Mako Gold Ltd (ASX:MKG) has demonstrated the strong potential of the Komboro prospect for high-grade gold mineralisation with bonanza-grade rock chip samples returned from reconnaissance sampling at the Napié Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire.
The rock chip samples included exceptional grades up to 170 g/t gold and 41.92 g/t gold, as well as less impressive but still high-grade results of 6.27 g/t, 4.63 g/t and 3.48 g/t gold.
Mako believes this new high-grade gold zone has strong potential to add to the current mineral resource at Napié, with plans to drill-test targets in this area in the near future.
Potential for “significant” resource growth
“The exceptional results of our ongoing mapping and rock chip sampling program at Komboro provides additional gold targets that warrant further work,” Mako Gold managing director Peter Ledwidge said.
“These results further demonstrate the prospectivity of the northern part of the Napié Project and when combined with high-grade results from our previous scout drilling, highlight the potential to significantly grow the resource beyond the current 868,000-ounce gold resource.”
The mapping and rock chip sampling program at Komboro is still ongoing. Once complete, Mako plans to put the drill to work below a previous reverse circulation (RC) drilling program target which produced results up to 1-metre at 30.47 g/t gold.
The historical program generated results including:
- 9 metres at 3.26g/t gold from 67 metres, including 3 metres at 7.29g/t gold from 67 metres and 1-metre at 30.47g/t gold from 86 metres;
- 1-metre at 8.45g/t gold from 74 metres; and
- 5 metres at 1.64g/t gold from 56 metres.
Mako believes there is plenty of untapped potential at Komboro and the northern portion of Napié’s permit, having drilled only 21 RC holes to date over a 6-kilometre by 6-kilometre area, where six out of seven drill targets returned notable gold values.