These new results confirm the presence of extensive shallow gold mineralisation at Viper and Koting Prospects and support the potential to define shallow gold resources amenable to open pit mining within the Project.

This phase of drilling comprised 2,530m of RC and AC drilling designed to extend coverage and increase drilling density over portions of the recently discovered mineralised zones at Viper and Koting Prospects. In total, 12 RC holes and 22 AC holes were completed during this program.

Birimian Gold continues to aggressively target the discovery and definition of new gold resources through drilling at highest priority prospects in the Ntiola District, situated in the north-west of the Massigui Gold Project.

Viper Prospect

Multiple phases of drilling at Viper Prospect have confirmed the presence of a geologically continuous zone of gold mineralisation extending over in excess of 1.2km of strike and hosting multiple high grade gold zones indicating good potential for open pit mineable gold resources.

The current phase of RC drilling focused on the northern portion of the Viper mineralised trend to increase drill density and confirm grade continuity on drill sections spaced at 50m intervals adjacent to the high grade zones intersected in the Company’s earlier 100m spaced drilling.

Analytical results from this drilling have identified significant down dip extensions to higher grade mineralisation and confirmed robust grades between previous drill sections. Complete results are shown in. Drilling highlights include; ?

  • 20m @ 2.27 g/t Au from 44m
  • 18m @ 1.45 g/t Au from 30m
  • 3m @ 3.56 g/t Au from 44m

The Company is encouraged by the continuity of gold grade between sections. Drilling targeted a selected high grade oxide zone within the extensive >1.2km long Viper Trend. Similar higher grade zones have been identified along trend in wide spaced drilling. There appears to be good scope to aggregate approximately 600m of potentially mineable strike by undertaking additional drilling in these areas.

Average width of mineralisation at the Viper Prospect is expected to be up to 15m at gold grades in excess of 2 g/t in highly weathered rocks. Mineralised occurs within 1m from surface and is open at depth.

The Company believes that additional close-spaced drilling at Viper will further upgrade the high-grade mining potential of the zones which have been identified to date. Plans are currently being formulated for detailed infill and down dip drilling at these locations.