26m at 2.9 g/t Au including 3m at 13.1 g/t Au from 190m
Perth, Aug 27, 2014 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Gold developer West African Resources Limited (
ASX:WAF) (CVE:WAF) is pleased to announce further highgrade gold results from sulphide diamond drilling at its Mankarga 5 deposit, Burkina Faso.
Managing Director Richard Hyde commented:
"The latest results from primary mineralisation confirm the potential for a second-stage CIL project, following on from the planned heap leach starter project.
"These results show that there is scope to extend the proposed mine life at Mankarga. "Metallurgical test work has already demonstrated primary mineralisation is amenable to conventional milling and CIL processing."
Diamond drilling at the Mankarga 5 deposit has demonstrated excellent grade continuity beneath the proposed heap leach starter pit (Figures 1 and 2 in link below). Resource definition drilling will improve grade and category in the resource update planned for the December quarter. Results from the ongoing diamond drilling program targeting primary mineralisation include:
TAN14-DD018: 2m at 6.38 g/t Au from 185m on section SW750 and;
- 26m at 2.89 g/t Au incl. 3m at 13.1 g/t Au from 190m
TAN14-DD014: 2m at 5.83 g/t Au from 95m on section NE1150
TAN14-DD015: 11m at 1.19 g/t Au from 122m on section NE450 and;
- 8m at 2.52 g/t Au from 202m
- 14m at 1.24 g/t Au from 218m
Results from shallow diamond core resource definition drilling include:
TAN14-DD019: 9m at 2.01 g/t Au from 24m on section SW700
TAN14-DD011A: 6m at 2.19 g/t Au from 6m on section NE850
TAN14-DD013: 12m at 1.01 g/t Au from 91m on section NE1050
Despite the current wet season, diamond drilling targeting higher grades at depth mineralisation is continuing. An updated cross-section of SW0750 and a summary plan showing results from recent drilling is shown below in Figures 1 and 2, with results presented in Tables 2 and 3 in link below.
In February, West African acquired a second-hand 1.6Mtpa heap leach plant as part of its plan to fasttrack development of Mankarga 5. In July, the Company delivered positive results from a Scoping Study which demonstrated a low capital cost, high margin, heap leach starter project (ASX,TSXV: 29/7/14).
The Company is focussed on near-term production with its immediate attention on the Mankarga 5 deposit and existing nearby gold prospects. The Company aims to be a +50,000oz per annum gold producer by the end of 2015 via a low-cost heap leach starter project.
To view diagrams and results, please visit:
http://media.abnnewswire.net/media/en/docs/ASX-WAF-689093.pdf
About West African Resources Limited
West African Resources Limited (
ASX:WAF) (CVE:WAF) is a gold-copper exploration company dedicated to creating shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration and development of resource projects in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
West African has a landholding of 6,370sq km and 200km of strike length of early Proterozoic Birimian greenstone belts, which are highly prospective for gold mineralisation.
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