Awalé Resources’ Bondoukou Project Continues to Produce Strong Gold Mineralization from their Maiden Drill Program.
Awalé Resources’ Bondoukou Project Continues to Produce Strong
Gold Mineralization from their Maiden Drill Program.
Vancouver, BC, March 1, 2018 – Awalé Resources Limited (“ Awalé” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ARIC) is
pleased to announce further results from the Bondoukou Project maiden scout drilling program in Côte
d’Ivoire. These results form the remainder of the initial resul t s a s r e p o r t e d o n t h e F e b r u a r y 2 , 2 0 1 8 .
Continuous strong gold mineralization intercepted at the Fako p rospect confirming the large alteration
system along the 38km Awari Shear zone, as well as high‐grade i ntercepts at the Casino prospect further
North (Figure 1). Highlights from the latest results include:
BERC0019 (Fako) ‐ 18 metres at 1.0 grams/tonne (‘g/t’) gold (‘Au’) from 1m downhole.
BERC0012(Fako) ‐ 2m at 0.96g/t Au from 17m
BERC0050 (Casino) ‐ 6 metres at 5.2 g/t Au (including 1m at 25.4 g/t Au) from 7m downhole.
BERC0033 (Casino) ‐ 2 metres at 6.1 g/t tonne Au (including 1 m etre at 11.0 g/t Au) from 90m
downhole
BERC0040 (Casino) ‐ 2 metres at 1.9 g/t Au from 42m downhole
BERC0049 (Casino) ‐ 2 metres at 2.4 g/t Au from 26m downhole
View attached figures:
http://www.awaleresources.com/_resources/maps/CDI_NR_xxMarch2018_Maps_web.pdf
CEO Glen Parsons commented today:
“These latest results for the Fako Prospect, are about 500m along strike from the previously reported drill
results. This encouragingly confirms multiple broad mineralized zones at the 6km Fako/Fako South
prospects which remain open and within the 38km Awari Shear, wh ich remains largely unexplored. The
Fako prospects represent a large mineralised alteration system along this major structure, which with
future drilling and systematic exploration we expect to deliver multiple economic zones.
Furthermore, at the high‐grade Casino Prospect 20km to the Nort h , w h e r e r o c k c h i p s a m p l e s f r o m
Artisanal Workings have previously returned up to 589 grams per tonne gold, a number of thin quartz veins
were intercepted including an intercept returning 1m at 25.4 g/t Au. Follow up drilling is warranted as this
drilling appears to have missed the plunge of the main high‐grade veins worked by the artisanal miners.
With the planned diamond and auger drilling programs in April w e aim to :‐ 1) Gain a greater
understanding of the geometry of this mineralized system at Fak o for ongoing RC drill programs and 2.)
Define multiple drill targets with our regional work programmes covering known structures and shear
zones. I look forward to keeping the market updated as these results materialise.”
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Background to the Fako and Casino Drilling
This second round of results completes the maiden drilling for the Fako and Fako south prospects and
E i g h t e e n ( 1 8 ) m e t r e s a t 1 g r a m p e r t o n n e i n h o l e B E R C 0 0 1 9 confirms multiple mineralised zones
intercepted along 6 strike kilometres within a large alteration system. These results complement the
previously reported 2nd Feb 2018) significant intercepts from t h e F a k o a n d F a k o S o u t h p r o s p e c t s
(Figure 2).
