MKG is confident of the resource growth potential at the project. Pic: Getty Images
Mako delivers up to 170g/t gold from Napié rock chips
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- MKG flags 170g/t gold in rock chips from Komboro prospect at Napié
- Previous scout drilling returned up to 30.47g/t at the prospect
- Company planning to drill test high-grade targets
Special Report: Mako Gold has reported rock chip results from the Komboro prospect at its Napié gold project in Côte d’Ivoire of up to a massive 170g/t gold.
The sampling also returned other very high-grade results including 41.92g/t, 6.27g/t, 4.63g/t, and 3.48g/t gold.
Visible gold, a pointer to high-grade mineralisation, was also seen by Mako geologists in several samples.
Mako Gold (ASX:MKG) is aiming to expand on a resource at Napié that already includes an impressive 868,000 ounces of gold.
Only 21 RC holes have been drilled at Komboro to date over a 6km by 6km area, where six of seven targets drilled returned significant gold values, highlighting untapped potential in the northern part of the permit.
Notably, previous limited shallow drilling at Komboro returned high-grade gold intercepts including:
- 9m at 3.26g/t Au from 67m including 3m at 7.29g/t Au from 67m and 1m at 47g/t Au from 86m
- 1m at 8.45g/t Au from 74m; and
- 5m at 1.64g/t Au from 56m.
Resource growth potential
The samples were collected at artisanal mining sites where local miners have exposed structures with gold bearing quartz veins.
Using only hand tools and being limited by the water table means that the area disturbed by artisanal miners is relatively small, which presents very good targets for drilling to expand mineralised zones.
The high-grade rock chip results, as well as excellent previous drilling results, validate this site as a priority drilling target to expand mineralisation at depth and along strike.
“The exceptional results of our ongoing mapping and rock chip sampling program at Komboro provides additional gold targets that warrant further work,” Mako managing director Peter Ledwidge said.
“These results further demonstrate the prospectivity of the northern part of the Napié project and when combined with high-grade results from our previous scout drilling, highlight the potential to significantly grow the resource beyond the current 868,000oz gold resource.”
Work is ongoing to complete mapping and rock-chip sampling and the company has now identified new high-grade gold zones for potential resource growth, with follow up drilling planned.
This article was developed in collaboration with Mako Gold, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing.
This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.
