{"id":"atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","canonicalSlug":"atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","language":"en","title":"Atico reports copper and gold intersections beyond historical El Roble zones","summary":"Results from 32 holes support further testing ahead of a planned resource and reserve update.","body":["Atico Mining reported results on 28 October from 32 drill holes completed during 2026 at the El Roble copper-gold mine in Colombia. The work targeted areas associated with historical mining and extended mineralisation beyond previously defined massive-sulphide zones. The company sees scope for additional drilling along strike and at depth.","Hole ATDM-150 returned 18.6 metres grading 7.65% copper and 2.22 grams per tonne gold. ATDM-171 intersected 9.0 metres at 8.44% copper and 3.58 grams per tonne gold, while ATDM-121 returned 5.7 metres at 8.48% copper and 7.41 grams per tonne gold. These are separate drill intersections and should not be added together as a continuous interval.","The company reported mineralised intercept lengths ranging from 0.25 to 18.6 metres in the wider drilling results. Drill-core interval lengths describe the sampled intersections; they do not by themselves establish recoverable metal, mining dilution or the true thickness of every mineralised zone.","Atico plans to continue drilling through 2026 and 2027 and anticipates an updated reserve and resource statement early next year. The current announcement reports exploration evidence at an operating mine. A longer mine life remains an objective to be tested through further drilling, estimation and operating plans."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Atico reports copper and gold intersections beyond historical El Roble zones\n\nResults from 32 holes support further testing ahead of a planned resource and reserve update.\n\nAtico Mining reported results on 28 October from 32 drill holes completed during 2026 at the El Roble copper-gold mine in Colombia. The work targeted areas associated with historical mining and extended mineralisation beyond previously defined massive-sulphide zones. The company sees scope for additional drilling along strike and at depth.\n\nHole ATDM-150 returned 18.6 metres grading 7.65% copper and 2.22 grams per tonne gold. ATDM-171 intersected 9.0 metres at 8.44% copper and 3.58 grams per tonne gold, while ATDM-121 returned 5.7 metres at 8.48% copper and 7.41 grams per tonne gold. These are separate drill intersections and should not be added together as a continuous interval.\n\nThe company reported mineralised intercept lengths ranging from 0.25 to 18.6 metres in the wider drilling results. Drill-core interval lengths describe the sampled intersections; they do not by themselves establish recoverable metal, mining dilution or the true thickness of every mineralised zone.\n\nAtico plans to continue drilling through 2026 and 2027 and anticipates an updated reserve and resource statement early next year. The current announcement reports exploration evidence at an operating mine. A longer mine life remains an objective to be tested through further drilling, estimation and operating plans.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["mining","metals"],"eventDate":"2026-10-28","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T18:19:20Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-28T18:19:20Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-28T18:18:56Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-28","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/28/3390047/0/en/atico-continues-to-extend-the-ore-body-at-el-roble-mine-in-colombia-and-reports-multiple-higher-grade-intercepts-up-to-18-6m-of-7-65-cu-2-22-g-t-au-9-0m-of-8-44-cu-3-58-g-t-au-and-.html","name":"Atico Mining Corporation via GlobeNewswire","checkedAt":"2026-10-28","publishedAt":"2026-10-28"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/atico-el-roble-copper-gold-drilling-extensions-oct28-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"CO","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"measurementPeriod":null}}