African Gold Group, Inc. (TSX-V: AGG) (“
AGG” or
the “
Company”) is pleased to provide an update on
the ongoing drilling campaign at its flagship Kobada Gold Project
in Southern Mali. To date, the Company has only drilled
approximately 8% of the identified shear zones on the property, and
this current drilling campaign is targeting highly prospective
extensions to strike length, and conversion of inferred oxides to
measured and indicated ounces. Most recent high-grade drilling
results continue to show far deeper than expected extensions of the
oxide orebody at depth as well as additional mineralised zones
outside of the known ore zones.
Highlights
- Significant new drill
intersects at the main shear zone of the
Kobada Gold
Project. Drilling highlights
include:
○ 1.09 g/t Au
over
43.50 m
from 111.0 m to
154.50 m
(Drill hole
KB20_PH4A_12)
▪ Including 9.10
g/t Au over 1.0 m, 9.93 g/t Au over 1.0 m and 9.39 g/t Au over 1.0
m
○ 1.16 g/t Au
over 17.0 m
from 53.0
to 70.0 m (Drill
hole KB20_PH4A_14)
▪ Including 9.07
g/t Au over 1.0 m
○ 4.86 g/t Au
over 17.0 m from 64.0 to 81.0 m (Drill hole
KB20_PH4A_16)
▪ Including 46.10 g/t
Au over 1.0 m
- The
boundary between the oxidised lithologies and the unaltered
(sulphide) lithologies are being
intersected consistently at
deeper levels and are conducive
to adding more volume to the
inferred
mineral
resource.
- The drill program has
extended the depth of the oxide-sulphide boundary from
110 m
to 180
m at the northern extensions of the main shear zone,
representing ~60% increase.
- High grade
gold mineralisation, plus
numerous recent strong intersections consistently reported from
outside the mineral resource estimate in
the NI 43-101 Technical Report on Kobada Gold
Project dated June 17, 2020 (the “2020 DFS”) will
be incorporated in the next mineral resource estimate update on
track for Q1 2021.
-
Drilling
continues along
the main shear zone (Phase
4), the Gosso target (Phase
3), and the
northern extension of
the main Kobada shear
zone (Phase 5) as part of the
10,000 m drilling programme announced in
September (see press
release dated September 14,
2020).
Danny Callow,
Chief Executive Officer
of AGG
commented:
“With every hole that we drill in our infill
drilling programme, we are seeing positive results that support our
thesis for expanding the resource, both in terms of depth
extensions and grade. We are very happy with the progress being
made and expect to continue to see good results as we near
year-end.”
Overview of
Drilling
Programme
Drill rigs have been operating since early
September 2020, and despite heavy rains, the Company has made very
good progress in its exploration drilling programme. To date, 3,640
m have been drilled, of which 1,960 m were reverse circulation
drilling (“RC”) and 1,680 m were diamond drilling
(“DD”). The assay results from
the infill drilling campaign on the Kobada main shear zone have
confirmed that to date, large portions of the geological model and
the anticipated grade of the inferred oxide mineral resource
correlate positively with the 1.34 g/t mean grade currently used in
the existing inferred resource estimate. In addition, the boundary
between the oxidised lithologies and the unaltered (sulphide)
lithologies has been repeatedly intersected at deeper levels than
anticipated. These results are conducive to adding more volume at
depth to the inferred mineral resource in the oxides.
The drilling campaign to upgrade a portion of
the inferred oxide mineral resources is part of a three-phase
drilling campaign. The objective of the current drilling campaign
is to upgrade the Inferred oxide resource to a higher confidence
category, test the northern extension of the Kobada shear beyond
the last known occurrence in the northern parts of the Kobada
concession and the initial drill-testing of the neighbouring Gosso
shear zone (see press release dated October 20, 2020). It comprises
an initial 6,720 m at a split of 70% RC holes (4,704 m) and 30% DD
holes (2,016 m).
