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- Over 4,300 samples completed across priority areas.
- Company advancing toward maiden drilling.
- Assay results expected to generate multiple drill-ready targets.
Dalaroo Metals (ASX:DAL) has achieved a significant milestone by completing a large-scale systematic soil geochemistry program at the Gold Ridge prospect within the Bondoukou gold project in Côte d’Ivoire.
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The program is the first systematic district-scale geochemical coverage completed across the interpreted nine km long mineralised corridor at Gold Ridge.
Sampling was completed at both the priority one south-eastern block and priority two north-western block, significantly expanding surface geochemical coverage over highly prospective structural corridors associated with artisanal gold workings, quartz veining, favourable Birimian host lithologies, and interpreted regional shear zones.
Samples, including soil, channel, grab and QA/QC, have now been dispatched to Intertek Laboratory for analysis, with results expected to assist in defining high-priority drill targets for trenching, auger drilling and maiden RC drilling.
Dalaroo’s CEO, John Morgan, said the large-scale soil geochemistry program has significantly advanced the company’s understanding of the Gold Ridge.
“The scale of the corridor, widespread artisanal workings, extensive quartz veining and strong structural setting continue to reinforce our belief that Bondoukou has the potential to host a significant Birimian gold system,” he said today.
“Importantly, the program has now delivered systematic geochemical coverage across the broader interpreted mineralised corridor, positioning the Company strongly as we move toward assay results, target generation and maiden drilling programs.
“With over 4,300 samples now submitted for analysis, we are entering a highly active phase of news flow and look forward to advancing Bondoukou toward drill testing in the near term.”The soil geochemistry program was designed as a systematic high-resolution exploration program to define the extent, continuity and intensity of gold mineralisation across the Gold Ridge prospect.
The program specifically targeted extensions of previously identified gold anomalism.
Dalaroo exploration manager in West Africa, Frank Twum-Berima Bosompem, said assay results are expected to generate multiple drill-ready targets across the Bondoukou project.
“Geological observations throughout the campaign consistently highlighted strong structural controls, widespread alteration and extensive quartz veining associated with artisanal gold workings,” Mr Bosompem said.
“The continuity of the interpreted corridor, combined with the scale of the surface geochemical coverage completed, continues to support the company’s exploration model for a potentially significant structurally controlled Birimian gold system.
“We now look forward to integrating assay results with geology and structural interpretation to rapidly advance toward drilling.”
DAL is steady at 7.4¢. Mkt cap $24.76M.
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