08:25 AM EST, 01/21/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Aya Gold & Silver ( AYASF ) provided Tuesday its annual exploration update on its 2024 drill exploration program at the Zgounder silver mine and the Boumadine project in Morocco.

Drill highlights from Zgounder include 2,165 grams per tonne (g/t) silver over 21.0 meters, including 4,600 g/t silver over 3.5 meters.

Drill results from Boumadine include 763 g/t silver equivalent over 38.3 meters, comprising 1.53 g/t gold, 311 g/t silver, 4.4% zinc, 1.8% lead and 0.04% copper.

"Exploration success at both Zgounder and Boumadine during 2024 has been instrumental in driving the growth of our assets, with exceptional intercepts highlighting the potential to significantly increase high-grade ounces in the near term," said Benoit La Salle, Aya's president and CEO.

"Our completion of over 150,000 meters of drilling, combined with the use of high-resolution spectral imagery and geophysics technology, have been crucial in achieving exploration success and uncovering new opportunities," La Salle added.