Assay Results from Kalaka Drilling

RNS Number : 1931Y
Panthera Resources PLC
12 January 2022
 

12 January 2022

 

Panthera Resources Plc

("Panthera" or "the Company")

 

Assay Results from Kalaka Drilling

 

Panthera Resources Plc (AIM: PAT), the diversified gold exploration and development company with assets in West Africa and India, is pleased to announce that assay results from the 2,430 metre air-core (AC) drilling programme completed in December 2021 have now been received and assessed.

 

Highlights

· 2,430 metre AC drilling in 94 drill holes completed, aimed at defining RC drill targets

· Five of the twenty targets identified have been drill tested along with partial testing of a further two

· Anomalous gold intersected at all targets tested

· Better intercepts include:

30m @ 231ppb Au from surface (to end of hole)

10m @ 209ppb Au from 10m

20m @ 317ppb Au from surface

17m @ 305ppb Au from surface (to end of hole)

20m @ 164ppb Au from surface (to end of hole)

29m @ 143ppb Au from surface (to end of hole) incl. 4m @ 462ppb Au (eoh)

24m @ 166ppb Au from 5m (to end of hole)

5m @ 343ppb Au from 5m

 

Commenting on the announcement, Mark Bolton, Managing Director of Panthera said:

 

"Extensive historic gold mineralisation has been identified by previous explorers at the Kalaka Project, with drill intercepts of 249.3m @ 0.54g/t Au from 52m (to end of hole) including 8m @ 3.17g/t Au from 107m at the K1A prospect.   

 

This mineralisation has a strong Induced Polarisation (IP) chargeability high associated with it due to disseminated sulphides in the alteration zone.

 

Our current AC drilling programme tested five other chargeability anomalies by shallow air core drilling (plus partial testing of an additional two), and has revealed anomalous gold geochemistry on all targets, often at the end of the drill holes.  This relatively shallow geochemical targeting approach has worked, despite not identifying gold grades higher than those found at the K1A prospect, to date.  Accordingly, it represents and exploration approach that may be expanded in order to classify and rank deeper, RC drill targets for future programmes."

 

A PDF version of the announcement, inclusive of images, can be found on the Company's website or by following the link below:

 

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1931Y_1-2022-1-12.pdf

pantheraresources.com/news/regulatory-news/  

 

Project Background

 

The Kalaka Project is located over the regional scale Banifin Shear Zone in southwestern Mali, approximately 200km southeast of the capital city Bamako.  Kalaka is held by our associate company, Moydow Holdings Ltd ("Moydow").  As previously announced on 25 August 2021, on the closing of the acquisition of Moydow by Diamond Fields Resources Inc., Panthera will hold a 50% interest in Maniger Limited which will hold an 80% in the Kalaka Project.

 

The +7Moz Morila gold mine is located approximately 70km to the north and the +6Moz Syama gold mine is located approximately 100km to the southeast.

 

Considerable work has been undertaken on the project by previous explorers Anglogold and Golden Spear Mali SARL (current JV partner) ("GSM") including:

· 7,349 soil samples

· 909 line-km airborne magnetics and EM

· 9,846m RAB drilling in 235 drill holes

· 3,095m AC drilling in 80 drill holes

· 4,258m RC drilling in 39 drill holes

· 3,753m diamond drilling in 18 drill holes

 

This work culminated in the identification of the K1A prospect, a large, low-grade gold deposit contained within granodiorite and metasediments, hinting to an ancient intrusion related gold deposit style gold system.  The drill intercepts extend over 700m of strike including:

· 249.3m @ 0.54g/t Au from 52m (to end of hole) including 8m @ 3.17g/t Au from 107m

· 191.8m @ 0.52g/t Au from 9m (to end of hole) including 4m @ 2.47g/t Au from 196m

· 176.4m @ 0.49g/t Au from 24m (to end of hole) including 8m @ 1.83g/t Au

 

Several additional targets were also identified, generally with gold mineralisation between 0.3 and 0.9g/t Au, suggesting very large tonnages of low-grade gold mineralisation are likely to be present.

 

Based on the close association between the K1A mineralisation and a pronounced chargeability anomaly, the southern part of the Kalaka tenement, where soil sampling is considered to be ineffective, was covered by a gradient array IP survey during several stages in 2021.

