Sable Samples up to 4.38% Cu, 140 g/t Au, and 584 g/t Ag in Preliminary Sampling Program at the Zorro Project, San Juan, Argentina
Well-Funded Explorer Pivots Focus to New Zorro Project and Moxico Partnership Following South32's Exit from Don Julio
On January 22, 2026, Sable Resources announced preliminary results from a surface sampling program at its recently consolidated Zorro Project in San Juan, Argentina. The release details the analysis of 55 rock samples (out of 98 collected), reporting high-grade values including up to 4.38% Copper (Cu), 140 g/t Gold (Au), and 584 g/t Silver (Ag).
The company has delineated three specific exploration targets based on these surface results: * Zorro Copper: A 650m x 500m area characterized by sheeted quartz-carbonate veins. * Zorro Veins: An area northeast of the copper zone hosting intermediate-sulphidation epithermal veins (Au-Ag-Pb-Zn). * Zorro Bx: A magmatic-hydrothermal breccia zone located 900m east of the copper zone.
Management indicates that the Zorro Copper zone presents a "fast-track diamond drill target."
While the headline numbers are impressive, this news is classified as Routine - Positive rather than a game changer for the following reasons: * Selective Sampling Bias: The results are derived from outcrop, dump, float, and subcrop samples. By definition, these are often "grab samples" which are selective and likely to show higher grades than the average grade of the deposit. They confirm the presence of mineralization but not continuity or volume. * Validation of Acquisition: The primary value of this news is the immediate validation of the January 15, 2026, land consolidation. It demonstrates that the company acquired the right ground and has actionable targets. * Exploration Pipeline: With the El Fierro project currently under option to Moxico, Zorro provides Sable with a 100% owned (subject to option payments) catalyst that they can advance independently or farm out, maintaining their project generator model.
Sable Resources is a project generator and exploration company focused on the San Juan Province of Argentina. * El Fierro (Current Flagship Focus): A large Cu-Au-Mo system. Currently being funded by Moxico Resources, who has an option to earn 51%. This minimizes Sable's cash burn while advancing the asset. * Don Julio: Previously the flagship, this large porphyry cluster (La Gringa, Punta Cana) was drilled extensively by South32. In July 2025, South32 terminated the earn-in, returning 100% control to Sable. While a geological disappointment that South32 walked away, Sable retains the data and the asset. * Zorro: The newest project, consolidated in Jan 2026, showing high-grade Cu-Au surface potential.