved by Michael T. Harp, CPG, the Company's Vice President, Exploration. Mr. Harp is a "qualified person" as defined under National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Project.
Figure 2: X-Section showing chargeability and resistivity over geology with Ridgeline core holes BB25-001 and BB25-003 targeting high-grade Cu-skarn beneath and along strike of the historical Delker Mine
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Figure 3: Big Blue hole BB25-002 targeting the Delker Porphyry target intersected a barren phase of the Delker granodiorite with elevated levels of disseminated pyrite and magnetite interpreted as the source to the kilometer-scale chargeability high
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Picture 1: Core photos of Atlas drill hole AT25-001 showing oxidized and variably silicified debris flow conglomerates of the Penn/Perm Tomera Fm. A prominent host rock at Orla Mining's Dark Star deposit
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Big Blue Project
Big Blue is located in Elko County, Nevada, approximately seventy-five kilometers ("km") southeast of the city of Elko, NV. The Project includes the past producing Delker Mine, which historically produced 94,434 pounds of copper at an average grade of
Atlas Project
Atlas is located in Eureka County, Nevada, approximately 30 kilometers southwest of the town of Carlin, NV. The property exhibits classic Carlin-Type alteration and gold mineralization within outcropping Pennsylvanian to Permian age carbonate to siliciclastic host rocks. The primary target at Atlas is a bulk tonnage, oxide, Carlin-Type gold system, which is analogous to the nearby Dark Star gold deposit (part of the greater Railroad Mining District), which is currently owned by Orla Mining and advancing towards mine development. The
About Ridgeline Minerals Corp.
Ridgeline Minerals is a discovery focused precious and base metal explorer with a proven management team and a 200 km2 exploration portfolio across seven projects in Nevada, USA. The Company is a hybrid explorer with a mix of
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Sources
14Delker Mine Historic Production (Page 57): Smith, R.M., 1976, Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-56, 201 p.
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