Kobo Resources Inc. announced additional high-grade gold results from the ongoing 10,000 metre (m) diamond drill program at its 100%-owned Kossou Gold Project (Kossou) in Côte d?Ivoire, with notable intercepts of 11.0 m at 6.77 g/t Au at the Road Cut Zone (?RCZ?) and 4.0 m at 6.38 g/t Au at the Kadie Zone. The Company also reports encouraging early results from the first diamond drill holes on the highly prospective Contact Zone target, with results yielding 6.0 m at 1.94 g/t Au, confirming the potential for new gold targets at this zone. With drilling now complete at the Kadie Zone, both drill rigs are focused on advancing exploration at the Road Cut and Contact Zones to unlock additional gold mineralisation.
Diamond Drill Results ? Highlights:Road Cut Zone: KDD0052 11.0 m at 6.77 g/t Au from 45.0 m, incl. 6.0 m at 1.62 g/t Au from 46.0 m, 12.0 m at 0.85 g/t Au from 238.0 m, 6.0 m at 1.94 g/t Au from 264.0 m (Contact Zone target), KDD0049 9.0 m at 3.35 g/t Au from 147.0 m,Kadie Zone: KDD0046- 4.0 m at 6.38 g/t Au from 14.0 m, KDD0050- 1.0 m at 20.20 g/t Au from 102.0, 1.0 m at 32.20 g/t Au from 117.0 m. Results from the first two holes of the ongoing drill program at the RCZ have been received.
A plan map showing collar locations is provided in Figure 1, and a full summary of all drill intercepts can be found. Diamond drill hole KDD0049 was drilled on section RCZ600 to test the down-dip extension of gold mineralisation identified in KDD0014, which previously returned 9.0 m at 4.27 g/t Au from 117.0 m. The hole successfully intersected several shear zones that correlate with the interpreted structures in KDD0014. Key intervals include 9.0 m at 3.35 g/t Au from 147.0 m, corresponding to the 5.0 m interval grading 0.50 g/t Au from 85.0 m in KDD0014, and 4.0 m at 2.04 g/t Au from 192.0 m, correlating with the 9.0 m at 4.27 g/t Au from 117.0 m observed in KDD0014.
Diamond drill hole KDD0052 was drilled on section RCZ550, targeting the strong mineralisation observed in surface trench KTR048, which returned 9.0 m at 1.76 g/t Au. The hole intersected strong gold mineralisation, including 11.0 m at 6.77 g/t Au from 45.0 m, associated with shearing and veining. These mineralised zones correlate well with those observed in trench exposures.
At the base of KDD0052, several shears were intersected, likely linked to the Contact Zone, which is discussed later in this press release. As previously reported, hole KDD0052 intersected the Contact Zone, returning 6.0 m at 1.94 g/t Au from 264.0 m, including 1.0 m at 9.63 g/t Au. This mineralisation appears to be directly associated with the sheared contact with the volcano-sedimentary units.
Further drilling is planned to explore along strike of this promising target. The Contact Zone has been interpreted as a significant first-order structure, potentially acting as a conduit for gold-bearing fluids throughout the Kossou system. Holes KDD0045 and KDD0047 were drilled along the eastern margin of the volcanic belt to refine the location of the Contact Zone fault.
This fault's position has been inferred from limited surface exposure, geophysical data, and small-scale artisanal workings observed along the shoreline of Lake Kossou, where the structure is believed to reach the surface. Hole KDD0045, collared east of the contact, drilled through the volcano-sedimentary sequence and intersected strongly sheared units with quartz veining, returning 2.0 m at 1.47 g/t Au. Drill hole KDD0047 successfully crossed the Contact Zone fault, yielding 3.0 m at 1.54 g/t Au associated with shearing and quartz veining.
These results are highly encouraging for this prospective target. See Figure 1 for drill hole locations. Results from six drill holes completed at the Kadie Zone have been received.
The program targeted the Kadie 2 and Kadie 3 structures, with all holes intersecting significant gold mineralisation over widths of 2.0+ m. Drill hole locations are shown in Figure 2, and full results are provided in Table 1. Highlights include KDD0046, which returned 4.0 m at 6.38 g/t Au from 14.0 m, and KDD0044, which reported 6.0 m at 2.39 g/t Au from 61.0 m. Drill hole KDD0050 intersected a highly altered quartz-feldspar porphyry within a well-defined shear zone at 102.0 m depth. The upper and lower contacts of the porphyry and the adjacent sheared volcanics hosted well-developed quartz-carbonate veins with visible gold, yielding 1.0 m at 20.20 g/t Au from 102.0 m and 1.0 m at 32.60 g/t Au from 117.0 m. While the strongly altered quartz-feldspar porphyry contained anomalous gold values of less than 0.30 g/t Au across an overall width of 14.0 m, the total interval of 16.0 m assayed at 3.36 g/t Au, including significant intervals of lower-grade material.