Cora Gold Ltd reported improved results from the re-analysis of samples from drilling at Dako II permit in southern Mali.
The junior miner conducting drilling during the final quarter of 2020 at the site contiguous with the company’s flagship Sanankoro gold project.
The first-pass screening 50g fire assay results set out in an announcement on 20 January 2021, used for quick results on exploration holes, were tested by 2kg leachwell bottle roll with 50g fire assay on the tail for a resource quality result.
Cora said that the bottle roll analysis was a more representative assay and had generally delivered “significantly enhanced” results in terms of intercept widths and grades.
The results include:
5m @ 6.14 g/t Au from 84m depth in hole DC0035
13m @ 1.87 g/t Au from 55m depth in hole DC0030
13m @ 1.20 g/t Au from 15m depth and
13m @ 1.20 g/t Au from 33m depth in hole DC0031
Previously reported intercepts on 20 January 2021 from first-pass screening fire assay included:
5m @ 3.75 g/t Au from 84m in hole DC0035
13m @ 1.61 g/t Au from 55m depth in hole DC0030
3m @ 2.08 g/t Au from 24m depth and
12m @ 0.75 g/t Au from 33m depth in hole DC0031
Cora added that more than 3km of surface mineralisation had yet to be drilled at Dako II.
“We are pleased by the enhanced results from the bottle roll analysis of last year’s drilling at Dako II,” said chief executive Bert Monro.
“Having over +3km of surface mineralisation still to be drilled at Dako II offers the potential for even more.
“Dako II is 7km south of our existing resources at Sanankoro and we hope to see this discovery turn into part of the future resources and mine plan for the project”
Mr Monro added that drilling continued at Sanankoro with first results due during Q2 2021.
Dako II will be drilled later in this campaign to follow up on these results.
Cora Gold Ltd was founded in 2012 and is focused on mineral projects, especially gold in West Africa.