Talisman Metals has announced the outcomes of recent stream sediment sampling at its Fougnar Project, located 25km west of the Tizert copper-silver mine in Morocco.
The stream sediment analysis, alongside past fieldwork and mapping, has validated priority drill targets.
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Additionally, a newly identified area of potential mineralisation will be included in the planned summer 2026 drill programme.
Talisman considers the sedimentary formations at Fougnar to have significant potential for a substantial sediment-hosted copper-silver deposit, akin to others in Morocco’s Anti-Atlas region.
The sampling analysed 132 sediment samples, uncovering multiple anomalous catchments.
Notable assay results included up to 200 parts per million (ppm) copper, 6,510ppm barium, 502ppm lead and 161ppm zinc.
The company has identified new target corridors extending approximately 4km across six distinct areas, supplementing the pre-existing 2.5km mineralised trend.
Historical trenching areas with known mineralisation were reaffirmed by the sampling results, providing baseline geochemical anomaly values for copper.
Additionally, several anomalies align with structural features identified through field mapping and ground transient electromagnetics surveys.
The methodology involved collecting sediment samples from drainage channels, avoiding disturbed areas.
The samples, sieved to under 63 micrometres, underwent multi-element analysis at the ONHYM laboratory in Rabat.
Analytical procedures revealed no contamination in blank samples and field duplicates showed strong repeatability.
Follow-up initiatives include detailed geological mapping, rock-chip sampling, trenching at target areas and subsequent drilling to explore mineralisation further.
Talisman CEO Tim McCutcheon said: “The main work focus at the Fougnar Project to date has been on the northern section, due to outcropping mineralisation.
“However, significantly copper-anomalous samples were collected on the southern part of the Fougnar Project over a 1km-long interval. We now have expanded the target zone to an even larger area to drill.”
In February this year, the company signed an agreement to acquire the Tirzzit Copper Project in Morocco.
