{"id":"pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","canonicalSlug":"pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","language":"en","title":"Pacific Ridge completes drilling at RDP and Kliyul in British Columbia","summary":"The update reports completed exploration holes and geological observations; new assay results were still pending.","body":["Pacific Ridge reported on September 24 that its 2026 exploration drilling at RDP and Kliyul in British Columbia had finished. Five diamond drill holes totaling 3,010 metres were completed at RDP’s Day target. Four holes totaling 1,524 metres were completed at Kliyul’s previously untested M39 target.","At RDP, the company described continuous copper-sulphide mineralization over lengths exceeding 300 metres, beginning at approximately 170 metres vertical depth. These are geological observations, not new laboratory grades, true mineralized widths or proven mineable ore. The release said assay results would be reported as they became available.","Drilling did not confirm the interpreted porphyry centre between Day’s magnetic lobes, while results broadened targeting in the western lobe. At M39, alteration and veining were interpreted as possibly peripheral to a porphyry system. Integrating drilling with geophysical data remains a targeting task; it does not establish production or economic viability."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Pacific Ridge completes drilling at RDP and Kliyul in British Columbia\n\nThe update reports completed exploration holes and geological observations; new assay results were still pending.\n\nPacific Ridge reported on September 24 that its 2026 exploration drilling at RDP and Kliyul in British Columbia had finished. Five diamond drill holes totaling 3,010 metres were completed at RDP’s Day target. Four holes totaling 1,524 metres were completed at Kliyul’s previously untested M39 target.\n\nAt RDP, the company described continuous copper-sulphide mineralization over lengths exceeding 300 metres, beginning at approximately 170 metres vertical depth. These are geological observations, not new laboratory grades, true mineralized widths or proven mineable ore. The release said assay results would be reported as they became available.\n\nDrilling did not confirm the interpreted porphyry centre between Day’s magnetic lobes, while results broadened targeting in the western lobe. At M39, alteration and veining were interpreted as possibly peripheral to a porphyry system. Integrating drilling with geophysical data remains a targeting task; it does not establish production or economic viability.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["canada","mining","copper","exploration","drilling"],"eventDate":"2026-09-24","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T16:11:06Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-08T16:11:06Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-08T15:56:31Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-24","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Pacific Ridge Exploration","url":"https://www.pacificridgeexploration.com/news/pacific-ridge-completes-drilling-kliyul-rdp-2026","publishedAt":"2026-09-24","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/pacific-ridge-rdp-kliyul-drilling-completion-september-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[{"id":"country-ca","type":"country","countryCode":"CA","name":{"en":"Canada","tr":"Kanada","ar":"كندا","fr":"Canada","es":"Canadá","ru":"Канада","pt":"Canadá"},"context":{"en":"Country identified in the primary source; no site coordinates asserted.","tr":"Birincil kaynakta belirtilen ülke; saha koordinatı iddiası yok.","ar":"البلد المحدد في المصدر الأصلي؛ لا ندعي إحداثيات موقع.","fr":"Pays identifié dans la source primaire; aucune coordonnée de site affirmée.","es":"País identificado en la fuente primaria; no se afirman coordenadas del sitio.","ru":"Страна указана в первоисточнике; координаты площадки не заявлены.","pt":"País identificado na fonte primária; não se afirmam coordenadas do local."},"source":{"name":"Pacific Ridge Exploration","url":"https://www.pacificridgeexploration.com/news/pacific-ridge-completes-drilling-kliyul-rdp-2026","publishedAt":"2026-09-24","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}}]}