KALO GOLD Discovers Seven Epithermal GOLD Targets Along the 100% Owned, District-Scale Namalau Trend, Vatu Aurum Project, Fiji
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Kalo Gold Corp.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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(TSX.V: KALO)
KALO GOLD DISCOVERS SEVEN EPITHERMAL GOLD TARGETS
ALONG THE 100% OWNED, DISTRICT-SCALE NAMALAU TREND,
VATU AURUM PROJECT, FIJI
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: NOVEMBER 7, 2024, KALO GOLD CORP. (“Kalo”, “Kalo Gold” or the
“Company”) is pleased to provide an exploration update on its 100% owned, 370 sq km Vatu Aurum Project, Fiji. The Company
has made significant progress and an exploration breakthrough in identifying a large epithermal greenfield system with
associated gold targets along the Namalau Trend that lies within the >28 km long Nubu Graben, a back arc basin.
Key Highlights:
Geological and geochemical exploration work has documented seven new prospective “epithermal upwelling zones”
along the 1.5 km long Namalau Trend that lies within the highly prospect ive >28 km long Nubu Graben. These
promising targets for gold mineralization are characterized by extensive hydrothermal sinters on surface that are
coincident with elevated selenium, mercury and arsenic in soils – a typical geochemical fingerprint of epithermal
gold deposits. The implied volume of hydrothermal fluid flow is evidence of a very large system.
Elevated selenium, mercury and arsenic are three volatile elements associated with epithermal gold deposits
typically occurring 100 to 150 meters above the primary precious metal mineralization and are powerful vectoring
tools that have been applied to develop targets.
Dua Target trenching has uncovered quartz veins hosted in a hydrothermal breccias associated with significant high-
temperature alteration, typical of epithermal gold deposits (photo 1, 2, 3 and 4).
Soil sampling at Vatu Aurum has proven to be highly effective and an economic exploration method; Kalo has
embarked on a program to collect an additional 8,000 soil samples to expand from the Namalau Trend and to cover
a total of 11 sq km of the Nubu Graben to rank and prioritize targets by the end of December.
Kalo plans to conduct additional trenching and drilling of the top priority targets during the first quarter of 2025.
"The new exploration targets and insights we have gained along the Namalau Trend from our field work are extremely
encouraging and validate our conviction that we have a highly prospective potential large greenfield epithermal gold system
on the Vatu Aurum Project," commented Te rry L. Tucker, P.Geo., CEO of Kalo Gold. "We are excited to accelerate our field
work and drilling plans as we strive to ef ficiently vector toward additional major epithermal upwelling zones and unlock the
district-scale gold endowment of this highly prospective gold region of Fiji."
Exploration Program Detail
The Namalau Trend is located within the highly prospective Nubu Graben Fault Zone (“NGFZ”). The NGFZ is a major geological
corridor running northeast through Vanua Levu, the north island of Fiji, shaped by historic rotational tectonic movements
from the Pacific Plate. Geophysical surveys indicate that th e NGFZ features steeply dipping faults, potentially extending
several kilometers into the Earth's crust.
Geological and geophysical studies in 2024 have identified a series of northwest-southeast trending structures that offset the
NGFZ and create dilational zones. These zones, which are filled with brecciated host rocks (including conglomerates and
limestones), show signs of significant rotati on and are enriched with a high proporti on of matrix material. These conditions
facilitate the flow of fluids along fault zones, enabling the deposition of metals in the matrix between the rock clasts.
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An analysis of 929 soil samples collected at 20-meter interva ls along the 1.5 km Namalau Trend has highlighted seven new
prospective “epithermal upwellin g zones”, which correspond to soil geochemica l anomalies (Figure 1). Notably, acidic
upwelling fluids have been shown to deplete elements such as potassium while enriching selenium (up to 4.4 ppm) (Figure 2
to 3). This geochemical signature suggests that the fluids are sourced from deep in the crust, rather than from shallow plutons.
The targets are also marked by anomalous mercury (up to 68 ppm) and arsenic (up to 730 ppm) levels, two volatile elements
typically associated with epithermal deposits found 100 to 150 meters above the primary precious metal mineralization.