Figure 1: Plan view of drilling campaign at
Kobada. Solid lines represent holes drilled to
date:https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6796b561-7462-49fd-b37c-9096078d366d
Figure 2: Drill hole KB20_PH4A_12 and 14,
confirming mineralisation close to surface and an additional newly
discovered mineralised
zone:https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8ecf4a3a-aa16-46dd-883b-5d3814760833
About African Gold Group
African Gold Group is a TSX Venture Exchange
(TSX-V: AGG) listed exploration and development company with a
focus on building Africa’s next mid-tier gold producer. The Company
has a highly experienced board and management team with a proven
track record in the African mining sector operating mines from
development through to production. AGG’s principal asset is the
Kobada Project in southern Mali, which is in an advanced stage of
development having completed the 2020 DFS and is targeting gold
production of 100,000 oz per annum by Q2 2022. As well as the
initial Kobada Gold Project, other exploration locations have been
identified on the Kobada, Farada and Kobada Est concessions,
offering potential for an increase in resource. For more
information regarding African Gold Group visit our website at
www.africangoldgroup.com.
Qualified
Person
The scientific and technical information
contained in this press release has been reviewed, prepared and
approved by Dr. Andreas Rompel, PhD, Pr. Sci. Nat. (400274/04),
FSAIMM, Vice President Exploration of AGG, who is a "Qualified
Person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of
Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and by Mr. Uwe
Engelmann (BSc (Zoo. & Bot.), BSc Hons (Geol.), Pr.Sci.Nat. No.
400058/08, MGSSA), a director of Minxcon (Pty) Ltd and a member of
the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions.
For more information:
Danny Callow President and Chief Executive
Officer+(27) 76 411 3803 Danny.Callow@africangoldgroup.com
Scott EldridgeNon-Executive Chairman of the
Board(604) 722-5381Scott.Eldridge@africangoldgroup.com
Daniyal Baizak VP Corporate Development(647)
835-9617Daniyal.Baizak@africangoldgroup.com
Camarco (Financial PR)Gordon PooleNick Hennis+44
(0) 20 3757 4997AfricanGoldGroup@camarco.co.uk
Cautionary statements
This press release contains “forward-looking
information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not
limited to, statements regarding, the Company’s drilling and
exploration programmes, expectations of increase in resources or
reserves at the Kobada Gold Project, timeline for delivery of
future mineral resource estimates and extensions of orebody depth
and length. Generally, forward-looking information can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
“plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”,
“scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or
“does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words
and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results
“may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be
achieved”. Forward-looking information is subject to known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements
of AGG to be materially different from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to:
receipt of necessary approvals; general business, economic,
competitive, political and social uncertainties; future prices of
mineral prices; accidents, labour disputes and shortages and other
risks of the mining industry. Although the Company has attempted to
identify important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in forward-looking
information, there may be other factors that cause results not to
be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance
that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not
undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in
accordance with applicable securities laws.
NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS
REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE
POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
Table 1: Assay results from the
mineralized zone
|
|
Mineralized Zone |
Includes |
BHID |
OreBody |
From |
To |
CompositeLength (m) |
CompositeGrade (g/t) |
From |
To |
Includes(m) |
Includes(g/t) |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
KobadaMainShear |
93.00 |
102.00 |
9.00 |
0.33 |
94.00 |
95.00 |
1.00 |
1.18 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
111.00 |
154.50 |
43.50 |
1.09 |
111.00 |
112.00 |
1.00 |
4.64 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
|
|
|
|
114.00 |
115.00 |
1.00 |
9.10 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
|
|
|
|
136.00 |
137.00 |
1.00 |
1.47 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
|
|
|
|
137.00 |
138.00 |
1.00 |
9.93 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
|
|
|
|
141.00 |
142.00 |
1.00 |
1.48 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
|
|
|
|
143.00 |
144.00 |
1.00 |
1.38 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
|
|
|
|
146.00 |
147.00 |
1.00 |
9.39 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
|
|
|
|
150.00 |
151.50 |
1.50 |
1.73 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
169.50 |
174.50 |
5.00 |
0.43 |
172.50 |
173.50 |
1.00 |
1.39 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
|
190.00 |
192.80 |
2.80 |
0.46 |
|
|
|
|
KB20_PH4A_13 |
|
74.20 |
82.00 |
7.80 |
0.20 |
|
|
|
|
KB20_PH4A_13 |
|
94.65 |
107.20 |
12.55 |
0.87 |
97.00 |
98.50 |
1.50 |
4.58 |
KB20_PH4A_13 |
|
|
|
|
|
104.50 |
105.50 |
1.00 |
2.83 |
KB20_PH4A_13 |
|
118.00 |
123.50 |
5.50 |
0.35 |
|
|
|
|
KB20_PH4A_13 |
|
129.00 |
132.60 |
3.60 |
0.53 |
129.00 |
130.00 |
1.00 |
1.29 |
KB20_PH4A_13 |
|
142.50 |
144.00 |
1.50 |
0.76 |
|
|
|
|
KB20_PH4A_14 |
|
53.00 |
70.00 |
17.00 |
1.16 |
53.00 |
54.00 |
1.00 |
2.82 |
KB20_PH4A_14 |
|
|
|
|
|
58.00 |
59.00 |
1.00 |
9.07 |
KB20_PH4A_14 |
|
|
|
|
|
69.00 |
70.00 |
1.00 |
6.22 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
|
12.00 |
15.00 |
3.00 |
0.63 |
12.00 |
13.00 |
1.00 |
1.25 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
|
31.00 |
42.00 |
11.00 |
0.57 |
41.00 |
42.00 |
1.00 |
4.37 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
|
64.00 |
81.00 |
17.00 |
4.86 |
69.00 |
70.00 |
1.00 |
46.10 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
|
|
|
|
|
70.00 |
71.00 |
1.00 |
32.70 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
|
162.00 |
165.00 |
3.00 |
0.90 |
162.78 |
163.70 |
0.92 |
2.31 |
Cumulative Mineralization
Widths
BHID |
CumulativeMineralization Width(m) |
Mean Grade(g/t) |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
60.30 |
0.89 |
KB20_PH4A_13 |
30.95 |
0.57 |
KB20_PH4A_14 |
24.00 |
0.97 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
34.00 |
2.75 |
Significant
Intersections (above 1
g/t Au)
BHID |
From |
To |
IntersectionLength (m) |
Au_Final (g/t) |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
94.00 |
95.00 |
1.00 |
1.18 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
111.00 |
112.00 |
1.00 |
4.64 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
114.00 |
115.00 |
1.00 |
9.10 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
136.00 |
137.00 |
1.00 |
1.47 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
137.00 |
138.00 |
1.00 |
9.93 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
141.00 |
142.00 |
1.00 |
1.48 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
143.00 |
144.00 |
1.00 |
1.38 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
146.00 |
147.00 |
1.00 |
9.39 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
150.00 |
151.50 |
1.50 |
1.73 |
KB20_PH4A_12 |
172.50 |
173.50 |
1.00 |
1.39 |
KB20_PH4A_13 |
97.00 |
98.50 |
1.50 |
4.58 |
KB20_PH4A_13 |
104.50 |
105.50 |
1.00 |
2.83 |
KB20_PH4A_13 |
129.00 |
130.00 |
1.00 |
1.29 |
KB20_PH4A_14 |
53.00 |
54.00 |
1.00 |
2.82 |
KB20_PH4A_14 |
58.00 |
59.00 |
1.00 |
9.07 |
KB20_PH4A_14 |
69.00 |
70.00 |
1.00 |
6.22 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
12.00 |
13.00 |
1.00 |
1.25 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
41.00 |
42.00 |
1.00 |
4.37 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
69.00 |
70.00 |
1.00 |
46.10 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
70.00 |
71.00 |
1.00 |
32.70 |
KB20_PH4A_16 |
162.78 |
163.70 |
0.92 |
2.31 |
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