ASX-listed African Gold has reported further strong results from ongoing resource growth drilling at the Blaffo Guetto deposit within the Didievi Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire.
Drilling continues to extend mineralisation along strike and at depth, with most holes in this phase targeting large step outs of approximately 100 metres. These results demonstrate a robust and expanding system with strong continuity of grade. A resource update is currently underway.
Preliminary metallurgical test work has also returned highly encouraging results. A total of 132 cyanide leach screening (BLEG) tests have been completed across the Blaffo Guetto resource area, with the majority of samples returning recoveries above 90 percent. This confirms a non-refractory orebody well suited to conventional CIL processing and is consistent with historical petrography and leaching test work, which also indicated no material lock up issues at this stage of testing.
Follow up variability and optimisation programs are now being planned to further refine recoveries and support future study work. When combined with the ongoing success in resource growth drilling, the metallurgical results represent a meaningful step forward in de-risking the Blaffo Guetto deposit.
The Company is also advancing environmental baseline programs and associated technical studies to support ongoing de risking and to position the project for future development decisions.
African Gold Chief Executive Officer, Adam Oehlman, said: “Blaffo Guetto continues to deliver. The latest 100 metre step outs have extended the system in multiple directions and confirmed the strong continuity we have seen since the start of the program. These results give us growing confidence that Didievi is building into a substantial, high quality gold system that will underpin a significant pit constrained resource update next year. The metallurgical work is equally encouraging. High recoveries across the majority of samples, together with confirmation of a conventional CIL processing route, reinforce that Blaffo Guetto is shaping up as a technically robust, development ready deposit. It is an exciting time at Didievi. With the wet season now over, drilling is ramping up again, with four rigs soon to be active on site. African Gold is fully funded, with approximately $15 million in cash and liquid assets, to continue this aggressive work program. With drilling ongoing and several major milestones approaching, Didievi is clearly entering another strong growth phase.”
The combination of expanding mineralisation, strong metallurgical performance and advancing study work continues to elevate the strategic significance of Blaffo Guetto within Côte d’Ivoire’s rapidly emerging gold corridor. African Gold’s parallel derisking activities are designed to position the project for multiple value pathways, including progression toward future development studies and potential project development options.
As each technical milestone is completed, the Company gains further confidence in the quality, scale and development potential of the Blaffo Guetto system, reinforcing Didievi’s position as one of the most compelling new gold projects in the region. African Gold is well funded and active across several high-potential tenements, rapidly advancing a pipeline of gold discoveries and development projects throughout Côte d’Ivoire.
These results to date have culminated in a close to 1 million ounces of inferred resources at an average grade of 2.5g/t from surface; however, recent drilling at Pranoi has confirmed more than 600 metres of continuous mineralisation along a potential 1.5-kilometre strike, while early work on the 9-kilometre Poku Trend has already delivered significant intercepts despite limited drilling.
These discoveries, combined with eight additional drill-ready targets, underscore the district-scale potential of Didievi to host a multi-million-ounce gold resource. Preliminary metallurgical test work at Blaffo Guetto has also confirmed a non-refractory orebody well suited to conventional CIL processing, with high recoveries and no material lock up issues identified at this stage. In addition to scale, Didievi offers rare development flexibility.
The Project sits within trucking distance of approximately 8 million tonnes of existing processing capacity, providing a clear pathway to near term production alongside the potential to support a future standalone operation.