ASX-listed Aurum Resources has announced the latest gold intercepts from its ongoing 100,000m diamond drilling program at the 3.03Moz Boundiali Gold Project in Côte d'Ivoire. These assay results from the BDT2 deposit are from 28 holes for 9,905.85m, designed to grow Mineral Resources and increase geological confidence.
Key drill intercepts from the BDT2 deposit include:
- 40.60m @ 1.06 g/t Au from 299.40m inc. 6m @ 2.77 g/t Au (DSDD0437)
- 26m @ 1.48 g/t Au from 175m inc. 4m @ 3.82 g/t Au (DSDD0440)
- 23m @ 1.32 g/t Au from 376m inc. 3m @ 5.33 g/t Au (DSDD0426A)
- 38m @ 0.76 g/t Au from 229m inc. 4.7m @ 2.93 g/t Au (DSDD0422)
- 34m @ 0.79 g/t Au from 474m inc. 2m @ 4.03 g/t Au (DSDD0430)
- 2m @ 12.82 g/t Au from 50m inc. 1m @ 25.33 g/t Au (DSDD0440).
Investment Highlights:
- Resource growth potential: Drilling confirms gold mineralisation outside of current MRE boundaries at BDT2; gold system remains open.
- 130,000m planned for CY2026: 16 diamond drill rigs to drive resource growth at Boundiali and Napié.
- Boundiali Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) expected in May 2026 and Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) expected late CY2026.
- 4.2Moz gold combined group resources including flagship 3.03Moz Boundiali Gold Project and 1.16Moz Napié Gold Project.
- Strong financial position: Aurum is well-funded for continued exploration success with $61M cash (31 March 2026 unaudited).
Aurum’s Managing Director Dr. Caigen Wang said: “These latest results again demonstrate our drilling team's ability to cost-effectively grow Mineral Resources at Boundiali at a rate our peers cannot match. Most of the 28 holes have been drilled to lift Inferred Resources to Indicated status, while others have been designed to test the limits of known mineralisation. The deeper holes confirm the gold system remains open at depth and most of the new holes have intersected multiple zones of thick gold mineralisation, with standout results including 26m @ 1.48 g/t Au from 175m (DSDD0440).
These results demonstrate the scale potential on offer at Boundiali as our drilling targets only the most obvious outcropping anomalies, and we have achieved rapid resource growth to 3.03Moz since acquiring the ground. All deposits remain open, and at the end of this month we will have 16 diamond drill rigs operating to drive resource growth across the Boundiali deposits, as well as testing the enormous potential for blind discoveries.
Group gold resources now stand at 4.2Moz and with $61M in the bank, we are perfectly positioned to deliver further resource growth, in addition to delivering the Boundiali PFS in May 2026, as we drive towards a DFS in late 2026."