At the southwestern end of the Namalau Trend, the Dua Targ et (Figure 4) has emerged as a prominent area for further
investigation. Geochemical anomalies in this area extend over a 300m by 350m area and are associated with surface features
such as a low dome-shaped hill, sinter deposits from ancient hydrothermal springs and vuggy silica outcrops. A series of 12
trenches totaling 956 meters were excavated in the Dua Targ et, intersecting prospective sa prolite layers and following
geochemical trends such as anomalous selenium concentrations in soils. The trenching revealed significant alteration from
high-temperature, acidic vuggy silica to lo wer-temperature propylitic alteration zo nes at the periphery, consistent with a
high-sulphidation epithermal system.
Additionally, the trenches intercepted 32 s ilicified quartz veins, ranging from 0.7 mete rs to 4.1 meters in thickness. These
veins display a sigmoidal pattern—indicative of dilational environments—which had not been identified in prior trenching
campaigns. Historical assays from earlier trenching returned gold grades of up to 3.64 grams per ton (g/t) along the proposed
strike of these newly identified sigmoidal veins. Samples from these veins are being collected and sent for detailed assay
analysis at ALS Labs in Australia.
Exploration at the Namalau Trend will continue with further trenching across the seven identified target zones, with the goal
of constructing a regional geological, geochemical and structural interpretation and assessing the potential for precious metal
mineralization at depth. Drilling is planned for early 2025.
Building on the success of the soil sampling program, the Company is now expanding its exploration efforts with an additional
8,000 soil samples being collected at 20-meter spacings to co ver other promising areas covering over 11 sq km, including
Qiriyaga Hill, Vuinubu Ridge, Vunisea an d Vunikulukulu targets. This continued work underscores Kalo’s commitment to
rapidly advancing its exploration activities in this highly prospective region and unlocking the potential for substantial precious
metal discoveries.
ABOUT KALO GOLD CORP.
Kalo Gold Corp, a gold exploration company, is focused on exploration for epithermal gold deposits on the Vatu Aurum Project
located on the island of Vanua Levu (North Island) in the Republic of Fiji. Kalo holds a 100% interest in two Special Prospecting
Licenses, covering 367 km 2 that hosts a regional scale back arc basin, the Nubu Graben, and severa l volcanic arc related
calderas. Historical exploration work concentrated on the Qiriyaga Hill and Vuinubu Ridge Gold Deposits and resulted in the
identification of numerous priority epithermal gold exploration targets.
Both Viti Levu, (South Island), and Vanua Levu are on the prolif ic Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a trend that has produced numerous
large deposits, including Porgera, Lihir, Grasberg, Martha Mine in New Zealand and on Viti Levu (South Island), the exceptional
Vatukoula Gold Mine. The Vatukoula Gold Mine has produced more than 7 millio n ounces of gold since 1937 and continues
operations today. The island of Viti Levu also hosts the fully permitted Tuvatu Al kaline Gold Project, where a high-grade
underground gold mining operation has been fast tracked to production.
Qualified Person
The technical information in this news release was reviewed an d approved by Andrew Randell, P. Geo a qualified person as
defined by National Instrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Kalo Gold Corp.
Terry L. Tucker, P.Geo
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
and
Kevin Ma, CPA, CA
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Executive Vice President, Capital Markets and Director
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Figure 1 – seven distinct epithermal fluid upwelling zones have been defined along 1.5 km of the Namalau Trend with
historical trench sample results.
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Figure 2 – distinct depletion of K in soils.
Figure 3 – distinct enrichment of Se in soils – indicating a deep fluid source.
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Figure 4 – Dua Target epithermal veins show a distinct sigmoidal shape with excellent continuity over a 300m by 350m area.
Photo 1 – resistant epithermal quartz vein –
approximately 75 cm below the surface with
coincident selenium in soils.
Photo 2 – Andy Randell and Caley Dunlop mapping two resistant
parallel epithermal veins in trench – VA-24-11.
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Photo 3 - significant alteration related to a proximal
hydrothermal vent and sinter zones related to high-
temperature fluids associated with acidic vuggy
silica
Photo 4 – epithermal vein