Agadir Melloul Project: New Results Expand Exploration Prospects for Silver and Copper

The latest drilling results from the Agadir Melloul project have revealed new indicators strengthening its silver and copper exploration potential, after British company Critical Mineral Resources (CMR) announced that it had identified mineralization within a geological structure that had not been detected during previous exploration phases.

Results from hole BH174 highlighted an 8-metre mineralized interval starting at a depth of 63 metres, grading 0.58% copper, 147 grams per tonne of silver and 0.26 grams per tonne of gold. A limited portion of this interval also recorded high grades of up to 10.24% copper, 5,390 grams per tonne of silver and 2.80 grams per tonne of gold.

Hole BH175 reinforced these indications, returning a 1-metre interval grading 0.72% copper and 402 grams per tonne of silver. The company said that the nature of the mineralization discovered within a fault associated with massive sulphides could point to a silver-rich target distinct from the copper system that has so far been the main focus of exploration work. It added, however, that further drilling is required to determine its scale and continuity.

In the same context, the campaign helped delineate the extension of copper and silver mineralization between Zone 1 and Zone 2, while hole BH160 revealed a 10.2-metre interval grading 0.72% copper, supporting the development of the site’s geological model.

The company expects to receive additional laboratory assay results within two to three weeks, while preparing the project’s maiden mineral resource estimate in accordance with the international JORC standard. The estimate will provide a preliminary assessment of the volume of resources identified by exploration work to date.