Trigon Metals Inc. has begun its first drilling programme at the Addana project in southern Morocco.
The company plans to drill 12 diamond holes, with a total depth of up to 2,100 metres. Each hole will go down between 150 and 200 metres.
The work has been given to GeoSond Maroc. A storage shelter for rock samples will be built on site, and the field team is now in place.
Five holes will be drilled at Antenna Hill and seven at Addana Southwest.
Addana is made up of seven exclusive exploration permits covering nearly 112 square kilometres in the mountains of Addana in the Province of Tata. The site is near Akka, about 300 kilometres southeast of Agadir.
It is easy to reach by road through the main route between Agadir and Tata, and it already has some local infrastructure in place.
Trigon picked Addana as its main project in Morocco because it believes the area has strong potential for silver and lead deposits close to the surface.
The site shows signs of old small-scale mining and has already gone through several surface sampling programmes. These early studies helped confirm the interest in the area.
The project is located in the Anti-Atlas, a well-known geological region with very old rocks that often contain valuable minerals.
The nearby district of Akka has a mining history and existing roads and services, which can help lower costs.
Morocco is also home to the Mine of Imiter, one of the few large mines in the world where silver is the main product. This shows the country has real potential for silver mining.
The company is using diamond drilling, which brings up solid cylinders of rock called core samples. These samples allow geologists to study the rock in detail and measure the exact amount of metal present. It is an important step in moving from exploration to a possible mine.
The technical information shared by the company has been reviewed and approved by Dr Andreas Rompel, Trigon’s Director of Exploration.
Because Trigon is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, it must follow strict reporting rules known as NI 43-101. These rules are designed to make sure mining results are checked by a qualified expert before they are made public.
Morocco is working to modernise its mining sector and attract more foreign investment. The country is focusing not only on phosphates but also on metals such as silver that are used in industry and clean energy technologies.
