Predictive Discovery Ltd (ASX:PDI) has unearthed new gold discoveries at its Bankan Gold Project in Cote d’Ivoire within just 3 kilometres of its existing 3.65-million-ounce resource estimate defined on the North-East Bankan and Bankan Creek deposits.
Assays from 112 shallow aircore holes returned high-grade results that confirm several new gold discoveries.
800 West prospect
- 7 metres at 8.5 g/t gold from 38 metres to end of hole (EOH), including 2 metres at 24.2 g/t from 40 metres;
- 36 metres at 1.9 g/t from 14 metres to EOH, including 2 metres at 16.1 g/t from 32 metres and 4 metres at 5.4 g/t from 40 metres to EOH.
At this prospect, aircore drilling intersected gold mineralisation dipping to the west on two adjacent section lines, open to the north and south.
This target is now being followed up with a 1,300-metre aircore drill program.
SW Bankan targets
- 22 metres at 12.1 g/t gold from 8 metres, including 4 metres at 57.3 g/t from 12 metres and 8 metres at 5.4 g/t from 38 metres;
- 6 metres at 1.7 g/t from 8 metres, including 2 metres at 3.8 g/t;
- 10 metres at 1.4 g/t from 30 metres;
- 14 metres at 1.0 g/t from 36 metres, including 4 metres at 2.5 g/t from 46 metres to EOH;
- 2 metres at 6.4 g/t from 30 metres; and
- 8 metres at 1.2 g/t from 8 metres.
New zones continue to emerge
“These new assays, as well as previous results from elsewhere in the project area demonstrate clearly that the Bankan Project is an emerging gold camp with the right structural and geological setting to host multiple gold deposits,” Predictive Discovery managing director Paul Roberts said.
“The company is in the fortunate position of holding a project in which new zones of gold mineralisation continue to emerge, offering numerous opportunities for expanding gold resources outside of the NE Bankan and Bankan Creek deposits.”
New regional AC and power auger drilling results overlain on interpreted geology. Active and planned auger drilling grids east of NE Bankan and on SE Saman are shown as blue dots.
Aircore drilling programs are ongoing across the Bankan project area, testing for extensional gold mineralisation identified in earlier aircore drilling on multiple prospects.
Predictive is also exploring regionally with power auger drilling programs east of NE Bankan and in the southeast corner of the project area (SE Saman).
About Predictive Discovery
Predictive Discovery’s primary focus is the 100%-owned Bankan Project in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin which hosts AngloGold’s large Siguiri Mine having more than 10 million ounces of resources.
The flagship Bankan Project comprises four tenements - Kaninko, Saman, Argo and Bokoro – and encompasses 358 square kilometres with the company returning strong and consistent gold results in ongoing exploration.
The company also has an earn-in and joint venture agreement with Tanga Resources Ltd (ASX:TRL) to explore Predictive’s Bocanda Permit and Issia and Tieningboue applications within Cote d’Ivoire.