Overview of New Gourbassi East Drilling Results Kossanto East Project, Mali 11 metres of 1.06 g/t gold 8 metres of 1.51 g/t gold (including 5 metres of 2.14 g/t gold)
NEWS RELEASE
July 11, 2018
Overview of New Gourbassi East Drilling Results
Kossanto East Project, Mali
11 metres of 1.06 g/t gold
8 metres of 1.51 g/t gold (including 5 metres of 2.14 g/t gold)
VANCOUVER, BC – July 11, 2018 Ashanti Gold Corp. (“Ashanti” or the “Company”) - (TSXV: AGZ)
is pleased to announce additional results from the recently completed 105 hole Reverse
Circulation (“RC”) and Diamond Drill (“DD”) , 12,283 metre drill program that tested
mineralization on the Kossanto East Project (the “Property”) in western Mali (Figure 1). New
results include GERC 240, below:
Hole From
(m)
To
(m)
Interval*
(m)
Grade
(g/t Au)
GERC240 0 24 24 0.84
0 11 11 1.06
51 59 8 1.51
incl. 54 59 5 2.14
*Intervals indicated are not true widths as there is insufficient geologic information to calculate true widths. However,
drill holes have been drilled to cross interpreted mineralized zones as close to perpendicular as possible.
Results presented here and previously (see June 28 and July 3 Press Releases) demonstrate strong
positive results from drill holes in the Gourbassi East Main Zone including affirmation of east -
dipping mineralized zones and continuity of mineralization along strike. In addition, the Company
has identified and tested three other target areas near Gourbassi East as well as Gourbassi West
(Figure 1). The Company awaits results from these targets.
Figure 1. Kossanto East property showing the location in Mali, as well as the relative location of
Gourbassi East and Gourbassi West mineralized zones, which are approximately 5km apart from
each other. Inset detail in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Gourbassi East Main Zone and new satellite zones. Yellow dots show Ashanti’s 2018
drill holes. Red dotted lines outline soil anomalies. The blue bar is cross section 1483650 (Figure
3)
Figure 3. East-west cross section at 1483650. Detail view of Gourbassi East mineralization
showing key intercepts from current drilling reported here along with important previous Ashanti
and historic drilling and trenching (gray Au histograms). Drill holes with assays are shown with
the trace of the drill hole. Left vertical axis is scale to sea level.
Ashanti’s recent 2018 drilling, 2017 drilling, and historic drilling define a 600m x >50 m zone of
gold mineralization at Gourbassi East Main Zone. Additional mineralization along a separate zone
to the southwest, included in previous descriptions of Gourbassi East , has been subdivided into
its own zone and adds another 300m x 50m of minerali zation. In addition, Ashanti soil and
historic soil sampling has defined extensive anomaly areas to the northeast and south west of
Gourbassi East (Figure 2, noted as the Kadi and Koli Zones ). The 2018 program partially drill -
tested these new areas of interest.
Mineralization at Gourbassi East occurs along interpreted, northwest trending structures that
crosscut and bound rhyolite and intermediate to mafic volcanic rocks (Figure 2). Silicification,
quartz-sericite-pyrite (QSP), carbonate and possible albite alteration occur along with multi-stage
veinlets and disseminated gold mineralization.
These holes , and others with results to follow , will contribute to a resource estimate later in
3Q2018. Importantly, mineralized intervals reported here lie al ong multiple mineralized zones
of mineralization interpreted and predicted from previous drilling. Note that hole GEDD223
ended in mineralization.
Tim McCutcheon, CEO, said “The laboratory is now sending back data regularly and as we process
and map out the results, we are very excited about how Kossanto East is shaping up to be. “
About Kossanto East Project
The Kossanto East Project is a 66.41 km2 concession in the prolific Kedougou - Kenieba Inlier, the
northwestern most exposure of Birimian rocks in West Africa and host to the Loulo and Sadiola
group of world class gold deposits. The Property hosts two principle historically drill -tested
targets, Gourbassi East and Gourbassi West and several surface anomalies identified in historic
surface samples and Rotary Airblast (RAB) drill holes. Geochemical anomalies identified by
previous explorers led to drill testing and successful intersection of gold m ineralization. The
results reported here are from Gourbassi East. Further results from Gourbassi East and Gourbassi
West are anticipated in the coming weeks.
ABOUT ASHANTI GOLD
Ashanti is a gold-focused, exploration and development company that targets p rojects where it
has a competitive advantage due to past work experience of the team and specific project know-
how. The Company is driving forward its 100%-owned Kossanto East project in Mali on the prolific
Kenieba Belt, which hosts such deposits as Loulo , Fekola and Sadiola. Ashanti is also working to
advance, together with its earn -in partners, the Anumso project and the Ashanti Belt project in
Ghana, which are near-adjacent to the Akyem deposit.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
ASHANTI GOLD CORP.
"Tim McCutcheon"
Tim McCutcheon
CEO
For further information, please contact:
Ashanti Gold Corp.
2300 – 1177 West Hastings Street
Vancouver BC, V6E 2K3
Phone: 604-638-3847
Qualified Person and Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Dr. Paul Klipfel, CPG (AIPG certification #10821), Ashanti’s COO and Chief Geologist is a Qualified Person as defined
by Canadian NI 43-101 and has supervised the preparation of the scientific and technical information that forms the
basis for this news release. Dr. Klipfel is responsible for all aspects of the work including the Quality Control/Quality
Assurance programs. Dr. Klipfel is not an Independent Person, as he is a shareholder of Ashanti.
Certified Reference Materials and Blanks are inserted into the sample s tream at the rate of 1:20 samples. Field
duplicates are collected at the rate of 1:50 samples. All samples have been analyzed by SGS Laboratories in Bamako
Mali with standard preparation methods and 50g fire assay with atomic absorption finish. SGS does their own
introduction of QA/QC samples into the sample stream and reports them to Ashanti for double checking. Higher
grade samples are reanalyzed from pulp or reject material or both.
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