BERC0001 – 3 metres at 5.02 g/t Au from 31m downhole
BERC0005 ‐ 5 metres at 1.46 g/t Au (including 1m at 3.24 g/t Au) from 78m downhole
BERC0008 ‐ 20 metres at 0.96 g/t Au (including 3m at 1.98 g/t, 4m at 1.62 g/t and 2m at 1.6 g/t
Au) from 60m downhole (hole ends in mineralisation)
BERC0009 – 7 metres at 1.2 g/t tonne Au (including 1 metre at 5.6 g/t Au) from 16m downhole
BERC0022 – 2 metres at 4.69 g/t Au from 42m downhole
BERC0023 – 1 metres at 2.25 g/t Au from 56m downhole
Further to the additional results, relogging of the drilling ha s recognised a zoned alteration system from
distal epidote chlorite alteration through fuchsite alteration to a silica/sericite core, this zoned alteration
is accompanied by an increase in shear intensity, and sulphide occurrence (pyrite +/‐ chalcopyrite). Figures
3 and 4 are cross sections of holes BERC0019 and BERC0008 showi ng the alteration system and
mineralisation for sections at Fako. Preferred host rocks are intermediate intrusive rocks within a suite of
mafic to ultramafic volcanics.
The company is now planning to mobilise a diamond rig before we t season to confirm the geometry of
the mineralisation and alteration system.
Initial drilling (Figure 5) at Casino has intercepted mineralis ation both down dip and along strike from
existing orpaillage where rock chip sampling has returned result s o f u p t o 5 8 9 g r a m s p e r t o n n e g o l d .
Significant intercepts include (Figure 6):
BERC0050 (Casino) ‐ 6 metres at 5.19 g/t Au (including 1m at 25.4 g/t Au) from 7m downhole.
BERC0033 (Casino) – 2 metres at 6.07 g/t tonne Au (including 1 metre at 11.0 g/t Au) from 90m
downhole
BERC0040 (Casino) – 2 metres at 1.94 g/t Au from 42m downhole
BERC0049 (Casino) ‐ 2 metres at 2.39 g/t Au from 26m downhole
The Casino prospect is under cover and a 700m long orpaillage z one defines a NE‐SW structural corridor
which contains metasedimentary and volcanosedimentary rocks in contact with a granodiorite intrusive.
Alteration assemblages are dominated by a widespread and pervasive chlorite alteration, with more
intensely silica/sericite altered zones along the intrusive cont a c t a n d s o m e di s c re t e z on e s a l on g s h ea r
planes in the metasediments.
Quality Control and Assurance
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Mineralized intervals presented in Table 1 are drill intersection widths and may not represent true widths
of mineralisation. Drill chips obtained from the Reverse Circulation drill program were logged on site with
a representative sample of sieved and washed drill chips stored in plastic tray for a geological record. All
drill samples were weighed for recovery estimation. Subsequent to completion of logging, samples were
transported to a holding area or bag farm under constant superv ision where sampling for analysis was
completed. Standard sampling protocol involved the splitting of the bulk RC sample with a Jones Riffle
Splitter for 1 m intervals in clearly or suspected mineralised sections. Two metre composite samples were
collected with a spear for non‐mineralised intervals. All bulk bags have been stored under constant
supervision until completion of analysis when any 2m composite samples above 0.2g/t will be re‐split to
1 metre intervals.
Sampling equipment was cleaned with a clean brush and compressed air after each sample and the sample
placed in a clean, new plastic bag with a sample tag inserted a nd sealed immediately for dispatch to the
l a b o r a t o r y f o r a n a l y s i s . S a m p l e s h a v e b e e n p r e p a r e d b y A L S L a b oratories’ preparation facility in
Yamoussoukro Cote d’Ivoire and analysed at ALS Laboratories’ an alytical facility in Kumasi, Ghana.
Samples have been analysed for gold using a 50g Fire Assay with AAS finish (with gravimetric methods for
high grade samples). Standards and blanks were inserted in to the analytical sequence on the basis of one
standard for every 20 samples, 2 blanks in every batch, additio nally one duplicate was taken every 20
samples.
