Gold developer West African Resources Limited (ASX, TSXV: WAF) is pleased to report high-grade results from shallow oxide RC drilling from the M3 prospect, at its 100% owned Tanlouka Gold Project, Burkina Faso.
Highlights
- RC drilling at M3 prospect extends shallow high-grade oxide mineralisation to the north
- Potential to add ounces to existing heap leach Ore Reserve of 440,000oz gold1
- Follow-up RC and Diamond drilling in progress
Managing Director Richard Hyde commented:
�TAC1102 returned an excellent result of 20m at 2.8g/t Au, extending mineralisation 50m to the north of discovery hole TAC0996, which returned 32m at 5.02g/t Au.
�Also a new zone of mineralisation has also been discovered at M3, 300m southeast of TAC0996, with three consecutive holes intercepting gold mineralisation over a width of 20m. Results include 12m at 1.14g/t Au from 16m in TAC1121 (ending in mineralisation), 12m at 0.98g/t Au from 8m in TAC1122 and 4m at 2.24g/t Au from surface in TAC1123.
�Gold mineralisation at M3 is located less than 2km from the proposed starter pit at M5. Follow-up drilling is in progress and will continue into 2016.�
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