Highlights

• Aurum Resources reports strong high-grade gold hits at Boundiali

• New assays extend mineralisation at the BMT3 deposit

• Drilling fleet expanded ahead of major resource updates

Aurum Resources strengthens the Boundiali Gold Project with new high-grade results, expanded drilling capacity and upcoming resource updates that support its broader multi-asset growth strategy for 2025 and 2026.

Aurum Resources Ltd (ASX:AUE) has delivered another impressive round of high-grade gold results from ongoing infill and step-back drilling at the Boundiali Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire. The standout assays, returned from the BMT3 deposit, continue to highlight the scale, grade strength and growth potential of the multi-million-ounce gold system.

The company’s expansive drilling program, which now exceeds one hundred thousand metres, is designed to upgrade and extend the existing Mineral Resource Estimate ahead of two major updates planned for early Q1 2026. With the latest results sitting outside the current resource footprint, Boundiali continues to demonstrate meaningful upside for future modelling and development studies.

What Did the Latest Drilling Reveal at BMT3?

The newest results confirm the presence of shallow, high-grade gold shoots within the Boundiali system.
Aurum reported multiple strong intercepts, including a headline result from hole MBDD291 that lies well beyond the current resource boundary.

The company noted that this zone sits several hundred metres south of a previous bonanza-grade intercept, indicating the potential for continuous high-grade structures extending over significant strike length.

The fresh results align with earlier interpretations that BMT3 hosts plunging shoots of high-grade gold, presenting an opportunity for future resource growth as additional assays are received.

How Is Aurum Expanding Its Drilling Capacity?

Aurum has now increased its owned-and-operated diamond drilling fleet to twelve rigs, enabling a substantial lift in drilling pace across both Boundiali and the company’s Napié Project.

More than one hundred and thirty thousand metres of drilling is planned across the two projects in the coming year, reflecting a major commitment to increasing resource size and confidence.
The enhanced drilling capacity allows Aurum to:

• accelerate infill drilling aimed at resource upgrades

• pursue strike and depth extensions at BMT3

• advance discovery drilling across other deposits within the Boundiali corridor

This expanded program provides the scale needed to support the company’s ambitious multi-asset growth strategy.

Why Is BMT3 Emerging as a Key Resource Growth Area?

BMT3 remains a central focus due to its ability to deliver repeated high-grade intercepts and consistent mineralised widths.
The deposit features a series of structurally controlled zones that remain open both along strike and at depth, giving the company strong confidence in the potential for further expansion.

Infill results continue to correlate strongly with the existing resource model, while step-out holes indicate that mineralisation extends into areas not yet included in previous estimates.
These developments support Aurum’s strategy to deliver a more substantial resource base in the upcoming updates.

How Do These Results Impact the Upcoming Resource Updates?

Aurum is preparing two major resource upgrades — one for Boundiali and one for Napié — both expected in early Q1 2026.
The latest assays from BMT3 will play a key role in informing the updated estimates, particularly given that several headline results sit outside the current resource footprint.

The company aims to:

• increase total resource ounces

• upgrade significant portions of the resource to higher-confidence categories

• establish a stronger foundation for future economic studies

The Boundiali pre-feasibility study is also scheduled for release in Q1 2026, making the current phase of drilling critical for shaping development assumptions.

What Other Growth Workstreams Are Underway?

Aurum continues to advance multiple exploration and development programs in parallel, including:

• a large drilling campaign at Napié targeting extensions to its existing resource

• scout drilling across several regional tenements

• ongoing work to refine geological interpretation for future MREs

• advancing technical studies to support the Boundiali PFS

The company’s portfolio now spans more than three million ounces of gold resources across Boundiali and Napié.

Strong cash reserves provide financial flexibility to maintain drilling momentum, pursue parallel workstreams and deliver major growth milestones through 2025 and 2026.