 

This survey outlined 20 significant chargeability anomalies of a similar order of magnitude to the K1A anomaly, as well as providing a refined geological interpretation using a combination of chargeability, resistivity and conductivity.  The revised interpretation is that a central, north-easterly trending zone of high conductivity is related to a sedimentary package with several horizons of graphitic shales (Package 2).  The area of lower conductivity to the northwest of this zone is interpreted as a sequence of non-graphitic metasediments (meta sandstones, siltstones etc) with felsic to intermediate intrusions (dykes) and a 2km x >4.5km oval-shaped batholith in the south (Package 1).  The area of lower conductivity but relatively high chargeability to the southeast of the graphitic shale package is interpreted as being associated with a mixed metasedimentary/volcanic package with several sulphidic horizons (Package 3).

 

Package 1, to the northwest of the graphitic shale package, has been the focus of attention to date as that is where the best gold in soil geochemical anomalies occur along strike to the north, in areas where soil sampling is considered to be more effective.  The previous drilling has focussed on the gold in soil anomalies and thus it is known that this area does contain significant gold mineralisation such as the K1A prospect.

 

Due to this, the recent air core drilling has focussed on this package apart from a single line of holes within Package 2 (Target 5) and another in Package 3 (Target 11).

 

Current Drilling Results

 

Details of holes drilled and anomalous gold identified are shown in Table 1, and details for each target zone are discussed below:

 

Hole_ID

Orig_Grid_ID

Orig_East

Orig_North

Orig_RL

EOH

Declination

Azimuth

From (m)

To (m)

Int (m)

ppb Au

Comments

KA-21-AC-001

WGS84_29N

740931.112

1228275.579

309.537

17

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-002

WGS84_29N

740886.537

1228289.318

309.713

13

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-003

WGS84_29N

740843.23

1228317.972

310.365

13

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-004

WGS84_29N

740806.848

1228348.527

310.998

9

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-005

WGS84_29N

740688.723

1228290.933

309.908

7

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-006

WGS84_29N

740640.951

1228320.534

311.172

8

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-007

WGS84_29N

740591.384

1228348.634

311.828

6

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-008

WGS84_29N

740560.571

1228372.002

312.33

10

-60

120°Mag

5

10

5

52

eoh

KA-21-AC-009

WGS84_29N

740515.859

1228397.505

313.229

9

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-010

WGS84_29N

740478.773

1228413.735

313.839

8

-60

120°Mag

5

8

3

71

eoh

KA-21-AC-011

WGS84_29N

741004.764

1228336.064

309.698

17

-60

120°Mag

10

15

5

69

 

KA-21-AC-012

WGS84_29N

740957.796

1228362.694

309.973

7

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-013

WGS84_29N

740919.977

1228386.126

310.41

8

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-014

WGS84_29N

740878.284

1228413.8

310.709

13

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-015

WGS84_29N

740831.444

1228438.431

311.653

10

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-016

WGS84_29N

740791.004

1228466.632

312.1

8

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-017

WGS84_29N

740743.876

1228488.954

312.597

5

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-018

WGS84_29N

740701.145

1228516.667

313.156

10

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-019

WGS84_29N

740661.257

1228543.185

313.546

8

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-020

WGS84_29N

740616.784

1228568.371

313.258

10

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-021

WGS84_29N

741193.171

1228455.039

310.585

35

-60

120°Mag

30

35

5

96

eoh

KA-21-AC-022

WGS84_29N

741150.079

1228480.596

310.551

30

-60

120°Mag

25

30

5

51

eoh

KA-21-AC-023

WGS84_29N

741102.944

1228509.238

308.973

26

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-024

WGS84_29N

741063.895

1228534.156

309.165

20

-60

120°Mag

10

15

5

63

 

KA-21-AC-025

WGS84_29N

741021.071

1228557.456

310.024

18

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-026

WGS84_29N

740978.775

1228583.521

311.683

16

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-027

WGS84_29N

740935.963

1228608.995

312.95

16

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-028

WGS84_29N

740891.528

1228633.537

314.051

17

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-029

WGS84_29N

740848.894

1228664.167

315.733

16

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-030

WGS84_29N

740802.591

1228685.794

316.627

11

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-031

WGS84_29N

740765.019

1228711.416

317.175

6

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-032

WGS84_29N

741336.167

1228601.505

324.839

37

-60

120°Mag

20

25

5

199

 

KA-21-AC-033

WGS84_29N

741294.14

1228626.142

325.701

47

-60

120°Mag

25

30

5

74

 

