07:03 AM EDT, 05/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Turmalina Metals ( TBXXF ) on Wednesday said it has identified a number of new mineralized targets near Veta Rica at the San Francisco project in Argentina where a high-grade epithermal gold vein system had previously been discovered.

In an update on the project, Turmalina said the new targets were located as far as 12 kilometers north, highlighting the extent and scale of mineralization at the new epithermal camp.

Turmalina's teams have identified three new vein systems in the vicinity of Veta Rica, namely Veta Blanca, Veta 21 and Mosquete.

The company has mobilized heavy equipment to prepare drilling platforms, access roads and transect target mineralized structures. These are in addition to the previously discovered Destino and Machete veins and the Tiki-Tiki Breccia in 2023.

The historic Tocota vein area has also been mapped and sampled with encouraging results, Turmalina said. Tocota is 12 kilometers to the north of Veta Rica and represents a northern extension of mineralized veins and structures.