On September 15, 2026, Morocco Strategic Minerals Corporation (TSXV: MCC) announced significant findings from its recent exploration activities in the Tamdghoust region, located north of the historical Aït Zekri mine, part of its Western High Atlas portfolio in Morocco. The surface rock sampling results have unveiled gold-bearing quartz veins, accompanied by notable silver and copper mineralization, thus broadening the company's exploration targets beyond the previously established drilling sites at Aït Zekri.

New Gold Discoveries Expand Exploration Potential

The company conducted an extensive surface sampling program involving 48 grab samples, which has successfully extended the known mineralized trend by approximately 2,800 meters along strike. The characteristics of the newly identified occurrences closely resemble those found at the Aït Zekri mine, where gold mineralization is traditionally associated with quartz veining and sulphides within pelitic rocks and calcareous sandstones, exhibiting local brecciation and alteration. These promising results not only expand the prospective area significantly but also reinforce the hypothesis of a more extensive mineralized trend extending northward from Aït Zekri. Future geological mapping, systematic sampling, and drilling will be essential to fully understand the continuity, geometry, and extent of this mineralization along the identified trend.

Highlighted gold assay results from the sampling program include impressive findings such as:

  • 2.57 g/t Au in sample TM-GB-0006;
  • 2.33 g/t Au in sample TM-GB-0016;
  • 1.68 g/t Au in sample TM-GB-0010;
  • 1.37 g/t Au in sample TM-GB-0021;
  • 0.80 g/t Au in sample TM-GB-0022.

The complete analysis of these samples revealed a range of gold values from below 0.05 g/t Au to a remarkable 2.57 g/t Au, with 14 of the 48 samples exhibiting grades exceeding 0.20 g/t Au, underscoring the widespread presence of gold within the sampled quartz-vein system.

Comprehensive Mineralization Insights

In addition to the promising gold results, the surface sampling program yielded noteworthy copper and silver values from several locations across the permit, with highlights including:

  • 4.27% Cu and 193 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0049;
  • 2.57% Cu and 88 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0048;
  • 1.69% Cu and 57 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0005.

Additional significant silver results comprised:

  • 143 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0008;
  • 121 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0050;
  • 95 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0017;
  • 78 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0016;
  • 69 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0019;
  • 62 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0018;
  • 62 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0021;
  • 56 g/t Ag in sample TM-GB-0045.

This diverse distribution of gold, copper, and silver values across multiple sampling locations suggests additional targets for follow-up exploration, while also supporting the need for further geological and structural evaluation of the mineralized vein system within the Tamdghoust permit.

As reported by juniorminingnetwork.com.