Fortuna provides update on exploration program on Séguéla gold Project
Fortuna Silver Mines has provided an update on its exploration program and new resource estimation at the Séguéla gold Project located in Côte d’Ivoire. Sunbird´s new resource estimation is in addition to Séguéla’s current Mineral Reserves of 12.1 Mt averaging 2.80 g/t Au containing 1.09 Moz.
Noted potential
“Drilling at Séguéla has continued to highlight the exploration potential of the project including the definition of a maiden Indicated Mineral Resource and a substantial increase in the Inferred Mineral Resource at the Sunbird Deposit. Successful regional exploration work has identified two new prosects, at Barana and Badior, and additional high-grade results from Kestrel”, commented Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President of Exploration at Fortuna.
Weedon added that ongoing extension drilling at Sunbird continues to expand the mineralized footprint, extending the southern high-grade shoot a further 75 meters along strike with drill hole SGDD109 intersecting 10.2 g/t gold over a true width of 9.1 meters and drill hole SGDD110 intersecting 10.2 g/t gold over a true width of 7.0 meters.
“Additionally, drilling has also confirmed the continuity of mineralization between the central and southern high-grade shoots, with intersections such as drill hole SGDD106 intersecting 6.5 g/t gold over a true width of 15.4 meters”. Mr. Weedon concluded.
Regional exploration drilling has advanced two new discoveries, Barana and Badior, with results including 11.5 g/t gold over a true width of 15.4 meters from drill hole SGRC1521 at Badior. Furthermore, continued exploration at the previously identified Kestrel Prospect has extended mineralization an additional 200 meters along strike with highlights including 20.3 g/t gold over a true width of 3.5 meters from drill hole SGRC1537.