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Table 1. Technical and assay data for drill holes reported in this release
Hole ID Prospect From to Width Gold g/t East North RL Azimuth D ip Total
Depth
BERC0001* Fako 31 35 4 3.96 545286 928654 260 220 ‐50 80
Including 31 34 3 5.02
BERC0002 Fako No Significant Intercepts 548515 927033 264.5 22 0 ‐50 61
BERC0003 Fako Sth 16 17 1 0.89 548544 927067 263.5 220 ‐50 90
60 61 1 0.25
64 65 1 0.61
68 76 8 0.32
BERC0004 Fako Sth 45 54 9 0.46 548565 927095 263 220 ‐50 82
60 61 1 0.26
66 67 1 0.39
BERC0005* Fako Sth 8 11 3 0.73 548489 927000 263 220 ‐50 96
Including 8 9 1 1.14
28 30 2 0.38
78 83 5 1.46
Including 82 83 1 3.24
BERC0006* Fako 26 31 5 0.92 546487 928096 225 220 ‐50 84
Including 26 28 2 1.92
81 83 2 0.29
BERC0007 Fako 1 2 1 0.26 546452 928067 227 220 ‐50 60
BERC0008* Fako 38 42 4 0.48 546644 928023 224 220 ‐50 80
50 52 2 0.25
60 80 20 0.96
Including 60 62 2 1.60
& 68 72 4 1.62
& 77 80 3 1.98
BERC0009* Fako 16 23 7 1.20 546659 928051 224 220 ‐50 60
18 19 1 5.46
BERC0010 No Significant Intercepts 546518 928125 224 220 ‐50 66
BERC0011* Fako 66 68 2 0.26 546801 927965 219 220 ‐50 90
72 81 9 0.27
84 89 5 0.41
BERC0012* Fako 11 14 3 0.37 546766 927928 222 220 ‐50 84
17 19 2 0.96
Including 17 18 1 1.47
22 24 2 0.31
BERC0013* No Significant Intercepts 545932 928438 246 220 ‐50 6 6
BERC0014* No Significant Intercepts 545964 928460 247 220 ‐50 6 0
BERC0015* No Significant Intercepts 545987 928487 246 220 ‐50 6 0
BERC0016* No Significant Intercepts 546006 928522 246 220 ‐50 6 0
BERC0017* Fako 28 30 2 0.35 546032 928558 246 220 ‐50 63
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Hole ID Prospect From to Width Gold g/t East North RL Azimuth D ip Total
Depth
BERC0018 Fako 1 2 1 0.38 545794 928525 254 220 ‐50 60
BERC0019 Fako 1 19 18 1 545824 928553 257 220 ‐50 65
Including 12 13 1 2.65
BERC0020 0 7 7 0.365 545853 928580 258 220 ‐50 60
16 22 6 0.369
27 29 2 0.52
BERC0021 No Significant Intercepts 545881 928608 255 220 ‐50 60
BERC0022 Fako 12 13 1 0.44 545146 928949 257 40 ‐60 84
36 37 1 0.41
42 44 2 4.69
Including 43 44 1 7.97
BERC0023 Fako 56 57 1 2.25 545187 928980 257 220 ‐50 60
BERC0024* Elisabeth 1 3 2 1.19 542368 931411 288 200 ‐50 90
67 68 1 0.5
BERC0025* Elisabeth 78 80 2 4.07 542345 931471 288 200 ‐50 80
BERC0026 Elisabeth No Significant Intercepts 542595 931364 287 180 ‐50 86
BERC0027 Elisabeth 61 63 2 0.396 542229 931350 288 360 ‐50 80
BERC0028 Elisabeth No Significant Intercepts 542250 931295 288 180 ‐50 84
BERC0029* Elisabeth 32 34 2 0.32 541946 931403 288 200 ‐50 80
BERC0030 Elisabeth No Significant Intercepts 541918 931303 288 200 ‐50 90
BERC0031 Casino 55 56 1 0.36 549463 939798 238 140 ‐50 72
BERC0032 Casino 71 73 2 0.96 549495 939764 238 140 ‐50 86
BERC0033 Casino 18 19 1 1.52 549522 939723 238 140 ‐50 144
26 27 1 0.562
64 65 1 1.03
90 92 2 6.07
Including 91 92 1 11.05
108 109 1 0.461
121 122 1 0.548
133 136 3 0.66
139 140 1 0.287
BERC0034 Casino 20 21 1 0.274 549569 939682 238 140 ‐50 80
33 34 1 0.288
56 57 1 0.808
65 67 2 0.325
BERC0035 Casino 48 49 1 0.89 549596 939638 238 140 ‐50 80
56 57 1 0.27
66 67 1 0.63
73 75 2 0.5
