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Aurum unlocks deeper gold 220m below existing West African resource

Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News·Doug Bright·6 months ago
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Doug Bright

April 16, 2026 — 3:12pm

Aurum Resources’ latest assays from seven diamond drill holes punched into the BST1 target at its Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire have confirmed gold mineralisation extends to a vertical depth of 220m below the current mineral resource.

The company’s standout deep intercept at the prospect delivered 29m at 1 gram per tonne (g/t) gold from 444m downhole depth, including an eyebrow-raising 1m at 18.14g/t gold. Another hole delivered 8m at 3.38g/t gold from 279m and featured 1m at a heady 22.80g/t gold.

Aurum Resources’ latest diamond drill program at its BST1 and BDT3 resource targets in Côte d’Ivoire involved 6611m of drilling.

The drilling has confirmed beyond doubt the BST1 system remains open and retains strong depth persistence and strike potential.

Additionally, at the company’s BDT3 target - 19 kilometres north of BST1 – a further 10 diamond holes were drilled on a 100 to 200m line spacing to test for depth…

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