VANCOUVER, BC, July 10, 2023 /CNW/ - DFR Gold Inc (DFR.CA) is pleased to announce, with its joint venture partner Panthera Resources plc (AIM: PAT), the commencement of a drilling programme on the Kalaka Gold Project in Mali (the "Drilling Programme").
Kalaka is a large gold system where multiple intersections exceeding 150 metres at greater than 0.5 g/t have been identified by previous diamond and RC drilling. The Drilling Programme will include:
Approximately 1,500 metres of RC drilling to complement existing diamond and reverse circulation drilling at the K1A target which is intended to be utilised to define a Maiden Mineral Resource estimate
Step-out drilling to the north will target an untested interpreted geophysical mineral trend
Collection of samples for a metallurgical test programme.
A broad soil anomaly above 30 ppb Au covers most of the metasediments on the tenement area and offers significant opportunity for further discovery and extension to known mineralisation. Historical drilling has consistently demonstrated significant wide gold intercepts at the K1A target, including diamond hole K1AD002 (191.8m @ 0.52 g/t Au) and reverse circulation drill hole K1ARC028 (117m @ 0.59 g/t Au including 41m @ 1.02 g/t Au).
John McGloin, CEO of DFR, commented:
"While DFR has primarily focussed on the exciting pre-feasibility Cascades Gold Project in Burkina Faso, the Kalaka Project represents an exciting opportunity in Mali with large scale bulk-mineable gold potential.
"It is hoped that the metallurgical test work programme will demonstrate the positive economics of the project. The drilling programme is expected to be completed this month with results in the third quarter of 2023."
Background
Panthera and DFR each have 40% interest in Kalaka held through their interest in Maniger Ltd. The remaining 20% interest is owned by a local partner, Golden Spear Mali SARL. Panthera is the operator of the project.
The Kalaka gold project is situated in southern Mali, 260 km southeast of Bamako. It lies approximately 80 km south of the 8 Moz Au Morila Mine and 85 km northwest of Resolute's 6Moz Au Syama Mine.
Historical work in the area has included airborne geophysical surveys, soil sampling, structural interpretations, geological mapping, and preliminary drilling activities focussed on the metasediments. This has included 20,952m of diamond, air core (AC), reverse circulation (RC) and Rotary Air Blast (RAB) drilling in 372 holes. During 2021 Panthera completed 2,430m of AC drilling in 94 holes. On the K1A prospect multiple intersections exceeding 150m at 0.5 g/t have been identified by diamond and RC drilling.
The primary mineralisation at the K1A prospect, is associated with an intrusive tonalite / micro granodiorite with metasediments in contact with the intrusive. The alteration envelope is dominantly characterised by silica-feldspar flooding and sulphide mineralisation. Elsewhere there are also numerous artisanal workings within the Kalaka tenement, mainly targeting eluvial gold.
David J Reading, M.Sc., FIMM, Fellow SEG, a director of DFR and a Qualified Person as defined under NI 43-101 has prepared or supervised the preparation of, or approved, as applicable, the technical information contained in this press release. Mr. Reading has over 40 years' experience in the mining industry covering all stages of mine development, including exploration, feasibility, financing, construction and operations. He has an MSc in Economic Geology and is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and of the Society of Economic Geologists.
Notes to Editors:
DFR Gold is a TSX Venture Exchange listed exploration and mine development company focused on gold in West Africa. DFR Gold holds interests in a portfolio of West African gold exploration projects including the highly prospective Cascades gold project ("Cascades") in Burkina Faso. Cascades has a Mineral Resource* prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 comprising 5.41 million tonnes of indicated resources at an average grade of 1.52g/t Au for a total 264,000 ounces of gold: and 6.93 million tonnes of inferred resources at an average grade 1.67g/t Au for a total of 371,000 ounces of gold. Please see the Company's technical report titled "Amended and Re-stated Technical Report on the Labola Project Burkina Faso" dated April 2, 2022, with an effective date of April 20, 2022 for further information regarding Cascades.
Additional Mineral Resource Estimate Disclosures
*Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, do not have demonstrated economic viability. The estimate of Mineral Resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, marketing, or other relevant issues. The Mineral Resources in this note were reported using CIM (2014) Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves, Definitions and Guidelines and adopted by CIM Council.
The quantity and grade of reported Inferred resources in this estimation are uncertain in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define this Inferred Resource as an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource. It is uncertain if further exploration will result in upgrading the Inferred Resource to an Indicated or Measured Mineral Resource category.
The Mineral Resource has been constrained by an open pit evaluation using a gold price of US$1900 per ounce, and then reported at a cut-off of 0.5 g/t Au.
