Oriole Resources PLC (LON:ORR) said visible gold has been identified in drilling at the Lawa targets at Bibemi in Cameroon.
Visible free gold mineralisation was identified at the Lawa West prospect (hole BBDD019) and the Lawa East prospect (holes BBDD014 and BBDD020), both located towards the southern extent of the system.
The gold is hosted by quartz-tourmaline veins up to 1 metre wide, Oriole said, at a downhole depth of approximately 70 metres and has a strong association with pyrite, occurring as both finely disseminated and coarser grains, some of which is visible in the pre-cut core in holes BBDD019 and BBDD020.
The drill programme is designed to test the depth of surface gold mineralisation previously identified at four key prospects.
Photos of the mineralisation observed downhole, with areas of visible gold highlighted (covering holes BBDD014, BBDD019 and BBDD020) can be viewed at the following https://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1848V_1-2021-4-12.pdf