REG - Caracal Gold PLC - Assay Results Confirm High-Grade Mineralisation

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06/06/2022 07:30

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RNS Number : 6767N  Caracal Gold PLC  06 June 2022

Caracal Gold plc / EPIC: GCAT / Market: Main / Sector: Mining

6 June 2022

Caracal Gold plc ('Caracal' or the 'Company')

Assay Results from Kilimapesa Hill Confirm High-Grade Mineralisation

 

Caracal Gold plc, the expanding East African gold producer with over
1,300,000oz JORC-compliant gold resources, is pleased to announce the second
batch of sample assay results from its Reverse Circulation ('RC') and Diamond
Drilling ('DD') drilling programmes, which continue to confirm the strike and
depth continuation of the known orebody at the Kilimapesa Hill deposit
('Kilimapesa Hill') at the Kilimapesa Gold and Mining Operations in Kenya (the
'Project').

 

Highlights

·    Results continue to confirm strike and depth continuation of the
mineralisation with strong gold grades, consistent with expectations.

·    To date, 75 holes totalling 7,522m of the planned 12,000m RC drilling
programme and 8 holes totalling 1,547m of the planned 3,000m DD programme,
which commenced in December 2021, have been completed.

·    Initial drilling successfully targeted areas east of and close to the
existing underground mine, (refer RNS announcement 12 May 2022) with the
latest phase stepping out on strike to the eastern boundary of the mining
licence as well as to the west of Kilimapesa Hill.

·    Results of 993 samples from Batch 2 have been received and results
from the RC holes include:

o Hole KPGRC037: 2m @ 3.58 g/t Au including 1m @ 4.60 g/t gold ('Au') from 64m

o Hole KPGRC046: 5m @ 1.62g/t Au including 3m @2.07g/t Au from 50m

o Hole KPGRC047: 6m @ 1.65g/t Au from 79m

o Hole KPGRC052: 5m @ 2.26g/t Au including 2m @ 3.04g/t Au from 37m

o Hole KPGRC052: 4m @ 2.20g/t Au including 2m @ 3.24g/t Au from 64m

o Hole KPGRC053: 3m @ 1.90g/t Au from 10m

o Hole KPGRC055: 4m @ 3.51g/t Au Including 3m @ 4.09g/t Au from 13m

·    DD results include:

o KPGDD005: 2m @ 2.48g/t Au from 167m and 1m @ 29.23g/t (mailto:1m@29.23g/t)
Au from 209m

·    The third batch of RC assay results are due to be delivered to the
laboratory in the first week of June. These will include samples from holes on
the western extent of Kilimapesa Hill and the mining licence.

·    The RC rig is scheduled to move off Kilimapesa Hill in the first week
of June and begin drilling campaigns on the first of three prioritised
regional targets on the exploration licence.

·    An updated resource from Kilimapesa Hill is expected at the end of Q2
2022.

 

Chief executive of Caracal Gold Plc, Robbie McCrae, said: "The second batch of
sample assay results from the drilling programme on Kilimapesa Hill continues
to confirm strike and depth continuity, with positive gold grades, as
anticipated. The high-grade intercept from DD hole 005 of 29.23g/t Au over 1m
from 209m provides further proof that the orebody is open at depth. This has
particularly sparked my interest for future drilling and underpins the
significant potential of the mine.

 

"With the drilling on Kilimapesa Hill almost complete we look forward to
delivering an updated resource at the end of June and are excited to be moving
to the higher grade regional targets to support continued resource expansion.

 

"To date, we are very pleased with all aspects of the drilling campaign and
look forward to not only an increase in ounces and confidence levels in our
mineral resource but also, and importantly, improved information and quality
of the existing resource to aid us in our planning and mining operations.
Having only begun our in-house drilling in December 2021, we are very pleased
with how well the drilling teams and the rigs are performing."

 

To view the RNS with illustrative diagrams and maps, please use the following
link:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6767N_1-2022-6-3.pdf
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Figure 1: Map showing South-North section - Holes KPGRC 021 and KPGRC 037

Figure 2: Map showing South-North section - Hole KPGRC 052

 

Figure 3: Map showing South-North section - Holes KPGRC 055 and KPGRC 047

 

 

** ENDS **

 

For further information visit www.caracalgold.com or contact the following:

 

 Caracal Gold plc                                  info@caracalgold.com (mailto:info@caracalgold.com)

 Robbie McCrae

 Sheila Boit
 VSA Capital Ltd                                   +44 203 005 5000

 Financial Adviser and Joint Broker

 Andrew Raca (Corporate Finance)

 Andrew Monk (Corporate Broking)
 Clear Capital Markets Limited

 Joint Broker                                      +44 203 897 0981 / +44 203 869 6086

 Keith Swann / Jon Critchley

 St Brides Partners Ltd                            info@stbridespartners.co.uk (mailto:info@stbridespartners.co.uk)

  Financial PR

 Oonagh Reidy / Charlotte Page / Isabelle Morris
 DGWA, the German Institute for Asset and          info@dgwa.org (mailto:info@dgwa.org)

 Equity Allocation and Valuation

 European Investor and Corporate

 Relations Advisor

 Stefan Müller / Katharina Löckinger

 

Notes

Caracal Gold plc is an emerging East African focused gold producer with a
clear path to grow production and resources both organically and through
strategic acquisitions. Its aim is to rapidly increase production to +50,000oz
p.a. and build a JORC compliant resource base of +3Moz.

 

Caracal is executing its growth strategy beyond its 100% owned Kilimapesa Mine
in Kenya by acquiring additional assets in Tanzania in order to grow group
resources.   Its experienced team, with proven track record in successfully
developing and operating mining projects throughout Africa continues to review
other complementary and strategically located projects in East Africa.

 

Caracal is a responsible mining and exploration company and supports the
positive social and economic change that it contributes to the communities in
the regions that it operates. It is a proudly East African-focused company: it
buys locally, employs locally, and protects the environment and its employees
and their families' health, safety, and wellbeing.

 

Caracal's shares are quoted on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
(LON: GCAT) and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE: 6IK); a listing on the
Nairobi Securities Exchange is underway.

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