https://www.miningweekly.com
Gold|PROJECT|Resources|Surface
Gold|PROJECT|Resources|Surface
gold|project|resources|surface

Oriole sampling defines two gold anomalies in Cameroon

18th March 2019

By: Marleny Arnoldi

Deputy Editor Online

     

Font size: - +

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has reported a peak assay of 531 parts per billion (ppb) gold, or 0.53 g/t of gold, from 2 119 soil sampling results received for its Wapouzé project, in Cameroon.

The company collected material from about 30 cm to 40 cm below surface, within the upper saprolite zone, as well as 146 rock-chip and lag samples from selective quartz veins and float material.

Of the 2 119 soil samples, six samples assayed greater than 100 ppb gold, while 34 samples returned more than 20 ppb gold and 106 samples defined broader zones of lower-grade (less than 10 ppb gold) anomalism.

These results have outlined two main zones of north-east trending gold in soil anomalism – the Bataol zone, with multiple parallel anomalies that grade more than 10 ppb and the Bidzar zone, which has multiple long anomalies in the south-east, including one grading more than 60 ppb gold.

The company said selective rock-chip and lag samples have returned a best grade of 7.36 g/t gold, in the Bidzar zone.

Oriole will soon start an infill soil sampling programme at the Bataol zone.

“This initial wide-spaced soil sampling programme at Wapouzé was designed to test the eastern limb of the licence, where reconnaissance sampling by Reservoir Minerals had previously returned occasional gold assays from stream sediments.

“This first phase soils programme has been successful in defining continuous gold anomalism in wide corridors over a cumulative strike length of about 13 km in the northern portion – Bataol – and in identifying new anomalies in the south – Bidzar.

“Each of these independent corridor zones of gold in-soils anomalism has the scale and potential to host significant mineralisation,” said CEO Tim Lovesey.

He added that the sampling further supports the company’s position that the licences at Bibemi and Wapouzé have the capacity to host a brand-new gold district.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Comments

Showroom

Multotec
Multotec

Multotec, recognised industry leaders in metallurgy and process engineering help mining houses across the world process minerals more efficiently,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Booyco Electronics
Booyco Electronics

Booyco Electronics, South African pioneer of Proximity Detection Systems, offers safety solutions for underground and surface mining, quarrying,...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
Hyphen, Eva mine, ferrochrome price make headlines
27th March 2024
Resources Watch
Resources Watch
27th March 2024

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.094 0.129s - 91pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now