Desert GOLD Provides Exploration Update ON Senegal Mali Shear Zone Project
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For Immediate Release
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DESERT GOLD PROVIDES EXPLORATION UPDATE ON
SENEGAL MALI SHEAR ZONE PROJECT
Delta, British Columbia, July 8 2019. Desert Gold Ventures Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX.V: DAU, FF:
QXR2, OTC: DAUGF) is pleased to provide an update regarding the ongoing exploration program at the
Company’s Senegal Mali Shear Zone Project (“SMSZ Project”) in Western Mali.
Update on Senegal Mali Shear Zone Project 2019 Exploration Program
Exploration has commenced over Desert Gold’s SMSZ Project (See Figure 1). To date, weather in the region
has seen minimal rain and the exploration program is expected to finish on schedule. Weather conditions
permitting, the Company may elect to expand the current program.
• Completed 21 RC drill holes to an average depth of 90 meters to test the new, 2km long by 700-meter-
wide, Frikidi/Kousilli target area where recent mapping and sampling returned multiple gold values in
excess of 100 g/t gold that are associated a series of north and northwest-trending structures;
• Completed drilling of 4 RC holes over the Linguekoto target where historic drilling in the a rea has
delivered drill results up to 9.91 g/t Au over 3 meters. Holes are designed to test an area where
multiple, northwest-trending, mineralized structures occur proximal to a pyritic-bearing granodioritic
intrusion;
• Approximately 50% of 8,000 metres of auger drilling are completed to date. The objective of the
auger program is to develop targets in a laterite -covered, conceptual target area where three
mineralized zones (Barani East, Barani and Keniegoulou) appear to intersect;
• Drilling is now underway at the 550-metre long Barani East Zone which returned a recent intercept of
6.28 g/t Au over 13 metres at approximately 80 metres depth. This deposit area is open along strike
and to depth;
• Follow-up validation of a gold-in-soil anomaly of greater than 13,000 ppb gold, on the newly acquired
MMC ground, has led to the discover y of two large , active, artisanal open pits mines located
northeast, on strike , with the Company’s Barani East gold zone. The pits are approximately 100
metres long by up to 20 metres wide by 5 to 10 metres deep. These workings are currently being
mapped and sampled;
• In conjunction with the acquisition of Ashanti Gold’s , contiguous, Kossanto East Property, re -
modelling of the Gourbassi East and West Deposits, which have returned significant amounts of gold
mineralization, has commenced . A ground magnetic survey, with a goal to support geological and
mineralization modelling in suppor t of additional drilling, and, likely, a resource estimate , is now
underway.
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Figure 1. Senegal Mali Shear Zone Project Map
QA/QC Procedures
All grab samples were geologically described following Desert Gold’s established standard operating
procedures. For grab sampling, samples represent ing approximately 2-3 kilograms, are sent for preparation
New Artisanal Mining area
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and assaying for gold to the SGS laboratory in Bamako, Mali. Each sample is fire- assayed for gold by using
the Au-FAA505 method which is a 50g fire assay fusion with AAS instrument finish. In addition to SGS ’s
QA/QC (Quality Assurance/Quality Control) program, an internal quality control and quality assurance
program is in place throughout the sampling program, by inserting blind duplicates (1 sample in20), blanks
(1 sample in 20) and recognized industry standards (1 sample in 20) systematically into the sample stream .
Technical Disclosure
This press release contains certain scientific and technical information of Desert Gold. The Company is solely
responsible for the contents and accuracy of any scientific and technical information disclosure relating to it.
Don Dudek, P.Geo. is a director of Desert Gold and a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, has
reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information contained in this press release.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
“Jared Scharf”
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Jared Scharf
President & Director
About Desert Gold
Desert Gold Ventures Inc. is a gold exploration and development company which holds 3 gold exploration
permits in Western Mali (Farabantourou, Segala West and Djimbala) and its Rutare gold project in central
Rwanda. Furthermore, Desert Gold is in the process of acquiring a large p roperty package on and near the
Senegal Mali Shear zone as part of its SMSZ project, which is anchored by the Farabantourou Concession. For
further information please visit www.SEDAR.com under the company’s profile. Website: www.desertgold.ca
Contact
Jared Scharf, President and Director
Email: [email protected]
Tel. No.: +1 (858) 247-8195
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