Golden Rim Resources (ASX: GMR) extensive rotary air-blast drilling campaign at Sebba Project in Burkina Faso has paid dividends, with some very near surface gold hits.
The best intercepts were in the Tyena area and occurred in a distinct cluster and including; 8 metres at 2.43 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 12 metres, 12 metres at 1.46g/t gold from 12 metres, 12 metres at 1.34g/t gold from the surface and 12 metres at 0.95g/t gold from 16 metres.
The gold hits continued at the Diogora prospect, in the Yipley licence, where seven holes intersected significant gold mineralisation.
The highlight at Diogora was; 4 metres at 1.74g/t gold from 4 metres.
Golden Rim said the Diogora discoveries were similar to the Tyena results, as the gold mineralisation appears to be associated with quartz-tourmaline veining.
Craig Mackay, managing director, said the results were 'highly encouraging',
"The results confirm that the main 20km-long gold-in-soil anomaly is directly related to gold mineralisation located in the underlying bedrock.
"The cluster of significant gold intercepts obtained in the RAB drilling at the Tyena prospect are highly significant and provide a priority target for infill drilling."
The sheer size of the Sebba gold-in-soil anomalies adds to the potential of the project, covering 26 square kilometres.
Drilling so far by Golden Rim has only tested a very small portion of this area.
Mackay remains very positive on the project, adding “We believe additional drilling will locate further significant bedrock sources of gold.”
Golden Rim continues to move exploration forward at pace, with a high-resolution airborne aeromagnetic survey over the project area, to help the development of a detailed structural interpretation for Sebba.
This will then be followed up by infill rotary air-blast drilling, supported by reverse circulation holes.