PROJECTS AND EXPLORATION
SANBRADO DRILLING
CONTINUES
• Location: Burkina Faso
• Phase: Exploration
• Mineral: Gold
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According to managing director of West African Resources,
Richard Hyde, initial drill holes from the maiden grade
control program at M1 South have returned high-grade
results including 27m at 8.7grams per tonne (gpt) of gold
(Au), confirming Sanbrado will process high-grade free
milling ore early in the production schedule.
“Drilling continues and will de-risk the first five months of
production from the high grade M1 South open-pit,” says Hyde.
“We are fully funded, with construction progressing on time
and budget. Commercial gold production is on track for the
second half of 2020.”
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old developer West African Resources has
reported assay results from the maiden grade
control (GC) reverse circulation (RC) drilling
programme from its M1 South deposit at the Sanbrado
gold project in Burkina Faso. GC holes drilled to date at
M1 South have targeted early production ore from near
surface mineralisation within the M1 South open pit.
The portal blast at West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold project in Burkina Faso.
ENDEAVOUR’S 7 NEW
TARGETS
• Location: Côte d’Ivoire
• Phase: Exploration
• Mineral: Gold
C
anadian company Endeavour Mining has added a
significant high-grade resource at its flagship Ity
mine in Côte d’Ivoire. The company defined seven
new targets at its Le Plaque discovery, which boosts
confidence in delineating further resources.
According to Patrick Bouisset, executive vice-president
exploration and growth at Endeavour, the company’s results
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to date has been outstanding in terms of the high-grade
nature and mineralisation extension.
“We are excited by the potential in the Le Plaque area which
remains open at depth and in several directions. Before
year end, we expect to further increase its resource base
and define a maiden reserve. In addition, we are extremely
pleased with our ongoing reconnaissance drilling campaign
as it has identified seven new targets which leaves us very
well positioned to continue delineating further maiden
resources in the large northern Floleu license anomalic area,”
says Bouisset.
More broadly, the success we have achieved, notably at
Houndé, Ity and Fetekro, just two and half years since the
implementation of our five year strategic exploration plan in
late 2016, demonstrates that we continue to add value while
remaining on track to reach our ambitious discovery cost
target of less than USD20 per ounce,” he adds.
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