West African hits 472.2 g/t gold at M1 South 29.5m at 20.6 g/t gold from 349.5m
Scarborough , Australia (FSCwire) - Gold developer West African Resources
Limited (ASX, TSXV: WAF) is pleased to report high-grade diamond drilling results from the M1 deposit, at its 100%-owned Sanbrado
Gold Project, Burkina Faso.
Highlights
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- High-grade results from depth at M1 South;
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- 29.5m at 20.67 g/t Au from 349.5m including 0.5m at 472.2 g/t Au
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- 22m at 10.52 g/t Au from 373.5m
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- 15m at 12.4 g/t Au from 431.5m
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- High-grade mineralisation extended to more than 350m vertical, double the average depth of the current
reserve
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- High-grade open at depth, visible gold logged at 466m in TAN17-DD111 – assays pending
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- Five drill rigs currently on site double shifting, an additional contractor rig expected on site before the
end of the month
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- Well-funded to complete all work programs for 2017
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Managing Director Richard Hyde commented:
“Diamond drill hole TAN17-DD109 has returned further high grade gold results at M1 South, with 29.5m at 20.67 g/t Au from
349.5m including 0.5m at 472.2 g/t Au and 1m at 149.61 g/t Au from the hanging wall zone, and the foot wall zone returned 9.5m at
7.78 g/t Au from 385m including 1m at 61.14 g/t Au.
“Results from the southernmost high-grade shoot show excellent vertical continuity and have extended mineralisation down
to more than 350m below surface, which is twice the average depth of the current reserve.
“Mineralisation remains open at depth and is being drilled aggressively with 5 drill rigs on double shift. An additional
contract rig is expected on site before the end of the month.”
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