LE GÏTE POLYMETALLIQUE A OR D'AZOUGAR N'TILILI

KEY FEATURES
KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
THE AZOUGAR N’TILILI GOLD AND POLYMETALLIC
DEPOSIT (Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu)
(Anti-Atlas, Morocco)
- Polymetallic mineralization with gold, related to quartz structures, hosted in Cambrian microconglomerate,
sandstone, and carbonate formations.
- The structures are in the form of a dense bundle of sub-parallel quartz veins.
- The first 70 m of the formation slope can be mined from a hillside.
- Free gold in quartz and in sulphides.
- Possibility of the discovery of new structures towards the north.
LOCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
The polymetallic deposit of Azougar n’Tilili is located at the southwestern edge of the Bas Draa inlier, at the
extreme southwest of the Anti Atlas. It is in the Tan Tan administrative province. The sector is covered by
research permits N°1638018 to 1638022; 1638068; 1638075 and 1638090 (topographic sheet: Hassi Arsane at
1/100 000 scale). It accessible by the road connecting Tan Tan to Lamsaide, heading southeast up to kilometer
marker 22, then along a track 35 km towards the east.
AD DAKHLA
RABAT
CASABLANCA
Espagne
TANGER
FES
MAROC AGADIR
MARRAKECH
OUARZAZATE
TAZENAKHT
LAGWIRA
EL AYOUN
Tafrent
TAN TAN
AZOUGAR N’TILILI
OUJDA
FIGUIG

REGIONAL GEOLOGY
The Bas Draa inlier is formed in its central part by mica schists in the Lower Proterozoic, of slightly metamorphic
grade and crossed by granitic bodies. The NE part comprises volcanic and volcano-clastic formations of Upper
Proterozoic age. The SW part of the inlier is formed by volcanoclastic facies, also of Upper Proterozoic age.
Infracambrian rocks consist mainly of sandstone and carbonate formations that surround the inlier.
LOCAL GEOLOGY
The gold bearing veins of Azougar n’Tilili are hosted principally by sandstones, microconglomerates, and
carbonate formations, probably of Infracambrian to lower Cambrian age. They trend EW. Gold occurs in a set of
quartz structures in a NE to NNE direction of variable extension and thickness, from 60 to 250 m long and 0.2 to 3
m thick. The facies hosting these structures dip 50° to 70° to the south. Structurally, the sector is affected by
schistosity S1 120° parallel to S0 and which is underlined in the pelitic bands by spotty mineralization. In thin
sections the minerals are seen as green biotites, usually transformed into chlorites. The schistosity S2 is directed
60° to 65° and is well expressed in the facies with medium and fine granularity. Brittle tectonics are demonstrated
by quartz veins mainly oriented NNE, and showing maximum opening in the hard facies. These quartz veins
exhibit both dextral and sinestral movements.
EXPLORATION WORK AND RESULTS
In the Azougar n’Tilili sector, surface sampling shows four structures (AZ1, AZ3, AZ4 and AZ6) with the most
interesting results. The AZ1 structure shows yields of 7 g/t Au, 2.42% Zn and 5.5% Pb over an extension of 250 m
and 1.4 m of average thickness.

