Red Rock Resources plc has applied for five gold exploration permits through wholly owned subsidiary LacGold Resources SARLU in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
LICENCES
The licences cover a total area of 1,907.07km2 with each application located on a known regional shear zones where gold mines are operating.
Red Rock said that all the applications have significant artisanal mining occurring within and around them.
Red Rock owns LacGold through a wholly owned UK subsidiary Lac Minerals Ltd.
PROJECTS
The projects include Djekanou-Taabo located 148km north from Abidjan; Yamoussoukro 245km north of Abidjan; Yaouré in central Côte d’Ivoire; Korhogo 600km from Abidjan, in the north of the country; Nassian in the northeast on the southern border of Comoè National Park; and Tienko in the northwest at the southern border of Mali.
QUALITY
Red Rock chairman Andrew Bell said that the company had returned to the country with fresh vigour and renewed determination.
“Exploration of some of the largest parts of the West African Greenstone Belts, and particularly the Côte d’Ivoire, has lagged far behind Ghana and even Mali.
“Following a detailed study, application has now been made for five areas with, we believe, the pedigree and potential for significant discoveries.
“The team’s aim is to create and rapidly list a quality West African stand-alone independently financed gold play focused on the Côte d’Ivoire.”
Red Rock will work with Côte d’Ivoire geologist M. Koffi Gbamele and geologist and data manager in London, M. Ali Barrosh.