Highlights
- Shallow High-Grade Gold Discovery: Apollo Minerals uncovers significant gold mineralisation at the Salanie project in Gabon, with promising results from the A1 target.
- Key Drilling Results: The drilling reveals 11.7 metres at 4.3 g/t gold, including 5.8 metres at 8.2 g/t gold from a depth of 15.5 metres.
- Next Steps and Further Drilling: Additional drilling is planned for early next year to explore A1, A2, A3, and the P6 target, as the company builds confidence in the potential of these areas.
Apollo Minerals (ASX:AON) has announced a promising discovery of shallow high-grade gold at its Salanie project in Gabon, Africa. The company has reported significant drilling results from the A1 target area, which has not seen modern drilling for over 70 years.
Significant Gold Intercepts at A1 Target
The headline drilling result from the A1 target at Salanie includes 11.7m at 4.3 grams per tonne (g/t) of gold from a depth of 9.6m. Within this zone, there was a higher-grade intercept of 5.8m at 8.2 g/t gold from 15.5m. Apollo also observed gold mineralisation in fresh rock within a 12m zone of quartz veining and shearing, with visible gold identified between 19 and 19.4m.
This discovery builds on previous drilling in the area, particularly drill hole SATR001, which returned 10.3m at 3.4 g/t gold. The company also noted soil anomalies that continue to support interest in the A1 target zone.
Plans for Further Drilling
Although the results are encouraging, Apollo Minerals emphasized the need for further drilling to validate the potential of the A1 target and assess its full impact on the company’s future. Additional drilling is scheduled to begin early next year, focusing on the A1, A2, and A3 targets, along with the P6 target, where previous fieldwork has indicated potential around historic workings.
Financing and Investor Participation
To support its ongoing exploration efforts, Apollo Minerals has opened a one-for-three non-renounceable pro-rata entitlement offer.