Tanga Resources Limited announced that the Company now has four permits granted in Côte d'Ivoire; the Bocanda north and Bocanda permits (the Bocanda Project), the Mankono West permit (PR0871) which is part of the Mankono Project and the Bouafle South permit, which is part of the Bouafle Project. Full documentation to allow for on-ground exploration is expected this month from the Direction Générale des Mines et de la Géologie (DGMG). Project Work History at the Mankono Project: The Mankono Project was previously held by Newcrest Mining Limited (Newcrest) subsidiary Equigold and explored by Newcrest between 2009 and 2014. Equigold was acquired by Lihir Gold in 2008 and Lihir Gold was subsequently acquired by Newcrest in 2010. The first gold in soil anomalism of the project was however highlighted by Ashanti Goldfields before 2000. Work commenced on the Mankono Project in 2009 with the collection of regional soil samples on an 800m x 100m reconnaissance grid spacing before infilling over the main coherent gold anomaly to a final spacing of 200m x 50m. The total survey consisted of some 11,737 soil samples collected over the western part of the current Mankono license area as shown in Figure 2 below. The survey was particularly effective in highlighting a zone of anomalous gold in soil which was then followed up by vertical aircore drilling. The anomalous soil samples include seven samples running over 1 g/t Au in soils, with a peak value of 7.08 g/t gold in soil which further highlights the prospectivity of the target. Following soil sampling program conducted in 2009, Equigold undertook a high-resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric survey in 2010 which covers the western half of the present day Mankono project area. This airborne survey, which totals over 8,500 line kilometres, was flown with a line spacing of 100m and a sensor height of 50m which produces a very high definition magnetic image and allows for direct interpretation of the geology and the structural features of interest. During the 2012 field season, Equigold conducted an extensive aircore drilling campaign comprised of 724 holes for a total of 20,854 metres. Significant intercepts from this program included: 8m at 5.11 g/t from 12m in hole MKAC198; 4m at 9.23 g/t from 16m in hole MKAC582; 8m at 3.08 g/t from 4m in hole MKAC651; 8m at 2.73 g/t from 16m in hole MKAC636; and 12m at 1.43 g/t from 12m in hole MKAC214. Concurrently with this aircore program, Equigold drilled eight diamond drill holes for a total of 2,520m. Results from this diamond drilling program were intended to inform a future Reverse Circulation drilling program which never eventuated. Notable intercepts from the diamond drilling included: 2m at 36 g/t Au from 75m in hole MKDD004; and 2m at 2.4 g/t Au from 16m in hole MKAC582. Importantly, the diamond drilling was based on a limited number of vertical aircore holes completed before the infill aircore results were received. Holes were all oriented towards the east and no follow-up drilling was carried out after the completion of these programs. Given the positions of the diamond holes, it is probable that the best targets within this mineralised system have not been tested.