BERC0036 Casino 43 45 2 0.51 549630 939600 238 140 ‐50 80
57 58 1 0.68
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Hole ID Prospect From to Width Gold g/t East North RL Azimuth D ip Total
Depth
BERC0037 Casino 6 7 1 0.33 549667 939564 238 140 ‐50 90
25 26 1 0.43
61 64 3 0.66
70 71 1 0.45
80 82 2 0.61
BERC0038 Casino No Significant Intercepts 549735 939554 236 140 ‐50 80
BERC0039 Casino 28 30 2 0.54 549771 939517 236 140 ‐50 80
49 51 2 0.87
63 64 1 2.11
BERC0040 Casino 12 13 1 0.31 549799 939480 239 140 ‐50 72
48 50 2 1.94
Including 48 49 1 3.42
BERC0041 Casino 4 5 1 0.31 549357 939684 234 140 ‐50 84
BERC0042 Casino 7 8 1 0.33 549387 939650 234 140 ‐50 84
BERC0043 Casino 66 68 2 0.7 549416 939612 234 140 ‐50 120
72 74 2 0.69
BERC0044 Casino No Significant Intercepts 549445 939574 234 140 ‐50 84
BERC0045 Casino No Significant Intercepts 549813 939885 226 140 ‐50 80
BERC0046 Casino 117 118 1 0.79 549800 939898 226 140 ‐50 132
BERC0047 Casino No Significant Intercepts 549182 939391 237 140 ‐50 80
BERC0048 Casino No Significant Intercepts 549215 939357 239 140 ‐50 74
BERC0049 Casino 26 28 2 2.39 549694 939772 241 140 ‐50 72
44 45 1 0.32
61 62 1 1.27
68 69 1 0.91
BERC0050 Casino 7 13 6 5.19 549642 939824 241 140 ‐50 126
Including 10 11 1 25.40
96 98 2 0.66
BERC0051 Casino 55 56 1 1.05 549095 939745 225 140 ‐50 90
BERC0052 Casino 2 3 1 0.32 549121 939711 224 140 ‐50 90
BERC0053 Ngouan 0 2 2 0.39 548976 942485 204 180.2 ‐60 100
BERC0054 Ngouan 11 12 1 0.27 549034 942498 198 180 ‐60 94
74 77 3 0.61
BERC0055 Ngouan No Significant In tercepts 548929 942491 219 180 ‐ 5 0 1 0 0
BERC0056 Ngouan No Significant In tercepts 548971 942533 204 180 ‐ 5 0 1 4 0
BERC0057 Ngouan No Significant In tercepts 549111 942502 208 180 ‐ 5 0 1 0 8
Notes:
Holes Highlighted in orange previously reported in release dated 2nd February 2018.
Calculated using a 0.25 gram per tonne trigger with 2m included internal waste ‐ Samples include both 2m
composite and 1m split samples
Higher grade included intervals are either a 1m split interval or a composite interval at a 1 gram per tonne
trigger.
* Denotes holes that include 2 metre composite sampling, requiring sample re‐splitting for 1 metre intervals
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ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
AWALE RESOURCES LIMITED.
“ G l e n P a r s o n s ”
Glen Parsons, President and CEO
For additional information you are invited to visit the Awalé Resources Limited website at
www.awaleresources.com, or contact Karen Davies, Head of Investor Relations at Tel: 604.314.6270
Qualified Person
The technical and scientific information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved
for release by Andrew Chubb, the Company’s Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43‐101.
Mr. Chubb is the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and holds an Economic Geology degree, is a Member
of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), and is a Me mber of the Society of Economic Geologists
(SEG). Mr. Chubb has 17 years of experience in international m inerals exploration and mining project
evaluation.
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