- These recent drill holes demonstrate that gold mineralization continues strongly at depth into unweathered rocks.
- Lateral continuity of mineralization in the northern 2.5 km of the deposit continues to be confirmed.
- The
Oko West deposit remains open along strike and to depth. - The southern 3.5 km of the 6 km long geochemical gold anomaly remains open and largely untested.
The highlight composite intersections from this set of results can be seen in Table 1 and includes five of the 12 highest grade times meter composite intercepts reported to date from the project. The complete set of results from this release will be posted on the Company website.
Table 1. Composite drill intersection highlights
Dill hole ID | Exploration "block" | From (m) | To (m) | Gold grade (g/t) | Length (m) |
Diamond drill holes | |||||
OKWD21-051 | 4 | 22.50 | 40.00 | 10.54 | 17.50 |
Including | 23.50 | 26.00 | 69.61 | 2.50 | |
88.50 | 112.50 | 2.26 | 24.00 | ||
OKWD21-053 | 4 | 145.40 | 179.60 | 3.06 | 34.20 |
193.00 | 252.00 | 2.69 | 59.00 | ||
OKWD21-054 | 4 | 89.50 | 105.00 | 2.57 | 15.50 |
139.50 | 204.00 | 2.98 | 64.50 | ||
Including | 155.00 | 182.00 | 4.65 | 27.00 | |
OKWD21-056 | 4 | 7.50 | 30.00 | 2.34 | 22.50 |
42.00 | 69.00 | 3.14 | 27.00 | ||
79.00 | 116.20 | 3.72 | 37.20 | ||
Reverse circulation drill holes | |||||
OKWR21-099 | 4 | 35.00 | 88.00 | 6.87 | 53.00 |
OKWR21-100 | 4 | 0.00 | 53.00 | 2.05 | 53.00 |
OKWR21-101 | 4 | 37.00 | 59.00 | 3.33 | 22.00 |
73.00 | 90.00 | 5.13 | 17.00 | ||
101.00 | 120.00 | 1.33 | 19.00 | ||
OKWR21-104 | 1 | 13.00 | 24.00 | 3.05 | 11.00 |
The reported results are part of the ongoing 9,000-meter phase 3 drill program at Oko West, followed by a planned 15,000-meter phase 4 program. The ongoing program aims at continuing to expand the resource laterally and along strike between existing fences of drilling and, importantly, to continue to expand the deposit to depth into the unweathered rocks. The long section in Figure 6 illustrates the areas of the deposit that remain open to expansion that will be tested in phase 4.
The next steps to advance the Oko West deposit over the next six months are as follows:
- Continue drill testing aimed at expanding the deposit laterally, along strike and to depth along the northern 2,500 meters of mineralization as illustrated in the long section in figure 5.
- Use the RC rig to drill "scout" holes to test the southern 3.5 km of the geochemical anomaly and to look for potential parallel deposits to the west of the known deposit.
- Follow up the initial positive metallurgical results (showing recoveries of 78% to 98% as outlined in the
December 7, 2021 , press release) with a complete metallurgical test plan. - Launch an environmental baseline study to IFC standards.
Appointment of
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Drill result composites, sample collection, assaying and data management
The Company calculates drill results composites with a minimum length of 2 m, a cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t, and up to 7 m maximum length of internal waste. Gold grades are uncapped. Mineralized intersection lengths are not necessarily true widths. Complete drilling results and drill hole data are being posted on the Company's website. Diamond drill samples consist of half of either HQ or NQ core taken continuously at regular intervals averaging 1.4 m, bagged, and labelled at the site core shed. Reverse circulation drill samples are obtained from a rotary splitter attached to a Metzke cyclone, weighed, bagged, and tagged at the drill site. Samples are shipped to the Actlabs certified laboratory in
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Figure 1: Plan map showing schematic geology, surface projection of grade block model, exploration "blocks," drill holes reported with composite assays (green dots) and cross-section locations (green bars).
DD are diamond drill holes, and RC are reverse circulation holes.
Figure 2: Cross-section B4C looking north showing schematic geology, drill hole projections and mineralized interval composites. Hole RC-101 was drilled at azimuth south, mostly off section. Drill intersections reported in this press release are shown in green colour.
Figure 3: Cross-section B4D looking north showing schematic geology, drill hole projections and mineralized interval composites. Hole RC-100 was drilled at azimuth north, mostly off section.
Figure 4: Cross-section B4E looking north showing schematic geology, drill hole projections and mineralized interval composites.
Figure 5: Cross-section B4F1 looking north showing schematic geology, drill hole projections and mineralized interval composites.
Figure 6: Longitudinal section looking west between exploration blocks 6 and 1 showing gold grade block model (8 m blocks) and areas targeted for expansion drilling to a depth of approximately 250 m from the surface (blue polygon).
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