04/11/2026
How can a surface channel sample help identify a gold exploration target 400 metres down dip?
At our El Alemán prospect in Colombia, recent channel sampling returned 51 metres at 1.12 g/t gold, including 20 metres at 2.21 g/t gold, across a system of parallel gold-bearing veins.
But the results tell only part of the story.
By measuring the orientation and dip of these veins, our geologists can project their potential continuation beneath the surface.
At El Alemán, the vein system dips approximately 75° towards the north. Structural measurements indicate that the surface vein system projects towards a previous drill intersection of 80.5 metres at 1.0 g/t gold, including 18 metres at 3.0 g/t gold, approximately 400 metres down dip.
The question now is whether these two mineralized intersections are connected.
Our planned drilling aims to test that interpretation and establish the continuity, grade and true thickness of mineralization between the surface and the previous drill intersection.
This is how geological mapping and sampling help turn surface observations into targeted exploration at depth.
Read the full announcement: https://www.royalroadminerals.com/news/royal-road-advances-gold-exploration-target-at-el-alem%C3%A1n-gam-project-colombia