KA-21-AC-034

WGS84_29N

741248.349

1228655.11

326.497

41

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-035

WGS84_29N

741206.042

1228680.842

327.148

33

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-036

WGS84_29N

741169.536

1228703.878

327.655

35

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-037

WGS84_29N

741126.351

1228733.051

328.494

40

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-038

WGS84_29N

741083.73

1228757.285

329.11

38

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-039

WGS84_29N

741036.965

1228783.154

329.719

29

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-040

WGS84_29N

740996.66

1228808.88

330.543

28

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-041

WGS84_29N

743204.244

1231214.7

318.804

19

-60

120°Mag

5

19

14

68

eoh

KA-21-AC-042

WGS84_29N

743158.928

1231238.849

319.043

23

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-043

WGS84_29N

743112.827

1231264.669

319.531

28

-60

120°Mag

20

25

5

60

 

KA-21-AC-044

WGS84_29N

743069.665

1231293.211

319.734

32

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-045

WGS84_29N

743029.64

1231316.706

320.177

32

-60

120°Mag

15

20

5

100

 

KA-21-AC-046

WGS84_29N

742986.206

1231346.534

320.414

30

-60

120°Mag

20

25

5

70

 

KA-21-AC-047

WGS84_29N

742945.873

1231369.028

320.914

33

-60

120°Mag

0

5

5

52

 

KA-21-AC-048

WGS84_29N

742901.746

1231398.202

321.44

34

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-049

WGS84_29N

742857.242

1231421.61

321.79

41

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-050

WGS84_29N

742815.59

1231446.707

322.298

32

-60

120°Mag

5

30

25

92

incl. 5m @ 215 ppb Au from 15m

KA-21-AC-051

WGS84_29N

742774.749

1231473.106

322.675

24

-60

120°Mag

10

15

5

57

 

KA-21-AC-052

WGS84_29N

742731.093

1231490.476

323.405

31

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-053

WGS84_29N

742684.508

1231525.117

321.894

16

-60

120°Mag

0

15

15

121

 

KA-21-AC-054

WGS84_29N

742642.468

1231548.094

321.477

48

-60

120°Mag

35

40

5

84

 

KA-21-AC-055

WGS84_29N

742597.957

1231575.294

321.533

30

-60

120°Mag

0

30

30

231

eoh

KA-21-AC-056

WGS84_29N

742556.375

1231601.223

321.441

20

-60

120°Mag

10

20

10

209

 

KA-21-AC-057

WGS84_29N

743278.407

1231632.369

329.319

41

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-058

WGS84_29N

743240.24

1231648.274

330.532

37

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-059

WGS84_29N

743190.676

1231684.74

331.212

31

-60

120°Mag

0

5

5

81

 

KA-21-AC-060

WGS84_29N

743146.168

1231713.441

330.115

33

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-061

WGS84_29N

743107.526

1231737.55

329.98

38

-60

120°Mag

5

10

5

113

 

KA-21-AC-062

WGS84_29N

743064.736

1231761.204

329.731

31

-60

120°Mag

30

31

1

61

eoh, plus 20m @ 53ppb Au from surface

KA-21-AC-063

WGS84_29N

743022.355

1231787.51

329.883

33

-60

120°Mag

10

30

20

50

 

KA-21-AC-064

WGS84_29N

742983.783

1231814.649

330.153

29

-60

120°Mag

0

20

20

83

 

KA-21-AC-065

WGS84_29N

742935.041

1231837.325

329.76

31

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-066

WGS84_29N

742892.796

1231862.841

329.298

29

-60

120°Mag

15

25

10

150

 

KA-21-AC-067

WGS84_29N

742855.557

1231894.754

328.796

39

-60

120°Mag

0

20

20

317

 

KA-21-AC-068

WGS84_29N

743691.631

1231155.997

321.384

29

-60

120°Mag

5

15

10

73

 

KA-21-AC-069

WGS84_29N

743646.43

1231179.393

321.543

31

-60

120°Mag

25

30

5

60

 

KA-21-AC-070

WGS84_29N

743604.135

1231205.749

321.321

29

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-071

WGS84_29N

743560.511

1231231.933

322.165

41

-60

120°Mag

25

35

10

153

 

KA-21-AC-075

WGS84_29N

743395.6

1230862.406

314.798

31

-60

120°Mag

30

31

1

88

eoh

KA-21-AC-080

WGS84_29N

743249.189

1233285.522

337.757

29

-60

120°Mag

0

5

5

55

 

KA-21-AC-081

WGS84_29N

743293.377

1233261.417

337.471

21

-60

120°Mag

0

21

21

71

eoh

KA-21-AC-082

WGS84_29N

743335.361

1233244.619

337.176

17

-60

120°Mag

0

17

17

305

eoh

KA-21-AC-083

WGS84_29N

743482.02

1233389.057

336.202

31

-60

120°Mag

10

30

20

52

 

