Safi Silver Corp. Reports Positive First Drill Results from the Addana Project in Morocco

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Reports Positive First Drill Results from the Addana Project in MoroccoAuthor of the article:THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an Account– Intercepts 657 g/t Ag –TORONTO — Safi Silver Corp. (TSX-V: SF; OTCPK: PNTZF) (“Safi Silver” or the “Company”) today reports the first assay results from its inaugural drill programme at the Addana Project, Morocco (“Addana” or the “Project”) comprising holes SW2026-01, SW2026-02 and SW2026-07 at Addana SW.Four holes (SW2026-01, -02, -06 and -07) have been completed at Addana SW. Hole SW2026-05 is in progress commencing at approximately 50 metres with approximately 770 metres drilled. Drilling resumed in late September after the summer break, and two rigs are now operating, one at Addana SW and one at Safi Silver’s primary target, Antenna Hill. Results for Hole SW2026-06 are pending.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again657 g/t silver over 1.0 metre (6–7 m, sample 93209) in SW2026-02, unconfirmed; re-assay pending in order to definitively establish such a high grade35.52 g/t silver over 1.0 metre (147–148 m, sample SW7-0176), with 472 ppm Pb and 33 ppm Sb, in SW2026-07SW2026-02 returned an unconfirmed silver assay of 657 g/t over 1.0 metre, from 6.0 to 7.0 metres (sample 93209), in broken core from a fault zone. This result is substantially higher than all other silver assays and has not yet been verified. The sample is being re-assayed, and the Company will report the re-assay result alongside the original assay.SW2026-07 returned 35.52 g/t silver over 1.0 metre, from 147.0 to 148.0 metres, within the first quartzite unit intersected beneath the schist. This interval also returned 472 ppm lead and 33 ppm antimony. Additional individual 1.0-metre intervals in this hole returned silver grades of 9.15, 8.91, 8.41 and 7.63 g/t. Excluding the unconfirmed result from sample 93209, the highest silver grades in SW2026-01 and SW2026-02 were 5 g/t and 11 g/t, respectively.Silver grades of 1 g/t or greater were reported in 45 of 162 core samples from SW2026-01, 23 of 157 samples from SW2026-02, and 44 of 174 samples from SW2026-07. Maximum lead and zinc values were 2,167 ppm and 2,287 ppm, respectively (Table 1). Copper values did not exceed 165 ppm, except in sample 93209, which returned 713 ppm.The drillholes intersected centimetre- to decimetre-scale quartz–iron oxide veins consistent with the vein style documented in the Jbel Addana district and whose demonstration was a technical goal Safi Silver wanted to confirm.All reported intervals are core lengths; true widths have not been determined and are expected to be less than the reported core lengths. The district’s mineralised structures are interpreted to be vertical. Sample intervals of 1.0 and 1.5 metres are longer than the vein intersections; consequently, the reported grades include both vein material and adjacent wall rock.Jed Richardson, President & CEO of Safi Silver Corp., said:“These first few results from our first drill campaign in Morocco exceed our expectations for several reasons. Firstly, they do not represent our top targets. What makes this particularly exciting is that this secondary target, selected initially for its accessibility, lies nearly 40 kilometres from the expected core of the system. Encountering this style of mineralization so far from the anticipated centre reinforces our enthusiasm for the broader scale potential of Addana and the opportunity to explore a much larger mineralized system. Secondly, the results are shallow. This initial drilling program has effectively taken a trenching approach, designed to sample the near-surface geology in an area where surface disturbance makes reliable assessment difficult. Even at this early stage, the results are suggestive and provide encouraging indications of what may lie at depth. Morocco, in the last few years, has demonstrated itself to be an exciting silver jurisdiction. We believe that we have a large, strategic and prospective land package. Further results from Addana, both the southwest zone and initial results from our primary target, Antenna Hill, are forthcoming.”This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.HoleCore samplesAg ≥ 1 g/tMaximum Ag, g/t (interval, m)Maximum Pb, ppm (interval, m)Maximum Zn, ppm (interval, m)SW2026-01162455 (176.5–178)914 (18–19)2,287 (109.9–110.7)SW2026-0215723657 (6–7), unconfirmed; next 11 (17–18)1,978 (23–24)1,879 (162.0–163.5)SW2026-071744435.52 (147–148)2,167 (6–7)1,004 (7–8)Table 1. Summary of core sample results. Silver detection limit 1 g/t.HoleEastingNorthingElev. (m)AzimuthDipDepth (m)StatusSW2026-015453443206647418210°−55°180.1Assays reportedSW2026-025453003206563419210°−55°180.0Assays reportedSW2026-055451683206322422210°−55°~50In progressSW2026-065450913206253422210°−55°180.0Assays pendingSW2026-075448193206399429170°−55°180.0Assays reportedPlanned collar positions, UTM Zone 29N, WGS84. Drilled collars are within approximately 2–3 metres of planned; surveyed positions will be reported.Interpretation and Next StepsPublished work on the district by El Ouad et al. (2025, Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 232, 105801) describes mineralisation at Antenna Hill as discrete, vertically dipping veins approximately 20–30 centimetres thick, preferentially hosted in competent sandstone and quartzite.At Addana SW, the drilling intersected a sandstone-dominated sequence with a graphitic schist interval of approximately 50 metres. The upper sandstone hosts the historic workings on the SW hill. The highest silver value other than sample 93209, 35.52 g/t in SW2026-07, occurs in quartzite