Royal Road Minerals Reports Positive Exploratory Drill Results From its Jabal Sahabiyah Project: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 15 meters at 2.2 grams per tonne gold and 11 meters at 10.9% zinc equivalent
Royal Road Minerals Reports Positive
Exploratory Drill Results From its Jabal
Sahabiyah Project: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
15 meters at 2.2 grams per tonne gold and 11 meters at 10.9%
zinc equivalent
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 26, 2026) - Royal Road Minerals Limited
(TSXV: RYR)
(OTCQB: RRDMF)
("
Royal Road
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce reverse circulation
("RC") drill results from three prospect areas within its Jabal Sahabiyah exploration project in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Royal Road's exploration activities in Saudi Arabia are conducted through its local subsidiary, Royal
Road Arabia Limited ("
RRA
"), a 50:50 joint venture with MIDU Company Limited ("
MIDU
"), a Jeddah-
based investment group with interests across the mining, industrial, real estate, and utilities sectors.
The Jabal Sahabiyah Project is located in the Asir Province of southwestern Saudi Arabia and
comprises three contiguous Exploration Licenses covering approximately 284 square kilometres (Figure
1). The area was first evaluated in the late 1970s by Riofinex, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Zinc. Since
acquiring the licenses, RRA has completed geological mapping, drone-borne and ground geophysics,
soil and auger geochemical surveys, trenching, rock-chip sampling and two phases of scout-style RC
drilling (see press releases dated May 29, 2024; November 5, 2024; and October 6, 2025).
Figure 1. Location of Royal Road Arabia's Jabal Sahabiyah project area, other Mining Concessions,
access and populated centers
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Mineralization at Jabal Sahabiyah is intrusion-related including zinc-gold-silver-copper skarn-style
mineralization and gold and silver-bearing sheeted quartz vein systems.
RRA has recently concluded a second reverse circulation drilling campaign, totaling 1,500-meters and
focused principally on testing gold mineralization potential at the Ash Shajjah and Al Habah sheeted-vein
targets and on extending known zinc and silver (± copper, ± gold) mineralization at Hanash North (see
Figure 2).
Figure 2. Jabal Sahabiyah project geology with prospect locations and recent Royal Road drill holes
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Ash Shajjah
-
Gold Sheeted Vein System
At Ash Shajjah, sheeted gold-mineralized quartz veins extend over approximately three kilometers of
strike and reach aggregate widths of up to 15 meters. Five short RC holes were completed, guided by
trenching and rock-chip channel sampling results. Drill holes were oriented against the interpreted
plunge of a prominent mineral stretching lineation developed along individual vein margins. Best results
to-date (see Table 1; Figures 3 and 4) are
ASRC004, 13 meters at 2.2 grams per tonne gold and
ASRC005, 16 meters at 2.2 grams per tonne gold
(Not true widths; the Company does not yet have
sufficient information to determine true widths). These results confirm continuity of gold mineralization
and indicate clear along-strike and down-plunge exploration potential.
Table 1
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Figure 3. Local geological map of Ash Shajjah sheeted-vein gold prospect. Location of drill holes, rock-
chip channels and results
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Figure 4. Cross section N213694 (see Figure 3 for location), Ash Shajjah sheeted-vein gold prospect
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Hanash North - Zinc-Polymetallic Skarn System
Drilling at Hanash North targeted the northeastern (down-plunge) extension of zinc-polymetallic
mineralized intercepts reported in the Company's previous drilling campaign (see press release dated
October 6, 2025; Figures 5 and 6). The best intercept from this program is
HNRC005, 11 meters at
10.9% zinc equivalent
[1]
(3.6% zinc, 0.5 grams per tonne gold, 55ppm silver & 0.2% copper:
Not
true widths; the Company does not yet have sufficient information to determine true widths). This
intercept is located down-plunge of HNRC003 which returned 12 meters at 3.9% zinc equivalent. Results
demonstrate continuation of zinc-polymetallic mineralization along and down plunge and suggest
potential for further expansion of the system under recent cover towards the northeast.
[1]
Zinc Equivalent assumes 90% recoveries. Gold $4500/ounce, Silver $65/ounce, Copper $5.00/lb, Lead $0.8/lb, Zinc $1.3/lb
Figure 5. Geological map Hanash North Zinc-Polymetallic Skarn System. Drill hole locations
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Figure 6. Geological cross-section N2140610 Hanash North Zinc-Polymetallic Skarn System (see also
Figure 5)
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Al Habah
Al Habah is a newly identified sheeted vein system located in the eastern portion of the Jabal Sahabiyah
license package. Rock-chip channel results there returned up to 6 meters at 2.3 grams per tonne gold
and 70.9 ppm silver and individual rock-chip assays returned a maximum of 6.1 grams per tonne gold
and 165 ppm silver (gold minimum 0.01 and mean 0.2 grams per tonne; silver minimum 0.01 and mean:
6.2 ppm). RC drilling intersected elevated bismuth, silver and tellurium over 10-15-meter intervals but did
not replicate the surface gold grades. The Company interprets this geochemical signature as potentially
indicative of a deeper intrusion-related gold system beneath the exposed vein array, warranting further
evaluation.
Strategic Outlook
This phase of exploratory drilling has confirmed the potential of both gold-dominant sheeted vein
systems and zinc-polymetallic skarn-style mineralization within the Jabal Sahabiyah project area.
The Company is currently reviewing strategic options for advancing the project. Given the distinct
geological styles identified, Royal Road is evaluating pathways that could optimize value creation,
including the potential introduction of a partner with specific expertise in zinc-polymetallic systems, while
maintaining meaningful exposure to the gold exploration upside across the broader project area.
"These results further confirm the presence of two distinct mineral systems at Jabal Sahabiyah," said
Tim Coughlin, Royal Road's President and CEO. "Through disciplined, low-cost exploration we have
efficiently tested multiple targets and demonstrated meaningful gold continuity at Ash Shajjah and down-
plunge zinc-polymetallic grades at Hanash North. The project now warrants focused follow-up. We are
assessing the most effective pathway to advance Jabal Sahabiyah, potentially alongside a partner with
specific zinc expertise while ensuring we retain meaningful exposure to the broader gold upside. Our