KA-21-AC-084

WGS84_29N

743439.784

1233405.393

336.383

25

-60

120°Mag

15

25

10

140

eoh

KA-21-AC-085

WGS84_29N

743397.038

1233433.93

336.58

20

-60

120°Mag

0

20

20

164

eoh

KA-21-AC-086

WGS84_29N

743353.255

1233455.291

337.086

24

-60

120°Mag

0

24

24

95

eoh

KA-21-AC-087

WGS84_29N

743310.495

1233482.003

337.284

27

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-088

WGS84_29N

743690.187

1233473.384

334.528

32

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-089

WGS84_29N

743649.895

1233514.487

334.952

34

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-090

WGS84_29N

743607.361

1233541.272

335.023

35

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-091

WGS84_29N

743565.131

1233564.835

335.284

29

-60

120°Mag

0

29

29

143

eoh, incl 4m @ 462ppb Au from 25m to eoh

KA-21-AC-092

WGS84_29N

743520.553

1233582.443

335.713

29

-60

120°Mag

5

29

24

166

eoh

KA-21-AC-093

WGS84_29N

746670.65

1233682.344

323.781

29

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-094

WGS84_29N

746625.276

1233704.925

323.58

48

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-095

WGS84_29N

746584.936

1233722.436

323.846

38

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-096

WGS84_29N

746536.627

1233750.579

323.698

35

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-097

WGS84_29N

746497.535

1233780.926

323.564

35

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-098

WGS84_29N

746464.077

1233807.877

323.529

35

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-099

WGS84_29N

746414.822

1233833.554

323.234

35

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

KA-21-AC-100

WGS84_29N

746373.329

1233854.45

323.285

35

-60

120°Mag

5

10

5

343

 

KA-21-AC-107

WGS84_29N

746340.707

1232943.328

326.216

46

-60

120°Mag

 

 

 

 

<50ppb Au

Table 1: Drilling Summary Table (intercepts >50ppb Au shown from 5m composite assaying)

 

Targets 1 and 2:

 

These targets consist of a discrete chargeability anomaly adjacent to, but not coincident with, a zone of intense artisanal mining activity that appears to be targeting the base of a lateritic profile (interpreted as a possible paleochannel).  The anomaly is located in the interpreted pressure shadow of the large intrusion in the south of Package 1.  As it was not clear whether the artisanal workings were displaced or in situ, the drill traverses were designed to test beneath both the workings and the chargeability high.

 

Four drill traverses were planned but the southernmost traverse had to be split in two due to access constraints.

 

The southernmost traverse (Line 1) tested the southern part of the artisanal workings.  It can be seen that drill refusal was much shallower than anticipated (maximum 10m downhole, 7m vertical).  The drill holes generally ended in saprock of meta-sediments (sandstone) and low order anomalous gold was encountered at the base of several of these holes in 5m composite samples.

 

Due to access constraints, the eastern end of this line could not be drilled and hence the holes were moved about 100m to the northeast and are shown as Line 2.  The drilling on this line mainly bottomed in saprolite with unrecognisable rock-types (mainly clay) apart from the easternmost hole which intersected muscovite schist.  While no significant gold mineralisation was encountered, this is treated with caution as the holes finished in saprolite clay (probably due to wet conditions) and may still be in a depletion zone.

 

The second planned traverse (Line 3), 200m to the northeast of Line 1, tested both the artisanal workings and the chargeability anomaly.  Again, holes were significantly shallower than anticipated, with holes terminating in either saprock or lower saprolite at a maximum downhole depth of 17m (~12m vertical).  The only 5m composite assays greater than 50ppb Au is from the easternmost hole on this line. This returned 5m @ 60ppb Au from muscovite schist on the edge of the chargeability high.

 

The artisanal workings do not appear to have any significant gold assays, suggesting the mineralisation being targeted is likely to be transported.

 

Line 4 is located approximately 200m northeast of Line 3 and holes become deeper to the east.  It is interesting to note that the bottom samples of the deepest holes are anomalous in gold.  This traverse tests the area between Targets 1 and 2.

 

The bottom of hole geology consists of granodiorite intruding meta sandstone in the west and ferruginous muscovitic schists in the east.  Boxworks after sulphides are noted in the schist units and some graphite/chlorite is also logged.  It can be seen that the background gold is significantly higher in the schist unit, with the bottom of hole samples quite anomalous.

 

The ferruginous (probably sulphidic) schist is likely the source of the chargeability high, even though it may be slightly offset.