immediately beneath the schist, but the competent sandstone intersected elsewhere returned only low silver values. Whether the Addana SW veins share the host-rock and structural controls described at Antenna Hill has therefore not yet been established.The drilling has immensely improved the understanding of the local stratigraphy. The contact of the graphitic unit is interpreted to be essentially flat-lying within the area drilled, providing a stratigraphic datum to guide the positioning of subsequent drillholes.The Company is re-assaying sample 93209 and submitting 52 core samples for gold analysis by fire assay. Drilling is also advancing to the primary Addana target, where access has been restored following clearance of landslide debris at Antenna Hill. Planned holes will test mapped vein structures within the competent host units. Remaining assay results, including the re-assay of sample 93209 and the gold analyses, will be reported as they become available.This advertisement has not loaded yet.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Dr. Andreas Rompel, Chief Exploration Officer, commented“We are encouraged by the initial high-grade silver result and the presence of base-metal mineralization in the SW project area. The high-grade silver result is undergoing confirmatory re-assaying, and we are looking forward to completing the remaining three holes to further evaluate the mineralized system. With drilling at Antenna Hill expected to commence shortly, we are excited to test additional prospective targets and advance our understanding of the Project’s potential.”Sampling, Analyses and SecurityCore was sampled at nominal 1.0 metre (HQ) and 1.5 metre (NQ) intervals, adjusted to geological contacts, sawn in half, with one half sent for analysis and the other retained on site. Sampling was supervised by the Company’s geological consultant and samples remained in Company custody until dispatch to the laboratory.Samples were prepared and analysed by AFRILAB (African Laboratory for Mining & Environment), Marrakech, Morocco, which is independent of the Company and holds CALA ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation No. 1005059. Samples were crushed and pulverised (PM-PRE.MO/ANA/015) and analysed by four-acid digestion with ICP finish (PRE.MO/ANA/038; 39 elements; silver detection limit 1 g/t) under certificates R-8321-26 to R-8328-26, R-10326-26 to R-10329-26, R-10331-26 to R-10334-26, R-10878-26 to R-10885-26 and R-10892-26. Gold was not included; fifteen grab samples assayed separately by fire assay (R-10330-26) all returned less than 0.05 g/t gold.Quality control. Blanks, certified reference materials and duplicates (approximately 15% of samples) were inserted. Results are acceptable at this stage, with some coarse-reject duplicate rechecks ongoing with the laboratory.Core recovery averaged approximately 94% in SW2026-01 and was higher in SW2026-02 and SW2026-07. The Company is not aware of any other drilling, sampling, recovery or other factor that could materially affect the accuracy or reliability of the results reported.Data verification was carried out by Alexandr Beloborodov, P.Geo. (OGQ #1637), President of ABG Exploration Inc., a geological consultant to the Company, who supervised core logging and sampling and the insertion of control samples, reviewed the Company and laboratory quality-control results, and compared the assay database with the laboratory certificates.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. Andreas Rompel, Pr.Sci.Nat., FSAIMM, Chief Exploration Officer of Safi Silver, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Dr. Rompel is not independent of the Company.Safi Silver Corp. is a publicly traded Canadian exploration and development company with a core focus on copper and silver holdings in mining-friendly African jurisdictions. In Morocco, the Company is advancing two exploration projects: Addana, which hosts silver-bearing polymetallic veins, and Silver Hill, a sedimentary copper prospect undergoing ongoing evaluation. In Namibia, Safi Silver holds the Kalahari Copperbelt Project.There has been insufficient exploration to define a mineral resource at Addana, and it is uncertain whether further exploration will result in any target being delineated as a mineral resource. Published descriptions of the district and results from historic workings are not indications of results that may be obtained at the Company’s properties.Forward-Looking StatementsThis news release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding the drilling program at Addana, the continuation of drilling, the receipt and reporting of assay results from the remaining drill holes and of re-assays, the planned testing of the primary Addana target, the mineralization and prospectivity of the Addana Project, the anticipated benefits of the Company’s strategic focus on its Moroccan silver projects, and the Company’s future plans and objectives. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the outcome of re-assays and the laboratory’s quality-control review, receipt of necessary approvals and permits, weather and site access, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties, future mineral prices and market demand, accidents, labour disputes and shortages and other risks of the mining industry. Actual results could differ materially because of factors discussed in the management discussion and analysis section of Safi Silver’s interim and most recent annual financial statements or other reports and filings with the applicable Canadian securities regulations. Safi Silver does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.View source version on businesswire.com: This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.