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Highlights:
- Maiden Drill Success: Desert Metals (ASX:DM1) reports a 17-meter intercept at 7.5g/t gold from its first drill program at the Adzope gold project in the Ivory Coast. This marks a significant milestone for the company.
- Promising Results from King Kong Target: The drilling, conducted at a depth of 262m, also returned other notable intercepts, including 5m at 23.1g/t and 13m at 1.64g/t gold, further suggesting the area's potential for substantial gold mineralisation.
- Next Steps: Nine drill holes were completed, all intersecting mineralised zones, with plans to continue exploration in Q1 CY25 using the same diamond rig setup.
Desert Metals (ASX:DM1) has made a notable breakthrough in its exploration of the Adzope gold project, located in the Ivory Coast, with the company reporting a maiden 17-meter intercept grading 7.5g/t gold. The result, derived from the first-ever drill program at the site, is being hailed as an important indicator of the project's potential.
The key drilling took place at a target area referred to as ‘King Kong,’ located approximately 262 meters downhole (with an effective vertical depth of about 190 meters). The nine holes drilled over the course of this program totalled 1,714 meters, with a diamond-tipped rig used to probe geophysically anomalous areas and regions identified for their gold-in-soil signatures. Notably, all nine holes intercepted mineralised geology, confirming the presence of significant gold-bearing structures below the surface.
Other notable drill results from this maiden program included a 5-meter intercept at an impressive 23.1g/t gold, as well as a 13-meter intercept at 1.64g/t gold. These intercepts highlight the potential for high-grade mineralisation within the immediate vicinity of the King Kong target area, and Desert Metals’ management expressed confidence that the initial findings lay the foundation for continued exploration success.
Stephen Ross, Managing Director of Desert Metals, noted that these positive results validate the company's belief in the substantial gold mineralisation at the Adzope project. The drill holes, which were strategically located near artisanal gold mining pits or coincident with geophysical and soil anomalies, have returned thicker and higher-grade intercepts than initially expected, reinforcing the project’s potential.
Desert Metals plans to follow up on this successful maiden drilling program with further exploration in 2025, with the same diamond rig setup scheduled to return to the site in Q1. These next phases of drilling will help to refine the geological model and potentially expand the known gold mineralisation at Adzope.
The company’s strong belief in the potential of the Adzope gold project is supported by these promising early-stage results, which provide valuable insights into where to focus further drilling efforts. With this initial success, Desert Metals is optimistic about the future of the project as it moves towards more advanced exploration phases.