AZ1
28
27
26
-
-
AZS24
DRILLHOLES
8-9
16
1-2
-
-
6 -
7
8-9
4 - -
3 - AZS4 7
4-6 -
2 -
AZ1-1 -
10 -
11-12
-
-
-
- AZS1
13-14
15
5
AZ3
AZS5
AZS3
AZS2
AZS17
AZS23
AZS18
Légende Legend :
Alternance Sandstones, des siltstones grès, siltites and pelites et pélites
Grès Fine fins sandstones et pélitesand
pelites
Grès Fine rougeâtres sandstones, à siltstones niveaux fins and de pelites siltites et pélites
microconglomérat
microconglomerates
Grès Sandstones grossiers and à microconglomérats
microconglomerates
Quartz veins
Bas Draa inlier
Geological BOUTONNIERE map of AZ1 and DE AZ3 BAS structures DRAA
Levé géologique des structures AZ1 et AZ3
0 30 60 Meters
ECH.N° P(m) Au g/t Ag g/t Cu(%) Pb(%) Zn(%)
AZ1_1 0,5 7,1 151,5 0,39 14,76 7,8
AZ1_2 1,2 4,1 4 0,01 0,02 0,02
AZ1_4 1,2 0,05 0,3 0,02 0,07 0,2
AZ1_5 0,8 0,1 0,3 0,002 0,01 0,4
AZ1-6 0,4 12,7 6,3 0,2 7,2 12,1
AZ1_7 0,9 28
AZ1_8 0,9 3,6 129 0,2 19 0,7
AZ1_9 0,6 0,7 18,4 0,03 2,4 0,7
AZ1_10 0,7 25,3 106,3 1,5 16,2 0,6
AZ1_11 0,6 10,8 43,6 0,09 11,7 0,3
AZ1_12 0,4 6,9 52,4 0,08 4,6 3,7
AZ1_13 0,9 5,3 10,5 0,1 2,9 6,4
AZ1_14 1,2 6,3 28,7 0,09 0,6 0,4
AZ1_15 0,6 15,6 28 0,09 0,6 0,4
AZ1_16 0,7 15,6 168,4 1,8 16,4 13,9
AZ1_26 0,4 1,3 27,6 0,05 1,5 0,15
AZ1_27 0,4 1,14 2,1 0,03 0,14 0,12
AZ1_28 0,5 2,15 0,5 0,02 0,06 0,07
ECH.N°P(m) Au g/t Ag g/t Cu(%) Pb(%) Zn(%)
AZ3_1 0,4 0,03 0,3 0,03 0,3
AZ3_2 0,4 1,3 34,4 0,04 2,4 0,7
AZ3_3 0,4 40,6 69,7 0,03 3 0,03
AZ3_4 0,4 24,2 0,3 0,01 0,01
AZ3_5 1 3,3 170,4 0,3 13,6 15,6
AZ3_6 0,8 12 14,8 0,02 1,35 1,65
AZ3_7 0,7 0,3 203 0,44 23 12
AZ3_8 0,8 0,06 0,3 0,18 0,27
AZ3_9 0,4 0,08 3,8 0,36 0,38
In the Ain Karma sector, the structures
AK1 and AK4 have extensions of 400 m
and 800 m and assays generally range
from 0.1 to 6.2 g/t Au with exceptional
yields of 67.5 and 147 g/t Au. Samples
taken on structure AK4 over a 300 m extent
have assays from 4.7 to 56 g/t Au,
especially in the western vein wall, with
thickness varying from 0.3 to 1.2 m.
Following the encouraging results from surface sampling, a core drilling campaign totaling 2,731.75 m was
carried out and made it possible to recognize structures at depths from 25 to 170 m. The average yield for each
structure is as follows: AZ1: 8.1 g/t Au; 6.13% Zn; 6.62% Pb, and 63 g/t Ag with an average thickness of 1.24 m;
AZ3: 6.68 g/t Au; 3.26 % Zn; 3.11% Pb, and 40 g/t Ag with an average thickness of 0.8 m; AZ4: 4.3g/t Au; 6.45%
Zn; 3.9% Pb, and 22 g/t Ag; and AZ6: 2.55 g/t Au; 4.83% Zn; 4.3% Pb, and 25 g/t Ag with 1.85 m average
thickness.
Mineralization mainly consists of gold, silver, and sulphides of lead, zinc, and copper. Silver is closely related to
lead. Zinc is also presented in oxidized form. Under the microscope, the paragenesis is diversified; it is in general

made up by native gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, digenite, covellite, malachite, galena, sphalerite, hematite, and
goethite. The texture of these minerals is disseminated and fissured. Native gold is often in a free state in the
quartzose gangue and/or associated iron oxides in the form of grains scattered in the matrix or as agglomerates.
It can be also in the form of inclusions associated with graphite. In certain sections gold is in inclusions in galena
and sphalerite. The latter is often associated with chalcopyrite. The sphalerite fills sometimes the interstitial part of
the facies by surrounding its contours.
The resources estimation is made according two alternatives:
- The first alternative (V1) where the mineralization is quartz veining.
- The second alternative (V2) where the mineralization is ranked by the Zn content, which in general
relates to the quartz structure and its immediate strata.
The resources estimated for the first V1 alternative with a cut of grade of 0.4 g/t Au are:
- Indicated resources: 328,700 T at 5.8 g/t Au; 5.4% Pb; 5.6% Zn, and 45.3 g/t Ag; average thickness is 1.4 m.
- Inferred resources: 123,800 T at 5.5 g/t Au; 5.4% Pb; 5.7% Zn, and 43.2 g/t Ag; the average thickness is 1.4 m.
The resources estimated for the second alternative V2 with a cut off grade of 0.6% zinc are:
- Indicated resources: 825,500T at 3.6% Zn; 2.4 g/t Au; 2.2% Pb, and 19 g/t Ag; the average thickness is 4 m.
- Indicated resources: 280,100 T at 3.5% Zn; 2.3 g/t Au; 2.2% Pb, and 19 g/t Ag; the average thickness is 4.3 m.
FURTHER POTENTIAL
The structures being explored appear to have significant vertical extensions. There is the potential of discovering
other similar structures as the horizon hosting them surrounds the inlier. This deposit also suggests potential for
prospecting for polymetallic mineralization in the Cambrian and Infracambrian formations of the Anti Atlas

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