West African Resources hits 9m at 9.7g/t Au from 112m, including 1m at 61.7g/t Au at M1 North
21.04.2016 | FSCwire
Perth, Australia - Gold developer West African Resources Limited (ASX, TSXV: WAF) is pleased to report further high-grade RC results from the M1 prospect, at its 100%-owned Tanlouka Gold Project, Burkina Faso.Highlights
- RC drilling returns 9m at 9.7g/t Au from 112m, including 1m at 61.7g/t Au
- Results over 300m strike, open to the northwest
- Further round of step-out drilling at M1 North planned
- Drilling in progress at M1 South – assays pending
- Feasibility study commenced – funded by $12.5m oversubscribed institutional capital raising
Managing Director Richard Hyde commented:
“Deeper RC drilling in the northwest of the M1 prospect has delivered strong results with TAN16-RC141 returning 9m at 9.7g/t Au from 112m, including 1m at 61.7g/t Au.
“TAN16-RC141 is on the northwestern limit of M1 North. Mineralisation is open along strike to the northwest, and will be tested with step-out drilling.
“New results confirm continuity of high grade open-pitable gold mineralisation at the M1 North prospect over at least 300m."
Drilling is in progress at M1 South. Further results are imminent.
Confirmation of high grade gold at M1 North
Drilling has been completed over 300m of strike at M1 North targeting results from early 2016 (TAN16-RC93-111, ASX/TSXV: 22/1/2016 & 2/2/2016), many of which returned lower than expected results due to holes intercepting open stopes and backfill material. All results have been reported for the current drilling program at M1 North. A follow-up RC and diamond core program is in progress at M1 South.
Latest results are presented below include:
- TAN16-RC138: 15m at 1.25g/t Au from 76m
- TAN16-RC139: 7m at 1.91g/t Au from 101m
- TAN16-RC140: 4m at 1.61g/t Au from 76m and 7m at 1.63g/t Au from 99m
- TAN16-RC141: 10m at 0.72g/t Au from 82m, and
- TAN16-RC141: 9m at 9.66g/t Au from 112m, including 1m at 61.65g/t Au
- TAN16-RC142: 11m at 1.48g/t Au from 73m
- TAN16-RC143: 6m at 3.35g/t Au from 111m
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