ASX-listed Aurum Resources has provided a summary for the quarter ended 31 December 2025, including activities at its Boundiali and Napié Gold Projects in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
HIGHLIGHTS
Boundiali Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire (2.41Moz)
- Infill drilling at BMT3 converted a significant portion of inferred resources to indicated resources resulting in new composition of the Boundiali Gold Project 2.41Moz as follows:
- Indicated Resources totalling 26Mt at 1.1 g/t Au for 920,000 ounces including 7.6Mt at 1.3 g/t Au for 320,000 ounces within the BMT3 deposit
- Inferred Resources totalling 51Mt at 0.9 g/t Au for 1,510,000 ounces
- Higher grade component within the total Boundiali Mineral Resource consists of:
- 1,320,000 ounces at 1.7 g/t Au (at 1.0 g/t COG)
- Drilling results reported in the December quarter included:
- 0.80m @ 350 g/t Au from 277m (MBDD277) and 1m @ 274.89 g/t Au from 380m (MBDD274) at BMT3 deposit (ASX 27 October 2025)
- 5.10m @ 43.13 g/t Au from 112.90m inc. 3.10m @ 70.78 g/t Au (MBDD291) at BMT3 (ASX 18/11/2025);
- 10.15m @ 6.05 g/t Au from 125.50m inc. 3.60m @ 13.88 g/t Au (MBDD299) at BMT3 (ASX 19/12/2025);
- 2.20m @ 23.65 g/t Au from 93.60m (MBDD311) at BMT3 (ASX 19/12/2025) and
- 1.30m @ 17.43 g/t Au (MBDD318) at BMT3 (ASX 19/12/2025)
- 18m @ 3.93 g/t Au from 198m inc. 5m @ 11.07 g/t Au (DSDD0267) at BDT2 deposit (ASX 07/11/2025)
- Diamond drilling continues at Boundiali, with up to 12 Aurum-owned and operated rigs drilling day and night
- Two new applications for mining exploitation licences were successfully submited
- Updated Boundiali Mineral Resource Estimate on track for delivery in Q1 CY2026
- Boundiali Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) on track for delivery in Q1 CY2026
Napié Gold Project, Côte d’Ivoire (0.87Moz)
- Encouraging new drill intercepts from Tchaga Deposit at Napié include:
- 5.00m @ 10.09 g/t Au from 209.00m inc. 1.00m @ 49.10 g/t Au (NADD062)
- 10.80m @ 4.52 g/t Au from 73.00m inc. 1.90m @ 23.45 g/t Au (NADD060)
- 6.00m @ 3.82 g/t Au from 226.00m inc. 1.00m @ 22.37 g/t Au (NADD064).
- Updated Napié Mineral Resource Estimate on track for delivery in Q1 CY2026.
Exploration Growth & Project Development:
- Drilling fleet expanded: Aurum has two drill rigs working at Napié and 12 drill rigs at Boundiali, with 126,816m of diamond drilling completed at Boundiali and Napié in CY2025.
- Major Resource updates pending: Two major MRE updates (Boundiali and Napié) are scheduled for Q1 CY2026, aimed at growing the Company’s current 3.28Moz resource base.
- Boundiali PFS underway: Boundiali Project Pre-Feasibility Study results, due in Q1 CY2026.
- Plans for diamond drilling in CY2026: 100,000m for the Boundiali Gold Project and 30,000m for the Napie Gold Project
CORPORATE
- Montage Share sale: ~$23 million Montage share sale completed, boosting cash balance.
- Boundiali Development Advanced: Two further mining exploitation licence applications lodged in Q4 CY2025.
- Well-funded for growth: Aurum maintains a strong balance sheet with $40.2M cash to fund its exploration and development programs.
