Kobo Resources Identifies Multiple High-Priority Gold Targets at its Kotobi Project in Côte d’Ivoire
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PRESS RELEASE NOVEMBER 13, 2025
Kobo Resources Identifies Multiple High-Priority Gold Targets at its
Kotobi Project in Côte d’Ivoire
Initial Trenching Returns up to 4.0 m at 3.10 g/t Au and 4.0 m at 2.68 g/t Au
within Strong Geochemical Anomalies
• First-pass exploration confirms four robust gold-in-soil anomalies across the 301.8 km²
Kotobi Project, including values exceeding 1,400 ppb Au
• Trenching at the Kotobi 1 target intersects up to 4.0 m at 3.10 g/t Au, confirming a bedrock
source to strong surface anomalies and supporting follow-up trenching and drilling
• Aggressive mechanised trenching and follow-up drilling planned for early 2026
QUEBEC CITY, QC – Kobo Resources Inc. ("Kobo” or the "Company") (TSX.V: KRI) is pleased to report
the results of its first phase grassroots exploration program on its 100% owned Kotobi Licence (the “Kotobi
Project”) covering a 301.8 km2 area. The Kotobi Project is situated 20 km east of Bongouanou in central
eastern Cote d’Ivoire and is underlain by folded Birimian-aged volcano-sediment and meta-sediment units.
Main structures are oriented ENE-WSE to ESE-WNW.
The Company considers this area to be highly prospective for gold mineralisation and originally selected
the Kotobi Project area based on the extensive alluvial artisanal gold diggings in the main drainage
channels in northern parts of the permit.
Edward Gosselin, CEO and Director of Kobo commented: “ Our first phase of work at Kotobi has
established a clear foundation for a new exploration pipeline within our Côte d’Ivoire portfolio. I am very
encouraged by these results, which outline four well-defined geochemical anomalies with gold-in-soil
concentrations exceeding 500 ppb Au along significant strike lengths. Our systematic exploration
approach is successfully outlining multiple areas with significant potential on the property.”
He continued: “The compelling gold mineralisation intersected in the initial trenches at the Kotobi 1 Target
suggest that the current soil geochemical anomalies have a bedrock source containing economic gold
grades. We will be starting an aggressive mechanised trenching program to better understand the
geological controls to gold mineralisation at surface before starting drilling which is expected to begin in
early 2026.”
Soil Geochemistry and Initial Trench Results
Four highly anomalous gold targets have been outlined from the soil geochemistry completed to-date
(referred to as Kotobi 1, Kotobi 2, Kotobi 3, and Kotobi 4). The locations of the individual targets are
shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Current Soil Geochemical Sampling Coverage with Geophysical Interpretation – Kotobi
Project
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Kotobi 1 Target
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Soil sampling on a 25 metre (“m”) by 25 m grid at the Kotobi 1 target has defined a 700-m long NNW
trending anomaly located approximately 150 m west of the interpreted contact between metasediments and
a granodiorite intrusion (Figure 2). The peak gold in soil concentrations reach 1,420 ppb Au.
Figure 2: Kotobi 1 Target Soil Geochemistry and Trenching
Three trenches (KTR014, KTR015 and KTR016) manually excavated along a 350-m strike intersected gold
mineralisation in KTR014 and KTR016. Trench KTR014 intersected 4.0 m at 2.68 g/t Au with a 1-m wide
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sub-vertical quartz vein assaying 9.64 g/t Au. Trench KTR016 returned a broad low-grade zone of 18.0 m
at 0.88 g/t* Au including 4.0 m at 3.10 g/t Au and 1.0 m at 10.20 g/t Au (Figure 2 & Table 1).
Table 1: Trench Intersections at the Kotobi 1 Target
Trench
ID From (m) To (m) Interval Au (g/t) Target
KTR014
38 47 9 1.30* Kotobi 1
incl. 41 45 4 2.68 Kotobi 1
incl. 44 45 1 9.64 Kotobi 1
KTR015 No significant mineralised intersections Kotobi 1
KTR016
14 32 18 0.88* Kotobi 1
incl. 23 27 4 3.10 Kotobi 1
incl. 25 26 1 10.20 Kotobi 1
Notes:
* Signifies a greater than 3.0 m interval with <0.30 g/t Au grades included in calculated interval.
Kotobi 2 & 3 Targets
The Kotobi 2 Target is situated 2 km south-east of Agoua Village with peak gold in soil concentrations of
430 ppb Au contained within a 400 m2 area (Figure 4). Kotobi 3 Target is situated 3 km east of the Brou
Akpaoussou Village with peak gold in soil concentrations of 610 ppb Au. There are anomalous gold values
scattered across a 1,400 m strike that require more detailed infill sampling.
The distance between the Kotobi 2 and Kotobi 3 Targets is approximately 6.3 km and the two targets may
be controlled by the same apparent NE trending structure (Figure 3). There are anomalous soil values in
between the two areas which will be the focus of more detailed infill sampling.
Figure 4: Kotobi 2 & Kotobi 3 Targets Soil Geochemistry
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Kotobi 4 Target
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The Kotobi 4 Target is located 2.4 km west of Assouakro Village in northern parts of the Kotobi Project
licence. It is situated in an area where there is significant artisanal alluvial gold mining activity. The anomaly
is strong, robust and well developed. The anomaly extends along an 800-m strike and is up to 150-m wide.
Peak gold in soil concentrations reach 780 ppb Au (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Kotobi 4 Target Soil Geochemistry
Kotobi Project Background
The Kotobi Project is situated within the Birimian Dimbokro-Abengourou Belt of the Boaulé-Mossi Domain
within the West African Craton. The geology comprises folded Birimian-aged volcano-sediment and meta-
sediments. Lithologies on the Kotobi Project licence are predominantly meta-sandstones and siltstones
with several small intrusions emplaced along the principal faults. The main structures are oriented ENE-
WSE to ESE-WNW (Figure 5).
The Company considers the area to be highly prospective for gold mineralisation. It originally selected the
Kotobi Project area based on the extensive alluvial artisanal gold diggings in the main drainage channels
in northern parts of the permit.
A drone UAV magnetic survey was completed across the licence in 2023 by MWH Geosurveys International
Inc. The geophysical data was reprocessed and interpreted by Paterson, Grant & Watson (PGW – Toronto)
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in 2023. PGW selected two main targets to focus initial exploration. The gold mineralisation intersected in
trenches detailed in this press release are located within PGW’s top priority target area.
Since commencing exploration, the Company has assayed 7,356 soil samples, 46 termite mound samples,
95 samples from 9 shallow pits, 79 rock chip samples and 385 channel samples in 13 surface exposures
and in 3 manually dug trenches across one of the initial soil anomalies.
There have been several phases of soil sampling on the property. The southern parts of the Kotobi Project
has been sampled on a 400 m by 50 m grid. More recently sampling has occurred in northern parts of the
property on an 800 m by 50 m grid with infill sampling on 100 m by 5 0m grids, and in some areas down to
25 m by 25 m grids to better define the soil anomalies. The extent of soil sampling completed on the Kotobi
Project licence to date is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 5: Interpreted Geology Map of the Kotobi Licence
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Sampling, QA/QC, and Analytical Procedures