Ankh Resources wraps up maiden Wadi Dara drilling with strong gold-copper results
Final drill results confirm mineralisation remains open at depth and along strike, paving the way for Phase 2 exploration and a maiden Mineral Resource estimate
Ankh Resources, the gold-copper miner in Egypt, has reported assay results from the seventeenth and final diamond drill hole of its maiden drilling programme at the company’s 100%-owned Wadi Dara Concession in Egypt’s Eastern Desert.
The 17-hole programme comprised 6,402 metres of diamond drilling at Target Area A, with significant gold and copper intercepts returned from 14 of the 17 holes. This rate of success is notable in the context of an initial prospect drilling programme of this nature, where a significant proportion of holes are directed at testing the margins and extent of a system.
Highlights include 15.0m @ 1.66 g/t gold and 1.12% copper in WDD001, including 2.0m @ 11.15 g/t gold and 4.86% copper, 10.1m @ 2.54 g/t gold and 1.11% copper in WDD002, including 0.9m @ 22.44 g/t gold and 5.69% copper, and 6.2m @ 3.44 g/t gold and 0.57% copper, including 1.0m @ 16.59 g/t gold and 2.70% copper from WDD005.
Drilling confirmed mineralisation remains open along strike and at depth over more than 600 metres within Target Area A. Surface mapping has identified a mineralised corridor extending approximately 4km across Target Areas A and B, the majority of which remains untested by drilling.
These results provide a strong foundation to support Ankh’s plans for a Phase 2 programme focused on step-out drilling, testing Target Area B, and progressing towards a maiden Mineral Resource estimate.
