2024
Last updated
Last updated
Drilling next to the stream.
Here's the current status of the drilling program at the mine:
Completed Drillings: A total of 42 drillings have been completed, and the 43rd is underway today.
Map Color Legend:
🔴 Red: Drillings measured in the lab containing gold (7)
🔵 Light Blue: Drillings measured in the lab with no gold (6)
🟡 Yellow: Drillings currently in the lab (10)
⚪ White: Drillings completed but not yet sent to the lab (19)
Drilling Progress: As of last night, 1,200.5 meters have been drilled. Most of the samples are prepared for laboratory analysis; some have already been measured, while others are still pending.
Laboratory Status:
367 samples are currently in the lab
512 samples are fully prepared
83 are under preparation
By the end of the week, we expect approximately 240 meters of additional drilling material and around 24 blank/standard/duplicate samples. This totals 859 samples.
Next Steps: In the next 12 days, drillings will focus on the eastern side of the north-south stream. By the time these are completed, we hope to receive results from the eastern side samples, allowing us to continue planning the program accordingly.
Preliminary Observations: Incoming documentation, photos, and daily reports are under continuous review. Based on field observations and samples, the eastern region appears very promising. However, until laboratory measurements confirm that the layers we consider promising indeed contain gold, we cannot be certain of anything.
Rainy day in Bamako.
Drilling and Lab Results Overview
The map highlights all completed drillings and their corresponding lab results, marked as follows:
🔴 Red: Drillings containing gold
🔵 Light Blue: Drillings without gold
🟡 Dark Blue: Samples in the lab, pending results
⚪ White: Drillings not yet sent to the lab
Gold-bearing layers between 7 to 14 meters deep remain traceable in the ALDD-002 drill hole, with excellent results.
Five systematic drillings (ALDD-001, 002, 006, 018, 024) yielded consistent and promising results, which is an outstanding sign.
ALDD-010: Unfortunately, this drilling did not meet expectations and was barren, indicating the absence of gold-bearing layers in that specific location.
Despite this, the area still boasts a promising 300 x 200-meter section.
This area shows promising signs, but it was wise to hold off further drillings until data was reviewed.
ALDDA-096: The most promising drill so far (also the first inclined drill), with clear signs of a horizon forming around it.
Layer Observations:
Northern Direction: Gold-bearing layers appear at higher depths
Southern Direction: Layers are found deeper, around 9 to 15 meters
Further confirmation is pending lab results.
Key Insight: Based on the ALDDA-096 results, the layers appear to thicken, and there is potential for compositions similar to ART-A6, which would be a remarkable outcome.
M-A-12 is totally under water. Impossible to approach the territory by car.
Southwest Region Drilling Update
Based on field expectations and lab results, here’s an overview of recent findings:
ALDD-007: Gold detected between 5 to 11 meters, as anticipated
ALDD-014: No gold, consistent with expectations
ALDD-011 and ALDD-016: Good gold content expected, with high optimism from Gábor and the team
ALDD-046: Predicted to be barren based on field observations, confirmed by lab results
ALDD-032: Field observations suggested promising gold content
ALDD-045: Outstanding potential according to field assessments
ALDD-172: Little to no gold expected based on surrounding data, confirmed as barren
Conclusion: The lab results have largely confirmed initial expectations, validating field observations in the Southwest region.
The area was surveyed today. Coordinates were sent to geologists for the pits and water-covered sections to help determine when and where work can continue.
Current morning conditions, still under water. Cars cannot be used.
The model now includes all drillings, both new and old, along with the laboratory results for the new ones.
The images display a legend, where (from left to right):
The first column can be disregarded in the current sections.
The second column shows alluvial gold results.
The third column presents lithology from the new drilling program.
The fourth column displays lithology from previous drillings.
Data from the new program clearly highlights the complexity of the bedrock, which is far from a flat surface, featuring numerous local highs and lows.
The images were taken from multiple directions, with a small globe in the bottom right corner indicating compass orientation. The map was created with fivefold vertical exaggeration, making height differences more visible.
September 22 marks Independence Day, celebrated joyfully in the village.
The new school was ready alongside the old one.
Work is ongoing, including bridge construction near the riverbed.
Extremely good drilling results on the 042A and 043.
Drilling samples.
New laboratory results.
The middle table compiles the most relevant drillings from the western region, comprising five interconnected drill points aligned along the western side of the stream. Both tables present the same data, differing only in color coding. Various calculations can be found at the bottom of the tables:
The average gold content of the entire drilling material.
The gold content of the saprolite layers (marked with a thick black border).
The thickness of the mineralized zones in each drill (defined as the sections containing gold, even if some intervals are gold-free), measured in meters.
The average gold content within the mineralized zones calculated in point 3.
Just a usual Monday morning at the territory.
A portion of the latest laboratory results is now available. This includes three new drillings marked in pink on the map. The remaining laboratory results are from remeasured samples.
The table includes the following information:
Hole ID: The identification number of each drill hole
TVD From and TVD To: Vertical depth of the samples
Original Measurement Au [ppm]: Gold content from the initial ALS measurement in ppm
New Measurement Au [ppm]: Gold content from the latest measurement in ppm
Weighted Average Au [ppm]: Weighted average of the original and new measurements based on sample mass
Difference [ppm]: The difference between the original and weighted average measurements
Green highlights indicate positive deviations greater than 0.3 ppm between the original measurement and the weighted average.
Red highlights indicate negative deviations exceeding -0.3 ppm.
The weighted averages are incorporated into the final calculations. Weighting by sample mass was necessary due to significant differences between the original and remeasured sample masses, which heavily skewed the results. On average:
Original samples: 2000 g
Remeasured samples: 1500 g, with some samples as low as 800-600 g or even as little as 200 g.
The calculated results, accounting for all samples, indicate 0.113 ppm more gold. Focusing only on samples with deviations beyond ±0.3 ppm, the results show 0.392 ppm more gold.
Today's laboratory results have been plotted on the map, with larger circles indicating the locations of the newly analyzed drill holes.
The results from the northeastern region unfortunately do not appear promising. However:
Drill holes 118 and 102 show some gold content.
Drill hole 099 yielded quite promising results.
The map uses larger circles to mark the locations of the newly analyzed drill holes.
Points marked with purple crosses indicate areas that have not yet been drilled but will be essential for future exploration.
Drill holes ALDD-094, ALDD-095, and ALDD-097 have once again delivered strong results, as anticipated.
Tomorrow, samples can be taken from the Diassola artisanal mining section! The shaft we can sample is approximately 10-12 meters deep.
Samples:
