{"id":139285,"title":"Talisman Metals Reports Copper Grades Up to 2.62% at Tirzzit Project","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-08-07T10:54:34+00:00","modified":"2026-08-07T10:54:34+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/talisman-metals-reports-copper-grades-up-to-2-62-at-tirzzit-project/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/talisman-metals-reports-copper-grades-up-to-2-62-at-tirzzit-project.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/talisman-metals-reports-copper-grades-up-to-2-62-at-tirzzit-project.json","category":"Mining","categories":["Mining"],"tags":["Morocco","Talisman Metals","Tirzzit Project","TLM"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/c49a75b9-0e1d-49f2-b2ba-c018406c3821.png?fit=587%2C415&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"[Talisman Metals PLC (AIM: TLM)](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/talisman-metals-plc--tlm/significant-channel-sample-results-from-tirzzit-/9709630) has reported significant copper and silver channel sampling results from its **Tirzzit Project in Morocco**, strengthening the case for a potentially extensive sediment-hosted copper-silver system ahead of planned drilling.\n\nThe latest work follows the discovery of a new zone of outcropping copper mineralisation announced in July and has extended the demonstrated lateral continuity of the mineralised horizon by a further **70 metres**.\n\nThe standout result was **1.69 metres grading 2.62% copper and 41.54ppm silver**, while another channel returned **2.78 metres at 2.16% copper and 41.76ppm silver**.\n\nOther significant results included **1.80 metres at 2.26% copper and 11.95ppm silver**, 0.90 metres at 1.36% copper and 29ppm silver, and 1.47 metres at 1.05% copper and 22.96ppm silver.\n\nSix of the seven channels sampled returned values above the company’s 0.3% copper cut-off grade across a **300-metre strike length**, with reported true widths ranging from 0.90 metres to 2.78 metres.\n\nImportantly, the newly identified target is around **500 metres from previously exposed mineralisation to the south**, while Talisman believes the overall prospective strike extends for at least **four kilometres**.\n\nMulti-element analysis also identified anomalous barium, lead, zinc, cobalt and manganese associated with the copper-silver mineralisation, which the company said is characteristic of **sediment-hosted stratiform copper-silver systems**.\n\nChief executive **Tim McCutcheon** said the new outcrop had produced “exciting grades” and would be a key focus of Talisman’s planned drilling campaign.\n\nHe added that the distance between the new target and previously known mineralisation, combined with the project’s overall strike length, reinforced the company’s view that Tirzzit represents a large area of exploration interest.\n\nTirzzit is located approximately **225 kilometres east of Agadir** and comprises two mining licences covering 16.5 square kilometres.\n\nHistoric drilling conducted between 1972 and 1976 included reported intersections of **3.16% copper over 2.5 metres** and **0.60% copper over 11.4 metres**.\n\nTalisman is reviewing historic drilling and geophysical data as it prepares its exploration programme, with the latest high-grade surface results expected to help define targets for the company’s planned drill campaign."}