Tietto Minerals Limited (ASX:TIE) has hit up to 5 metres at 17.22 g/t gold at Abujar‐Gludehi (AG) deposit within its 2.2-million-ounce Abujar Gold Project in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.
The latest results, together with the recent strong intersections reported from outside the existing mineral resource at AG, are expected to result in a positive uplift in the next mineral resource estimate, which is on track for September 2020.
High-grade gold mineralisation is now demonstrated over 600 metres strike up to 460 metres below surface under the AG high-grade core.
System remains open
In addition, the large high-grade gold system remains open along strike and down dip.
The 5-metre intercept was within 12 metres at 7.54 g/t from 370 metres with another strong result being 6 metres at 2.63 g/t from 312 metres.
These latest results add to the growing tally of 38 high‐grade gold intercepts that have reported over 50 gold gram metres within the high‐grade core at AG.
The company plans to drill more holes along strike as well as further step-back drilling to test the depth limits and remains well-funded to deliver project milestones in 2020.
Core "keeps expanding"
Tietto managing director Dr Caigen Wang said: “We are pushing the envelope and haven’t been able to find the limits yet as the high‐grade core keeps expanding.
“It’s exciting to see intercepts of these grades and widths lighting up over a 600-metre strike below the high-grade core at AG, they have the right tenor to support a potential underground development below a proposed open pit.”
The company expects to receive more drilling results in the coming weeks, which will be incorporated into an Abujar resource update scheduled for the third quarter of 2020, building on the existing 2.2-million-ounce resource.
Tietto’s ongoing diamond drilling program at AG, as part of a 50,000-metre campaign, is testing the extension of AG's high‐grade core of 19.3 million tonnes at 2.2 g/t for 1.38 million ounces.