Wednesday, 5th March 2008 (2402 views)

Drilling at the Kourouba gold project in the west African country of Mali has extended the property's gold zone and returned intersections of 40 metres of 1.06 g/t gold, according to the company behind the project.

North Atlantic Resources said 16 reverse circulation holes were completed under the drilling programme to a total combined depth of 1,534 metres over a 700-metre strike length.

Their aim was to expand the definition of the gold zone intersected at site in June 2007, which returned intercepts of 42 metres grading at 1.22 g/t gold.

Results from the holes include 22 metres grading 1.13 g/t gold, 14 metres grading 1.12 g/t gold and 12 metres at 1.81 g/t gold.

North Atlantic said pit work will be carried out in the vicinity of higher-grade intersections to assess the surface expression of gold zones and improve the company's understanding of their geology.

Kourouba is one of seven projects North Atlantic is currently in Mali. The country is Africa's third-largest gold producer.

 

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