REG - Cora Gold Limited - 2022 Drill Programme at Sanankoro Gold Project

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17/02/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 9248B  Cora Gold Limited  17 February 2022

 

 

Cora Gold Limited / EPIC: CORA.L / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining

17 February 2022

Cora Gold Limited ('Cora', 'Cora Gold' or 'the Company')

2022 Drill Programme at Sanankoro Gold Project

 

Cora Gold Limited, the West African focused gold company, is pleased to
announce that it is due to commence a new 2022 drill programme at its
flagship Sanankoro Gold Project ('Sanankoro' or the 'Project') in Southern
Mali.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

●     Capital Drilling Mali SARL ('Capital'), a subsidiary of Capital
Limited (LSE: CAPD), appointed as drill contractor and mobilising to site to
undertake circa 7,500m of reverse circulation ('RC') drilling

●        Drill rig mobilisation has started, with drilling due to
commence in March

●     Programme dual focussed on converting existing resources from
Inferred to Indicated category as well as targeting the discovery of new
Inferred resources

●     Follows success of 2021 drill programme, which delivered a 200%
increase of the pit constrained Mineral Resource Estimate ('MRE') to 21.9
million tonnes ('Mt') at 1.15g/t Au for a total of 809.3 koz Au, including

o  540.6 koz @ 1.33 g/t Au in the Indicated category

o  268.7 koz @ 0.90 g/t Au in the Inferred category

●     Significant further expansion potential identified

o  All deposits remain open at depth and along strike

o  MRE based on around 7.5km surface expression of the total 33 linear km
strike length of the potential mineralised zones identified in the 2018
Exploration Target of up to 2Moz within 100m of surface

●     Drilling expected to be completed in Q2 2022 with drill results to
be released during the programme as results are received

 

Bert Monro, CEO of Cora, commented, "Following the success of our 2021 drill
programme, delivering a +200% MRE increase, we are delighted to be
recommencing resource drilling at Sanankoro.  The Project's potential as an
open-pittable, free-digging oxide mine has been established and through this
drill programme and the Definitive Feasibility Study, which remains on track
to be delivered in H1 2022, we are committed to building on existing resources
and creating additional value for the Company."

 

FURTHER DETAILS

A 2022 drill programme is due to commence in March 2022 at Cora's flagship
Sanankoro Gold Project in southern Mali, which is made up of five contiguous
permits encompassing c.439 sq. km.  An initial programme of c.7,500m of RC
drilling has been planned and Capital has been appointed as drill contractor
to complete the work.

 

The objective of the drilling campaign is to increase resource confidence by
converting existing Inferred resources to the Indicated category and
discovering new Inferred resources.  This will build on the pit constrained
MRE reported by CSA Global (UK) Ltd in November 2021, which identified a
resource of 21.9Mt at 1.15 g/t Au for a total of 809.3 koz of Au, including
540.6 koz @ 1.33 g/t Au in the Indicated category, and 268.7 koz @ 0.90 g/t Au
in the Inferred category. This represented a +200% increase in total ounces
from the maiden MRE in December 2019.  67% of the MRE ounces are in the
Indicated category and 77% of gold is in the oxide zone, with a further 22% in
the transitional zone giving the Company further confidence in its ability to
deliver an open pit, free digging, oxide operation.  Previous metallurgical
testwork shows +94% recoveries (RNS dated 24 September 2020) whilst the base
of oxidation ranges from 60 to 207m deep. Work on the DFS is gaining momentum
following completion of all DFS field work in January 2022 and the study is
expected to be released in H1 2022.

 

Significant further expansion potential remains as all deposits remain open at
depth and along strike.  The MRE is based on around 7.5km surface expression
of the total 33 linear km strike length of the potential mineralised zones
identified in the 2018 Exploration Target of up to 2Moz within 100m of surface
at Sanankoro (SRK, 2018).  There are multiple higher grade ore shoots within
the deposits, which offer the potential for higher grade production in early
years of mining.

 

Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR') Disclosure

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic
law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is
disclosed in accordance with the company's obligations under Article 17 of
MAR.

 

**ENDS**

 

For further information, please visit http://www.coragold.com
(http://www.coragold.com/)  or contact:

 

 Bert Monro           Cora Gold Limited          info@coragold.com (mailto:info@coragold.com)

 Craig Banfield
 Christopher Raggett  finnCap Ltd                +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

 Charlie Beeson       Nomad & Joint Broker
 Andy Thacker         Turner Pope Investments    +44 (0) 20 3657 0050

 James Pope           Joint Broker
 Susie Geliher        St Brides Partners         pr@coragold.com (mailto:pr@coragold.com)

 Selina Lovell        Financial PR

 

Notes

Cora is an emerging West African gold developer with three principal de-risked
project areas within two known gold belts in Mali and Senegal covering
over +1,100 sq. km. Led by a team with a proven track record in making
multi-million-ounce gold discoveries that have been developed into operating
mines, its primary focus is on developing the Sanankoro Gold Project in the
Yanfolila Gold Belt, Southern Mali, where Cora hopes to commence construction
of an open pit oxide focussed gold mine in 2022. An updated mineral resource
estimate on the Project was published in November 2021 which increased the
Resources by over 200% (from the 2019 Maiden resource) to 809,300oz Au. A
Definitive Feasibility Study is expected to be completed in H1 2022.

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