Mako Gold Ltd (ASX:MKG) has kicked off an infill auger drill program over its highest priority targets at the Napié Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire.
Phase two of the 25,000-metre auger program is designed to follow up on the promising phase one results.
Ultimately, Mako’s infill grids are strategically placed over the highest priority phase one targets, which revealed multiple, multi-kilometre-long gold anomalies equal to or several times larger than the nearby Tchaga or Gogbala deposits.
Five rigs are on site to expedite the program, which will further pinpoint targets for reverse circulation (RC) and diamond resource expansion drilling.
Fast track to RC and diamond work
Mako managing director Peter Ledwidge said: “We are looking forward to completing phase two of the auger drilling program, following the very positive results from phase one, which delineated multiple multi-kilometre anomalies.
“The infill auger focuses on the highest priority targets outlined in phase one so that we can transition quickly to RC/diamond drilling these targets, rather than infilling all of the anomalies highlighted in phase one.
“The infill auger grids cover the multi-kilometre mineralised trends highlighted at Tchaga North with more than 10 kilometres of anomalies, as well as the anomalies immediately west and south of the Gogbala resource.
“RC and diamond drilling will resume as soon as results are received.”
Closer look
Mako’s infill program will focus on the Tchaga North and Gogbala prospects, along strike from the deposits that form the basis of the maiden 868,000-ounce mineral resource estimate.
The high-priority areas include:
- Tchaga North, where 11 kilometres of gold mineralisation was identified. Limited previous drilling by Mako returned 8 metres at 8.53 g/t gold, 1-metre at 215 g/t and 4 metres at 101.31 g/t;
- the 1.4-kilometre zone south of the Gogbala deposit, which returned 55.9 g/t and 1.79 g/t in auger transition samples outside of the resource in an area of no previous RC/diamond drilling; and
- the area west of Gogbala, which hosts an approximate 800-metre gold anomaly parallel to Gogbala.
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