ASX-listed African Gold has commenced its major 40 000-metre drilling campaign at the Didievi Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire, following the successful delineation of a near surface 989 000-ounce gold Inferred Resource at an impressive average grade of 2.5g/t Au.
The first diamond drill rig has now arrived on site, with additional rigs (including reverse circulation rigs) to be mobilised progressively. Drilling activity will scale up over the coming months, targeting both near-resource extensions and high-priority regional targets that have seen little to no previous testing.
This significant exploration initiative is being spearheaded by African Gold’s strategic partner, Montage Gold Corp. (TSX: MAU). Montage’s technical team is now on site and will be leading the execution of this expanded program.
Montage Gold’s technical manager, Silvia Bottero, stated “I’m very pleased with the team's preparation and momentum on the ground, having just returned from site. The goal of this campaign is to significantly expand the existing resource while also unlocking the broader potential of the project area through systematic testing of high-priority regional targets."
African Gold Managing Director, Adam Oehlman, commented: “This is an exciting phase for African Gold as we look to build on the success of our recent high-grade gold discovery. With the strong support of Montage Gold and a fully funded programme, we are confident this campaign will unlock further resource growth and demonstrate the broader regional potential of our Project.”
Drilling is expected to continue throughout 2025 and into 2026, with regular updates to be provided.
The Didievi Gold Project
The Didievi Gold Project is strategically located in central Côte d'Ivoire, approximately 35km from the capital, Yamoussoukro, and 60km from operating low-grade mines. Alongside the primary resource zone at Didievi, there are several additional prospects that further enhance the potential for Didievi to evolve into a multi-million-ounce gold project.
Blaffo Guetto remains the most advanced prospect on the Didievi tenement. However, recent success at the Pranoi prospect, where drilling has confirmed over 600 metres of continuous mineralisation along a potential 1.5 km strike length, further highlights the broader potential of the project. Similarly, encouraging results have been returned from the Poku trend, where only a limited portion of the 9 km-long soil anomaly has been tested with drilling, yet has already yielded significant mineralisation.
Taken together, and without factoring in the eight additional drill-ready targets, these results highlight the strong potential of Didievi to host a multi-million-ounce gold resource with the scale to support a standalone operation.
The Project is strategically located within trucking distance of approximately 8 mt of existing processing capacity, presenting a clear pathway to accelerated production and multiple development scenarios.