Previously reported standout intercepts from BDT2 include 74m grading 1g/t gold, including a best run of 1m assaying 24.73g/t gold in one hole, and a further hole handing over 2m at 22.86g/t gold.
BDT2’s gold, hosted in a sandstone unit with fine pyrite and hematite alteration, showcases true widths of 65 to 80 per cent of downhole lengths, pointing to a substantial mineralised corridor.
Aurum Resources managing director Dr Caigen Wang said: “These spectacular results highlight the immense potential of our Côte d’Ivoire portfolio. The bonanza hit of 1m at 152.35g/t gold from 96m at Boundiali confirms the system at BDT3 hosts high-grade shoots, with this intercept being drilled up-dip from 1.43m at 234.35g/t gold from 107m.”
Wang said, crucially, the latest success is not isolated to the Boundiali gold project. Recent drilling at the company’s Napié project also returned a fantastic result of 17m at 9.38g/t gold from 236m, significantly extending mineralisation at depth.
Aurum is aggressively accelerating its exploration with two more rigs, bringing its company-owned fleet to 12. It is targeting increased metreage, from a previously proposed 100,000m of drilling to more than 130,000m in 2025.
The aggressive program aims to expand resources at Boundiali’s BD, BM and BST deposits while also testing new targets to identify further discoveries.
A pre-feasibility study (PFS) for Boundiali is underway, with results slated for the first quarter of 2026. Aurum expects the PFS will be timed alongside two major mineral resource estimate updates for Boundiali and the company’s 0.87-million-ounce Napié gold project, about 100 kilometres southeast of the main Boundiali tenement suite.
With a healthy $40 million cash balance, including shares in African explorer Montage Gold Corporation, Aurum looks well-positioned to sustain its current solid exploration drive and development plans.
Aurum’s latest results from Boundiali have been a cracker outcome for the company, with abundant high-grade hits and open mineralisation pointing to a potentially expanded resource and a bigger future.
With a beefed-up drill fleet and a solid pile of cash, Aurum is charging toward a significant resource expansion around Christmas and a PFS early next year, pointing to a strong possibility of some golden New Year’s cheer to come.
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