Contained metal and tonnes figures in totals may differ due to rounding.
不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华,2023年7月10日 /CNW/ — DFR Gold Inc (DFR.CA)很高兴地宣布,与其合资伙伴Panthera Resources plc(AIM: PAT)一起启动马里卡拉卡黄金项目(“钻探计划”)的钻探计划。
Kalaka是一个大型金矿系统,之前的钻石和钢筋混凝土钻探已经发现了多个超过150米的交叉点,重量超过0.5 g/t。钻探计划将包括:
超过30 ppb Au的广泛土壤异常覆盖了该物业区的大部分超沉积物,为进一步发现和扩展已知矿化提供了重要机会。历史钻探一直表明,在K1A目标处有大量的宽金截获量,包括钻石洞 K1AD002(191.8m @ 0.52 g/t Au)和反循环钻孔 K1ARC028(117m @ 0.59 g/t Au 包括 41m @ 1.02 g/t Au)。
DFR 首席执行官约翰·麦格洛因评论说:
“虽然DFR主要关注布基纳法索令人兴奋的预可行性Cascades黄金项目,但Kalaka项目在马里是一个令人兴奋的机会,具有大规模的批量开采黄金潜力。
“希望冶金测试工作计划能够证明该项目的积极经济性。钻探计划预计将于本月完成,结果将于2023年第三季度公布。”
背景
Panthera和DFR分别通过其在Maniger Ltd的权益持有Kalaka40%的权益。其余20%的权益归当地合伙人Golden Spear Mali SARL所有。Panthera 是该项目的运营商。
卡拉卡金矿项目位于马里南部,位于巴马科东南260公里处。它位于 8 Moz Au Morila 矿以南约 80 公里处,Resolute 的 6Moz Au Syama 矿西北 85 公里处。
该地区的历史工作包括航空地球物理调查、土壤采样、结构解释、地质测绘以及以超沉积物为重点的初步钻探活动。这包括在 372 个洞中钻出 20,952 米的金刚石、空芯 (AC)、反循环 (RC) 和旋转气爆 (RAB) 钻孔。2021 年,Panthera 在 94 个洞中完成了 2430 米的交流钻探。在K1A勘探区,通过金刚石和钢筋混凝土钻探发现了多个超过150米的交叉路口,重量为0.5 g/t。
K1A勘探区的原生矿化与侵入性tonalite/micro granodiorite有关,其超沉积物与侵入物接触。蚀变包络的主要特征是二氧化硅长石洪水和硫化物矿化。在其他地方,卡拉卡公寓内也有许多手工工作,主要针对难以捉摸的黄金。
David J Reading,理学硕士,FIMM,SEG研究员,DFR董事和NI 43-101所定义的合格人员,已经准备或监督了本新闻稿中包含的技术信息的准备或批准(如适用)。Reading先生在采矿业拥有40多年的经验,涵盖了矿山开发的各个阶段,包括勘探、可行性、融资、施工和运营。他拥有经济地质学硕士学位,是材料、矿产和采矿研究所和经济地质学家协会的会员。
编者注:
DFR Gold是一家在多伦多证券交易所风险投资交易所上市的勘探和矿山开发公司,专注于西非的黄金。DFR Gold持有西非黄金勘探项目组合的权益,包括布基纳法索极具前景的Cascades黄金项目(“Cascades”)。Cascades拥有根据NI 43-101准备的矿产资源*,包括541万吨指示资源,平均品位为1.52g/t Au,总共26.4万盎司黄金;以及693万吨的推断资源,平均品位为1.67g/t Au,总共37.1万盎司黄金。有关Cascades的更多信息,请参阅公司2022年4月2日题为 “布基纳法索Labola项目的修订和重述技术报告” 的技术报告,生效日期为2022年4月20日。
其他矿产资源估算披露
*矿产资源不是矿产储量,尚未显示出经济可行性。矿产资源的估算可能会受到环境、许可、法律、营销或其他相关问题的重大影响。本说明中的矿产资源是使用CIM(2014)矿产资源和储量标准、定义和指南报告的,并由CIM理事会通过。
本估算中报告的推断资源的数量和等级本质上是不确定的,而且勘探不足,无法将这种推断资源定义为指示或测量的矿产资源。目前尚不确定进一步的勘探是否会导致推断资源升级为指示或测量的矿产资源类别。
矿产资源受到露天矿评估的限制,该评估使用每盎司1900美元的黄金价格,然后报告的截止值为0.5 g/t Au。
由于四舍五入,所含金属和吨的总量可能会有所不同。