Highlights:
- Gold mineralisation confirmed along a 5 km structural trend within the Konahiri North Gold Project, remaining open to the north and coincident with strong geochemical anomalies and regional-scale structures.
- A 3,000 m+ auger drilling program is underway to test and refine high-priority targets identified from lag and soil anomalies extending over an 18 km corridor.
- Maiden 5,000 m+ diamond drill program commencing November 2025 to drill geochemical targets refined by auger and evaluate high-grade lode-style potential at depth.
ASX-listed African has reported that an infill soil programme has defined a significant, coherent gold anomaly on the Konahiri tenement in central Côte d’Ivoire. The anomaly remains open and currently extends over approximately 5 km. This follows earlier surface lag sampling that outlined an 18 km corridor of anomalism, including peak lag values up to 1.18 g/t Au.
A 3,000 m+ auger program is underway to refine high-priority targets along the 5 km trend, while soil sampling continues to step out north along the mineralisation corridor. The auger results will be integrated with the existing geochemical datasets to rank targets for immediate drill testing.
A maiden diamond drilling campaign of at least 5,000 m is scheduled to commence in November 2025. Initial holes will test structurally focused, geochemically supported targets within the defined trend and will assess potential for high-grade lode-style mineralisation. The programme is designed to establish geological controls, confirm continuity, and generate a pipeline of follow-up targets across the broader Konahiri trend.
African Gold Chief Executive Officer, Adam Oehlman, said: “Konahiri is emerging as our next major discovery front in Côte d’Ivoire. We now have a coherent 5 km soil anomaly that remains open, supported by a broader 18 km trend. The auger rig is on the ground to sharpen our targeting, and we are set to begin at least 5,000 m of diamond drilling in November. We’re one of the few growth-stage explorers advancing multiple drill programs in parallel. November will see four rigs turning at Didievi and one at Konahiri. Our objective is clear, convert strong geochemical signals into bedrock discoveries and build a pipeline of growth opportunities alongside Didievi, which is shaping up to be Côte d’Ivoire’s next multi-million-ounce gold project.”