Auger results have outlined three new mineralised trends within Polymetals Resources Ltd’s (ASX: POL) Alahiné Gold Project in Guinea, West Africa.
“The auger results from Alahiné clearly reinforce the prospectivity of the project. Three new mineralised trends identified during the recent drilling provide Polymetals with several follow up targets in addition to the well-defined North-North-East trend confirmed during the Phase 2 Air Core Drilling Programme,” Polymetals Resources Lead Geologist, Nana Asante said.
“We are excited about the imminent airborne geophysics survey and the upcoming Alahiné Phase 3 program testing the breadth of the prominent NNE trend and we look forward to providing further market updates as we progress.”
Auger Programme
Since the commencement of the Alahiné auger drilling on 22 November 2021, Polymetals has drilled a total of 8,619m comprising 751 holes.
The Alahiné programme was focussed on testing mineralised saprolite beneath areas that display >100ppb gold in soil anomalies.
Mineralisation is associated with steeply dipping quartz veins striking approximately 080ºM. In this situation pattern drilling with vertical auger holes will understate the extent of the mineralisation. Follow-up work with angled AC holes should achieve more reliable results.
The three new NNE trends identified provide justification for further testing and will be prioritised alongside existing targets in the planning of the upcoming Phase 3 drilling programme.
Polymetals’ auger drilling programme was carried out by Sahara Natural Resources with all assays completed by the SGS laboratory in Bamako, Mali.
Next Steps
The company is accelerating the exploration within the Alahiné licence with a suite of geological testing over the coming months.
Airborne Magnetic Survey
An airborne magnetic survey is scheduled to commence late-March 2022 at both the Alahiné and Mansala Gold Projects.
Results will be used to refine existing drill targets in addition to generating new drill targets.
Alahiné Phase 3 RC drill programme
A Phase 3 RC drill programme at the Alahiné Gold Project is currently under development by the exploration team.
The programme will focus on the numerous targets generated at depth during the 7,300m Phase 2 drilling program and the anomalous zones identified by the recent auger programme.
Phase 3 is scheduled to commence during May 2022.
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