Perseus Makes 9.9% Investment IN Aurum Resources
23 MARCH 2026
NEWS RELEASE
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PERSEUS MAKES 9.9% INVESTMENT IN AURUM RESOURCES
Perth, Western Australia/March 2 3, 202 6/Perseus Mining Limited (ASX/TSX: PRU) ( Perseus or the
Company) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a relevant interest in 9.9% of the issued shares of
Aurum Resources Limited ( Aurum) (ASX: UAE) via participation in the Aurum equity raising announced
today (Aurum Share Acquisition).
Aurum is an emerging mineral development company listed on the ASX. Aurum’s key asset is the Boundiali
Gold Project, a pre -development and pre -study gold project located in the North of Côte d’Ivoire, West
Africa. The Boundiali Gold Project has a reported Ore Resource of 100Mt @ 1.0g/t Au for 3.0Moz of gold1.
The Boundiali Gold Project is located to the south and along strike of Perseus’s Sissingué gold mine, which
has been in operation since January 2018 and the processing hub for ore from Fimbiasso and more recently
the Bagoé satellite deposits. The Boundiali’s northern most tenements are adjacent to the Company’s active
mining area at Bagoé.
Perseus’s Managing Director and CEO Craig Jones said:
“The Aurum team have done a n excellent job assembl ing a highly prospective tenement package and
building a significant resource base at a relatively low cost. The location of their discoveries presents
potential future synergies and Perseus is pleased to be able to support Aurum in developing the project.
For a total cost of A$23.69M, the Aurum Share Acquisition provides a compelling opportunity to fast-track
value creation in the region.”
This announcement was approved for release by Craig Jones, Managing Director and CEO
1 See Aurum announcement “Boundiali Project Mineral Resource increases to 3Moz gold with Indicated Resources up 49% to 1.37Moz“ released
to the ASX on 23 February 2026.
ASX/TSX CODE: PRU
CAPITAL STRUCTURE:
Ordinary shares: 1,348,261,178
Performance rights: 8,625,981
REGISTERED OFFICE:
Level 2
437 Roberts Road
Subiaco WA 6008
Telephone: +61 8 6144 1700
www.perseusmining.com
DIRECTORS:
Rick Menell
Non-Executive Chairman
Craig Jones
Managing Director & CEO
Amber Banfield
Non-Executive Director
Elissa Cornelius
Non-Executive Director
Dan Lougher
Non-Executive Director
John McGloin
Non-Executive Director
James Rutherford
Non-Executive Director
CONTACTS:
Craig Jones
Managing Director & CEO
Stephen Forman
Investor Relations
+61 484 036 681
Nathan Ryan
Media
+61 420 582 887