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3 days ago
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Morocco Reports High-Grade Copper in Ouarzazate BMR Property
Doha – Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation (TSXV: MCC) has announced promising results from its recent sampling program at the BMR copper-gold property. The program, completed in May, targeted a prominent mineralized structure in the property located southeast of Ouarzazate in Morocco. The BMR property covers approximately 9 km² and features a subvertical mineralized structure spanning about 1.2 km in its southern portion. This structure is characterized by brecciated quartz-carbonate veining with visible copper oxide minerals, including chalcocite and malachite. Initial surface sampling had returned values of up to 11.73% copper and 5.53 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, prompting the company to conduct follow-up exploration. The May program collected 67 rock samples along the mineralized structure, which were analyzed at Afrilab Laboratory in Marrakech. The results confirmed the high-grade potential of the property. Of the samples collected, 37 returned copper grades exceeding 2.00% Cu, with a maximum value of 9.33% Cu. Additionally, 19 samples showed oxide copper grades above 2.00% CuOX, reaching a maximum of 6.51% CuOX. Seven samples contained gold grades exceeding 0.30 g/t Au, with a maximum of 0.43 g/t Au. One sample reported a notable silver grade of 52 g/t Ag. 'These results confirm the high-grade copper potential of the southern structure and reveal notable gold and silver anomalies. The mineralization style suggests the potential for a larger polymetallic system, warranting further exploration,' said Pierre-Olivier Goulet, VP of Corporate Development for Morocco Strategic Minerals Corp. The BMR property is accessible via the national road N9, which connects Ouarzazate and Zagora, and by a two-km track from kilometer 24 of road N9. The area contains two main zones of mineralization with different styles of copper presence. In the southern zone, a subvertical mineralized structure with a 1.2 km strike length and up to 5m width shows tectonic brecciation within a shear zone exposed at the surface. The main zone of mineralization varies from 0.5m to 3m in width, occasionally reaching over 5m, and contains massive sulfide veins that dip steeply eastward. The northern part of the property features a historical copper quarry from which approximately 4,000 tonnes of material were extracted, most of which remains on site. Here, copper mineralization occurs in veins or is disseminated within volcanic rocks, surrounded by a zone of propylitic alteration. Morocco Strategic Minerals is currently designing a follow-up program that will include detailed mapping, trenching, and geophysical surveys. These efforts aim to further evaluate the extent of mineralization and identify new targets across the property. The company, a Canadian mineral exploration firm, focuses on acquiring, exploring, and potentially developing natural resource properties in Canada and Morocco. According to the company, sample analysis involved quality control protocols, including the insertion of standards and blanks every 30 samples. All samples were analyzed for multiple metals using Aqua regia digestion followed by atomic absorption spectroscopy, with samples containing above 5% Cu content being reanalyzed using titration method. Gold was analyzed using fire assay. Read also: Critical Mineral Resources Secures £1.33 Million for Morocco Copper Project Tags: copper MoroccoMorocco Strategic Minerals CorporationOuarzazate
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22-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Morocco Strategic Minerals Launches a Two-Phase Exploration Work at Timarighine
MONTRÉAL, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation. (TSXV: MCC) ("Morocco Strategic Minerals" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the launch of a two-phase exploration program on its Timarighine property, where it holds an option to acquire a 100% interest. Exploration Program This exploration initiative follows a recent site visit and preliminary investigation at the Timarighine property. Trench #1 was excavated perpendicular to a sub-vertical mineralized structure, interpreted to extend approximately 1 kilometer in length. Sampling along this trench has identified significant sulfides mineralization (figure 1) within a stockwork system of dykes, characterized predominantly by quartz, carbonates, iron oxides, hematite and pyrite, with minor chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite—minerals often associated with gold mineral systems. A total of nine grab samples were taken from the subvertical main structure with visible mineralization at shallow depths between 8 to 10 meters from the surface. They were assayed at African Laboratory for Mining and Environment ('Afrilab') in Marrakech, Morocco. All samples were analyzed for copper and returned values between 0.78 to 8.14% Cu. This type mineralization will serve as the focus for the forthcoming exploration efforts. Phase One, is expected to be completed before the end of April 2025 and consists in deepening existing trenches using mechanical excavators and dewatering pumps to access fresher, less-weathered dyke. A systematic horizontal channel sampling program will be conducted along the exposed mineralized structures to evaluate grade continuity and distribution. A local contractor has been hired to carry out this phase of the program. Following the completion of trenching and surface sampling, Phase Two will initiate a maiden diamond drilling campaign totaling between 1,000 and 2,000 meters. This phase aims to further delineate the mineralized zones at depth and evaluate the project's broader potential. The drilling program will be supervised by independent geological consulting firm GoldMinds Geoservices, with technical oversight provided on-site to ensure full compliance with National Instrument 43-101 reporting 1: The main structure showing sulfide mineralization. About the Timarighine Copper Property The Timarighine copper prospect is located in the Tazzarine rural commune within the Tazarine caïdat, Agdez district, Zagoura province, in Morocco's Drâa-Tafilalet region. Situated approximately 13 km northwest of Tazarine village, the property lies along the southern slopes of the Jbel Saghro in the eastern Anti-Atlas, an area renowned for copper mineralization, including the nearby Oumjrane deposit. Access to the site is available via national road R108, between Nkob and Tazarine, followed by a direct track to the Timarighine area. Covering approximately 64 km², the property comprises four contiguous exploration permits (3842563, 3842734, 3842735, and 3842736). The Timarighine property lies within an east-west trending depression on the southern front of the Precambrian-aged Saghro massif. Copper mineralization occurs along two parallel vein structures, known locally as "iron cap" zones, marked by extensive alteration zones with hematite and goethite iron oxides. The mineralized structures are characterized by a shear system oriented NNE-SSW and feature local stockwork zones of brecciated carbonate-quartz-pyrite-chalcopyrite veinlets. The two main mineralized veins extend approximately 650 meters and 300 meters in length, with variable widths up to 5 meters (Figure 1: Aerial View of Main Mineralized Structures). High-grade copper identified within these zones also hints at significant primary sulfide mineralization potential at depth, underscoring Timarighine's status as a high-value copper exploration Person The technical and scientific information in this press release have been reviewed by Merouane Rachidi, Ph.D., an independent qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). Quality Assurance All grab samples were sent for preparation and assaying to African Laboratory for Mining and Environment ('Afrilab') in Marrakech, Morocco. All samples were analyzed for silver, copper, iron, lead, and zinc using Aqua regia and finished by atomic absorption spectroscopy ('AAS'). Samples with above 5% Cu content were reanalyzed using titration method. About Morocco Strategic Minerals Morocco Strategic Minerals Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and, if warranted, development of natural resource properties of merit in Canada and Morocco. Contact Information Pierre-Olivier Goulet Guy Goulet Vice-President Corporate President and CEO Development Email: Email: pogoulet@ ggoulet@ 1-450-821-5270 1-514-294-7000 Certain information contained herein may constitute "forward-looking information" under Canadian securities legislation. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified using forward-looking terminology such as "will be," "expected," or variations of such words and phrases, or statements that certain actions, events, or results "will" occur. Forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the intended use of the net proceeds from the Offering, are based on the Corporation's estimates and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, level of activity, performance, or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. The Corporation will not update any forward-looking statements or forward-looking information that are incorporated by reference herein, except as required by applicable securities laws. 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