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Drilling Results
Critical Mineral Resources plc has announced highly encouraging results from its Agadir Melloul drilling program, confirming shallow copper mineralization at Zone 2 North and a significant shallow gold intercept of 2.5g/t Au over 1.0m from 5m. Notable copper intercepts include 10.0m at 1.1% Cu, 20g/t Ag, and 0.12g/t Au from surface, alongside other shallow copper and silver findings. The company expects to deliver a maiden JORC resource by H1 2026, sufficient to underpin Initial Mine development targeted for 2027, with an exploration target of 150,000 to 200,000 tonnes of contained copper. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 30 December 2025\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Critical Mineral Resources Plc\n \n \n \n \n Gold discovery and more shallow copper mineralisation\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Critical Mineral Resources plc (“CMR”, “Company”) is very pleased to report further highly encouraging results from its maiden core drilling programme at Agadir Melloul, continuing to delineate shallow copper mineralisation at Zone 2 North, as well as an extremely exciting shallow gold intercept of 2.5g/t Au over 1.0m from 5m.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Drill results\n \n \n \n Excellent near surface copper intercepts continue:\n \n \n \n BHR09:10.0m at 1.1% Cu and 20g/t Ag and 0.12g/t Au from surface\n \n \n BHR05: 1.0m at 1.44% Cu from 10.0m\n \n \n BHF01: 2.0m at 0.95% Cu from 29.0m\n \n \n BHR10: 3.0m at 0.82% Cu and 12g/t Ag from 3.0m \n \n \n BH46: 4.0m at 1.1% Cu and 4g/t Ag from 16.4m\n \n \n BH50: 3.0m at 0.80% Cu and 4g/t Ag from 31.0m\n \n \n BH51: 3.0m at 1.1% Cu from 32m\n \n \n BH52: 1.0m at 1.69% Cu and 4g/t Ag from 16.8m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n New near surface gold intercepts of:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BHR07: 1.0m at 2.5g/t Au from 5.0m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n BHR04: 1.0m at 0.6g/t Au from 13.6m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n BHR13: 1.0m at 1.05g/t Au from 11.0m\n \n \n \n \n \n \n BHR20: 0.8m at 1.67g/t Au from 21.2m\n \n \n \t \n \n \n \n Approximately 1% of the project area has now been drilled with further results expected in late January to early February, including the first assays from the Company’s drill rig.\n \t \n \n Shallow copper mineralisation, amenable to open pit mining, now confirmed at both Zone 1 and Zone 2.\n \t \n \n Assay results to date remain consistent with CMR’s Exploration Target and geological model of shallow copper mineralisation with potential for low capital intensity and attractive operating costs.\n \t \n \n The new gold discovery and Rhyolite Target add significant upside potential to the original limestone / sedimentary hosted copper mineralisation model.\n \t \n \n The company is still on track to break ground on the Initial Mine Development in 2027, with a maiden JORC resource expected as early as H1 2026.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fig.1 Zoomed in map showing location of gold intercepts\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n...