Apollo Minerals Ltd (ASX:AON) has confirmed a new structural trend from its recent fieldwork program at the Kroussou zinc-lead project in Gabon where results to date demonstrated the scale potential to be a ‘Super Giant’ base metal project.
The company identified rock chip samples of up to 2.6% zinc and lead, confirming base metal mineralisation present in the newly identified structural trend at the Target Prospect.
The structural trend is over 11 kilometres long and occurs up to 1.5 kilometres west of the basin contact, representing a new target region at Kroussou.
Looking ahead, future work programs will aim to expand the broader exploration footprint at Kroussou – which has the potential to feature among the most significant undeveloped zinc and lead projects globally.
Important development
Apollo managing director Neil Inwood said: “The confirmation of base-metal mineralisation in the newly identified structural trend at TP1 is an important development for Kroussou.
“On-ground field work is confirming new structural trends that are interpreted to have strong potential to host mineralisation similar to the massive sulphides displayed at TP13.
“Follow up field work is being planned with a view to extending the strike length of trend and generating drill-ready targets.”
Potential repetition
The trend continues over six kilometres to the north, with previous reconnaissance rock chip samples of up to 4.5% zinc and lead, interpreted to be influenced by this structure.
Multiple occurrences were identified over three kilometres of mapped barite, iron-rich gossans and silicification of sediments within basement/basin contact in detailed mapping confirm prospectivity.
This is a potential repetition of the structural style that hosts massive sulphides at TP13 which hosted 40% of zinc and lead over 3.5 metres.
However, the new structural trend is interpreted to be over 10 times longer than that of TP13.
Forward plan
The next steps at Kroussou include:
- expanding the recently identified structural trend identified at TP1 through mapping, soil geochemistry and further structural interpretation of AEM data;
- continuing to expand on the regional mapping and sampling program along the entire 135km trend within Kroussou;
- following up regional mapping and review of gold occurrences within the Keri permit at TP24, including further historical data review; and
- ranking and prioritisation of drill targets across the broader Kroussou license package; with an additional focus on the delineation of high-grade structural targets