Stellar AfricaGold Confirms Summer Drill Program at Promising High-Grade Gold Target at Structure B Tichka Est, Morocco
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July 10, 2025 - Vancouver, Canada — TheNewswire - Stellar Africagold Inc. (TSX-V: SPX) (“Stellar” or the ‘Company”) is pleased to report significant progress at its flagship Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco’s Western High-Atlas. Recent field activities, including structural mapping, advanced 3D modeling and surface sampling with grades up to 102 g/t Au have confirmed priority drill targets. Supported by recently extended access road construction and drill platform development Stellar’s summer drilling campaign is ready to launch.
Summer 2025 Drill Program
Stellar is initiating a 10 hole 1,500-metre diamond drill program at Tichka Est’s Structure B in July 2025. The program will test four primary targets:
- Lateral and down-dip continuity of the MT1 sill-hosted mineralization
- High-grade NE shear-hosted shoots
- Depth extensions of trench 7B dyke and potential parallel dykes eastward
- Previously untested targets identified along the newly mapped faults and conjugate fractures.
Structure B is currently the most advanced target at the Tichka Est Project, characterized by the presence of three mineralized horizons and at least two shear zones. Structural mapping and sampling indicate a complex deformation system controlling gold mineralization, including conjugate shears and NE-trending fault corridors. High-grade gold has been intersected in both dioritic sills and intrusive dykes, with mineralized shoots interpreted to plunge gently to the north-northeast. These geological features, along with the scale and continuity of mineralization observed to date, position Structure B as the principal focus of the upcoming diamond drill program.
Structural Interpretation and Target Confirmation
A detailed structural interpretation at Structure B completed in the spring of 2025 and supported by external geological expertise, on-site geological mapping and digital 3D modeling, has provided additional clarification of the controls of the gold mineralization. See illustration of 3-D model in figure 1 below. The conclusion of this analysis is that the controls of the gold mineralization appear to be:
- Gold is predominantly hosted in NE-trending, subvertical quartz-ankerite-arsenopyrite veins and diorite sills controlled by brittle deformation along major faults and conjugate splays.
- Key intercepts in trench MT1 andtrench 7B dykes plunge gently NNE, with additional mineralized sill-hosted Au observed to the northwest and projected at depth.
- Despite complex faulting, deep intercepts suggest continuation of the system at depth; drilling will focus on testing NE-trending brittle structures and gently NE-dipping shear corridors
Structural mapping indicates that steeply W-dipping fractures and NE shears control high-grade mineralized shoots, and that carbonate-sill contacts and dykes similar to those identified in trench 7B may host additional gold mineralization along the hinge of the anticline.
Commentary
Jean-Francois Lalonde, CEO of Stellar Africagold, commented: “We are very encouraged by the exceptional gold grades from the surface mapping and sampling program, especially the 102 g/t Au chip sample result. Additionally, the refined structural model illustrates the significant exploration upside and the potential for the discovery of additional high-grade zones of gold mineralization at Tichka Est. The team’s progress on drill-platform and road construction is on schedule, and we are keen to start the drill campaign this July as planned.”
Figure 1. Geological Interpretation and Planned Drill Program
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Drill Program Preparation
Construction of new access roads and drill-platforms is continuing. Road construction is challenging due to areas of hard limestone and the generally steep, rugged topography, both of which contributed to slower than initially projected progress. Despite these adverse working conditions steady progress was made, and several drill platforms are now complete and ready for the scheduled July 2025 drill campaign.
Following interviews and tenders a drilling contractor was selected, contractor duties and timelines were negotiated, and on July 3rd, 2025, a definitive drilling contract was signed. Mobilization activities are in process and drilling is expected to start this month.
Structure B Background Information
Over the past three years the Tichka Est Gold Project has been the subject of considerable mapping, sampling, trenching and an initial exploratory RC drill program. Three gold mineralized structures, designated Structures A, B and C in chronological order of discovery, were identified by this early exploration.
At Structure B a significant mechanical trench MT1 assayed 3.5 g/t Au over 155.7 metres length (news release October 4th, 2022) determined that Structure B should be the primary target for the Company’s next drill campaign. See Figure 2 map below which consolidates some of the more notable trench assays and drill intercepts delineated to date.
Figure 2. Structure B Significant Trenching and Drilling Intercepts
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(For further details of trenching assays see news releases of April 21, 2021, October 6, 2021, October 25, 2021 and October 4, 2022. For further details of the RC drilling assays see news release of October 4, 2022.)
Spring 2025 Mapping and Sampling Program Reinforces Structure B’s Potential
As part of Stellar’s overall exploration plan geologists have continued to prospect, sample and map both within and in an expanding area around Structures A, B and C. The first batch of samples from this ongoing mapping and sampling campaign included 30 samples, with initial assay results revealing new high-grade vein systems and underscoring the Tichka Est property’s strong exploration potential (see Figure 3 below).
Chip samples from within and around Structure B yielded significant gold grades including 102 g/t Au, 34 g/t Au and 27 g/t Au from the Diorite Sill previously exposed by the first mechanical trench MT1 (3.5 g/t Au over 155.7 metres). Additionally chip sampling at Structure A yielded a sample of 31 g/t Au and a newly discovered area between Structure A and Structure B yielded a sample of 25 g/t Au.
Figure 3. Spring 2025 Chip Sampling Assay Results
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Technical Information and Quality Control/Quality Assurance Notes
Chip samples were collected by two experienced local geologists by breaking small chips of rock along veins or trench walls. The samples were bagged at the sampling site and stored in secure areas until being transported to African Laboratory for Mining and Environment (“Afrilab”) in Marrakech for fire assay analysis. The chip sampling program included sampling lengths over a range of 0.1 meters to 4.0 meters, the total chip samples ranged from 10 to 33 rock chips in each bag, and each sample bag weighed between 0.599 kg and 1.879 kg, with an average weight of 1.072 kg.
A total of 30 samples were sent to the lab for this program. In addition, for quality control purposes two duplicate samples and one blank sample were included in the batch. The blank sample value was all below the detection limit for gold.
About Stellar AfricaGold Inc.
Stellar AfricaGold Inc. is a Canadian precious metal exploration company focused on precious metals in North and West Africa, with active programs in Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire. Stellar’s principal exploration projects are its advancing gold discovery at the Tichka Est Gold Project in Morocco, and its early-stage exploration Zuénoula Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Company is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange symbol TSX.V: SPX, the Tradegate Exchange TGAT: 6YP and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange FSX: 6YP.
The Company maintains its head office in Vancouver, BC and has a representative office in Casablanca, Morocco.
The technical content of this press release has been reviewed and approved by M. Yassine Belkabir, MScDIC, CEng, MIMMM, a Stellar director and a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101.
Stellar’s President and CEO J. François Lalonde can be contacted at +1 (514) 994-0654 or by email at lalondejf@stellarafricagold.com
Additional information is available on the Company’s website at www.stellarafricagold.com.
On Behalf of the Board
J. François Lalonde
J. François Lalonde
President & CEO
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