 

Line 5 is located a further 200m to the northeast of Line 4 and is mainly testing Target 2.  Drill penetration on this line is somewhat deeper than on Lines 1 to 4. 

 

The artisanal workings again overly meta-sandstone with granodiorite intrusions (similar to K1A) while the chargeability high overlies schist with some meta sandstone interbeds.  The background gold is again significantly higher in the schists, with 5m @ 0.20g/t Au being the highest interval in 5m composite assays.  This occurs in the easternmost drill hole on this traverse.

 

Based on the generally low gold results beneath the artisanal workings, the previous interpretation of the target of the artisanal miners being gold concentrated by either mechanical or chemical means at the base of transported laterite remains the favoured interpretation.  However, the very similar lithologies to those seen at K1A (granodiorite intruding meta sandstones/siltstones) are still intriguing.

 

The chargeability anomaly is related to sulphidic, ferruginous schist with muscovite and possibly some graphite.  It remains a target due to the high background gold in the unit and several bottom of hole gold anomalies.

 

Targets 3 and 4:

 

Targets 3 and 4 are chargeability highs in the pressure shadow of an interpreted ovoid intrusion of felsic to intermediate granitoid.

 

These traverses returned significant widths of low-grade gold mineralisation associated with the western edge of the Target 3 chargeability high, with both traverses having significant gold mineralisation in the westernmost drill holes.  This is a good target and requires additional air core drilling to the west followed by deeper drilling to test the tenor of the mineralisation below the weathering zone.  This target appears to be associated with interbedded meta sandstones and schists.

 

Target 4 is less well defined but several of the air core drill holes failed to get below saprolite.  This is considered to be a second priority target after Target 3.

 

Target 5:

 

A single line of drilling was completed over this target plus a single drill hole to the south.  The target is the only one tested within the interpreted graphitic shale package and is located on the western contact of this package.

 

The single drill hole in the south (Line 1) intersected muscovite schist and bottomed in anomalous gold (88ppb Au).

 

The traverse to the north (Line 2) is entirely within the muscovite schist with some indications of box works after sulphides and graphite.

 

Low order gold mineralisation was encountered, especially on the western edge of the chargeability high.  This confirms the target but additional air core drilling is required to better define it before deeper drilling.

 

Target 7:

 

This target is an interpreted extension of the K1A mineralisation defined by a chargeability high.

 

Three lines of air core drilling were completed and these all confirm low-grade mineralisation similar to that known to occur at K1A.

 

Line 1 in the south, failed to intersect recognisable bedrock but Lines 2 and 3 to the north bottomed in metasandstone.  No granodiorite (main host for K1A mineralisation) was logged.

 

Line 1 intersected gold mineralisation on the eastern end of the traverse, while Line 2 intersected mineralisation in the centre of the traverse and Line 3 on the western end of the traverse.  This suggests that mineralisation is not exactly coincident with the chargeability anomaly but is a northwards continuation of K1A itself.  The offset of the chargeability anomaly may be due to an easterly dip in the mineralisation.

 

Based on this, some deeper drilling north of K1A is recommended to test the tenor of this mineralisation at depth.

 

Target 11:

A single traverse was undertaken over this target, the only drilling within the Package 3 stratigraphy.  A single drill hole was completed 400m to the south but this failed to intersect recognisable rock.

 

The traverse drilling bottomed in meta sandstone in every drill hole.  Background gold is very low (generally less than 10ppb Au) compared with drilling in the Package 1 stratigraphy.  A single 5m composite sample assayed 345ppb Au well to the west of the chargeability high.  The significance of this is unknown at present and additional air core drilling is recommended as a follow-up.

 

Summary

 

The drilling has been successful in outlining several targets for additional follow up.

 

The best drill results are located immediately north of the K1A mineralisation (Target 7) and to the south of, and possibly offset from, the K1A mineralisation (Target 3).  This could indicate a significant extension of the known low-grade gold mineralisation at K1A.

 

Targets 1 and 2 require some deeper drilling to explain the source of the gold being mined by artisanal miners in the area.  Anomalous gold at the end of several holes requires deeper drilling.

 

Targets 4, 5 and 11 require additional air core drilling to define their extent and tenure.

 

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The technical information contained in this disclosure has been read and approved by Antony Truelove (BSc (Hon), MAusIMM, MAIG), who is a qualified geologist and acts as the Competent Person under the AIM Rules - Note for Mining and Oil & Gas Companies.  Antony Truelove is the COO of Panthera Resources PLC.

 

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