Talisman Metals has completed stream sediment sampling campaign at its Fougnar Copper-Silver Project located in Morocco.
The company is also nearing the completion of its Ground Transient Electromagnetics (TEM) survey grid, with 76% already accomplished.
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Two trenches have been dug, revealing visible copper mineralisation, specifically malachite, within the channel samples.
Furthermore, Talisman is undertaking a limited reverse circulation (RC) scout drilling programme, which involves two drill holes on each of the project’s two licences.
The high-resolution TEM survey, conducted over a grid of 250m by 100m on the project’s northern permit, is currently complete with 416 electromagnetic (EM) stations.
Preliminary data indicate a zone of strong conductivity, suggesting partially continuous structures potentially controlling a horst and graben system.
Inversion using industry-standard 1D Cole-Cole and 2D interpolation will further define these structures to map potential mineralisation up to depths of 500m.
On the southern permit, a lower resolution survey on a 250m by 250m grid has begun, completing 18 out of the planned 153 EM stations.
Moreover, based on recent TEM findings, four-pole dipole-dipole induced polarisation surveys will be conducted across priority targets in the northern permit area to investigate mineralised horizons and chargeable sulphide-rich layers up to 300m deep.
The regional surface geochemistry programme concluded its stream sediment sampling to expand geochemical coverage and identify anomalies across western catchments of the project area.
A total of 154 samples were collected, including quality control measures such as CRMs and blanks.
To investigate known surface mineralisation at depth and along strike, two trenches have been completed on the northern permit.
Systematic channel sampling is underway to assess the continuity of mineralisation and improve understanding before conducting more detailed drilling.
The ongoing programme aims to examine both strike and depth continuity of copper-silver zones and assess broader potential across the project site.
Future updates will be provided as more data from trenching, geophysics, and geochemical sampling are analysed to refine drill targets.
Talisman CEO Tim McCutcheon said: “We are close to the completion of initial field work at Fougnar. We now move to having samples analysed and geophysical data processed in order to determine priority targets for further study and general Project evaluation.
“Each step of the exploration programme dramatically increases our understanding of Fougnar, and we look forward to reporting further progress in the coming weeks and months.”
Last month, the company signed an agreement for the acquisition of the Tirzzit Copper Project in Morocco.
