West African Resources (ASX: WAF) is continuing to unlock the potential of the Boulsa Gold Project in Burkina Faso, with the latest round of near surface gold hits.
High grade highlights included 10 metres at 7.67 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from surface, and 4 metres at 4.40g/t gold from 8 metres.
Supporting the high grade hits were wider areas of gold mineralisation, which included 10 metres at 2.77g/t gold from surface, 12 metres at 1.59g/t gold from surface, and 24 metres at 1.00g/t gold from surface.
Where the exploration story becomes even more interesting for the company is that most of the gold hits from the shallow rotary air blast drilling ended in mineralisation, providing the potential for a deeper drill to extend these known zones.
West African Resources is already looking to drill deeper, with diamond and reverse circulation drilling planned for the 2011-12 field season, with the company fully funded for up to three years of intensive exploration including up to 200,000 metres of drilling annually.
The company is targeting a maiden resource estimate in mid-2012.
Adding to the potential of the project is the strategic location along strike from Orezone Gold Corp’s (TSE: ORE) 3.5 million gold ounce Bombore deposit.
Boulsa covers an extensive landholding of 6,125 square kilometres and 185 kilometres of strike length of early Proterozoic Birimian greenstone belts - which are highly prospective for gold mineralisation.