{"id":"grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","canonicalSlug":"grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","language":"en","title":"GRG starts first diamond drilling programme at Atakama in Chile","summary":"An initial Paula campaign forms part of up to 4,000 metres planned across an exploration-stage gold project.","body":["GRG Resources announced on 28 October that its first diamond drilling programme had begun at the Atakama Gold Project in Chile. The initial programme allows for up to 4,000 metres. Its opening stage targets Paula with ten holes totalling 2,000 metres, which the company expects to complete before year-end.","A further 2,000 metres are expected in the new year, combining follow-up work at Paula with first holes at other targets, depending on results. Paula, Cerro Sur, Lolita Norte and Dos Marias are the four priority areas within the project’s more than 9,000 hectares. The programme remains exploratory rather than a development commitment.","A ground magnetic survey completed in October covered 726 line-kilometres. Induced-polarisation work and trenching are intended to improve drill targeting, including in covered areas. The company plans metallurgical testing and specific-gravity measurements alongside drill-core assays to support possible later resource estimation.","Atakama lies approximately 100 kilometres north of Copiapó in the Atacama Region and is operated through a 75%-owned Chilean subsidiary. The announced start establishes that field drilling is under way; assay results, mineral continuity at depth and any future resource estimate remain to be determined."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"GRG starts first diamond drilling programme at Atakama in Chile\n\nAn initial Paula campaign forms part of up to 4,000 metres planned across an exploration-stage gold project.\n\nGRG Resources announced on 28 October that its first diamond drilling programme had begun at the Atakama Gold Project in Chile. The initial programme allows for up to 4,000 metres. Its opening stage targets Paula with ten holes totalling 2,000 metres, which the company expects to complete before year-end.\n\nA further 2,000 metres are expected in the new year, combining follow-up work at Paula with first holes at other targets, depending on results. Paula, Cerro Sur, Lolita Norte and Dos Marias are the four priority areas within the project’s more than 9,000 hectares. The programme remains exploratory rather than a development commitment.\n\nA ground magnetic survey completed in October covered 726 line-kilometres. Induced-polarisation work and trenching are intended to improve drill targeting, including in covered areas. The company plans metallurgical testing and specific-gravity measurements alongside drill-core assays to support possible later resource estimation.\n\nAtakama lies approximately 100 kilometres north of Copiapó in the Atacama Region and is operated through a 75%-owned Chilean subsidiary. The announced start establishes that field drilling is under way; assay results, mineral continuity at depth and any future resource estimate remain to be determined.","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":"2026-10-28T18:18:54Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-28","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/321337","name":"GRG Resources via Newsfile","checkedAt":"2026-10-28","publishedAt":"2026-10-28"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/grg-atakama-first-diamond-drilling-chile-oct28-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"CL","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation","plan"],"measurementPeriod":null}}