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Aurum Secures Licence Renewal for Advanced High-Grade Nyangboue Gold Deposit

Aurum Resources Limited (ASX:AUE) (Aurum or the Company) is pleased to announce the renewal of its Boundiali South (BST) exploration licence1 (earning 100% interest), which hosts the advanced high-grade Nyangboue gold deposit. The BST tenement is one of four tenements making up Aurum's Boundiali Gold Project in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.


Highlights

  • Boundiali South (BST) exploration licence renewed; Ministerial approval for exploration drilling at the high-grade Nyangboue deposit (partially located in a classified forest area) expected in coming weeks
  • Boundiali South has returned previous impressive exploration results2 including:
    • 20m @ 10.45g/t gold from 38m (BRC0004S BIS)
    • 30m @ 8.30g/t gold from 39m (NDC007)
    • 28m @ 4.04g/t gold from 3m and 6m @ 3.29g/t gold from 47m (BRC003)
    • 9m @ 7.90g/t gold from 99m (BRC006)
  • Two new diamond drill rigs arriving on site this week, increasing Aurum’s fleet to six; drilling rate to reach ~10,000m per month with assays pending (targeting 45,000m for CY2024)
  • New centralised exploration camp progressing on schedule, expected to be operational by end-October 2024, improving efficiency and reducing costs
  • Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for Boundiali on track for late CY2024
  • Aurum is well-funded (~$20M) for continued aggressive exploration.

Aurum’s Managing Director Dr. Caigen Wang said: “We are pleased to announce that the renewal of the advanced BST exploration licence has been approved by Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministre des Mines, Petrole et Energie.

This advanced tenement hosts the high-grade Nyangboue deposit (20m @ 10.45g/t Au from 38m: BRC0004S BIS) and we are just waiting on sign-off from the Minister for Forest and Water to begin step back diamond drilling to test for depth extensions of these high-grade shoots.

We extend our great thanks to Côte d’Ivoire government’s support in exploring and developing gold resources in this highly promising gold tenement.

With six rigs on site, we'll be drilling ~10,000m per month. We're well-funded to continue our aggressive exploration program, with ~$20 million cash at bank, to accelerate drilling and build on the encouraging results to date and targeting inaugural JORC resources by late 2024.”

Boundiali South (BST) renewal

The BST exploration licence hosts Nyangboue, the most advanced exploration gold play within the broader Boundiali gold project. The exploration licence for BST was renewed by Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministre des Mines, Petrole et Energie on 19 August 2024, covering a substantial area of 167.36km2.

Approvals Progressing for Nyangboue Drilling

Following the permit renewal, approvals for exploration drilling at the high-grade Nyangboue prospect are advancing. Final Ministerial sign-off is anticipated within weeks. Drilling is expected to commence shortly after receiving the necessary approvals for operations within a classified forest, which covers less than half of the exploration licence.

Figure 1 Nyangboue exploration drilling - plan view (BST tenement)

Multiple Gold Targets Defined3 within BST

Extensive surface geochemical sampling (more than 5,700 soil samples) returned high-grade gold-in- soil values up to 9,964 Au ppb, and delineated three compelling gold anomalies:

  • Nyangboue: +6km strike
  • Nyangboue South: +2km strike
  • Gbemou: +1.5km strike.

Gold mineralisation is observed to be associated with quartz veins, often containing visible gold. The Nyangboue gold deposit sits at the interface of two distinct lithologies.

Extensive Drilling Database

The project boasts a comprehensive historical drilling database, encompassing:

  • Aircore: 545 holes, 21,056.00m
  • RC diamond tail: 10 holes, 1,658.12m
  • Diamond drill: 8 holes, 1,771.33m
  • RC drilling: 247 holes, 17,975.00m.

High-Grade Potential Confirmed

Screen fire assay re-assay of high-grade samples by previous explorers yielded a Boundiali Gold Project sample high of 192.5 g/t Au from hole BRC004BIS, underscoring the project's significant potential.

Historic Drill Results at Nyangboue4

Previous drilling at Nyangboue delivered encouraging results, including:

  • 20m @ 10.45g/t Au from 38m (BRC0004S BIS)
  • 30m @ 8.30g/t Au from 39m (NDC007)
  • 28m @ 4.04g/t Au from 3m and 6m @ 3.29g/t Au from 47m (BRC003)
  • 9m @ 7.90g/t Au from 99m (BRC006)
  • 27m @ 2.42g/t Au from 27m (BRC175)
  • 20m @ 1.29g/t Au from 211m (NDC016)
  • 2m @ 13.57g/t Au from 130m (NDC017)
  • 17m @ 1.09g/t Au from 189m; 20m @ 1.29g/t Au from 211m and 12m @ 2.14g/t Au from 244m EOH (NDC016).


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