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Pasofino Gold Intersects Gold Zones with over 20 Metres Interval at ‘Bukon Jedeh’, Dugbe Gold Project in Liberia

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Pasofino Gold Intersects Gold Zones with over 20 Metres Interval at ‘Bukon Jedeh’, Dugbe Gold Project in Liberia

 

 

 

 

 

Pasofino Gold Limited (TSX-V: VEIN) (OTCQB: EFRGF) (FSE: N07A) is pleased to announce results of analysis from its maiden diamond core drilling at the Bukon Jedeh ‘gold camp’ (see June 3, 2024 press release) and provides an update on other key exploration targets within the Company’s Dugbe Gold Project, Liberia, which has a 3.3 Moz Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource Estimate[1].

 

Highlights

  • 8 of the 11 holes that reached target depth have gold mineralised intervals including:
    • BKDD001: 21.3m with an average grade of 0.9 g/t Au from 53.5m downhole
    • BKDD004: 4.0m with an average grade of 2.1 g/t Au from 46.5m downhole
    • BKDD011: 2.5m with an average grade of 2.2 g/t Au from 43.5m downhole
  • BKDD001, the westernmost drill hole on the main trend, indicates a potential ‘build-up’ of mineralisation towards an interpreted fold closure, a structural feature similar to that controlling the nearby 2.3 Moz Tuzon deposit. Future drilling will aim to test down-dip and along trend from BKDD001, and
  • Additional exploration is planned for the DSZ target, situated 4 km along strike from the Tuzon deposit, where a 2021 channel cut into bedrock returned 36m at an average grade of 0.6 g/t Au, though it remains untested by drilling.

 

Pasofino CEO Warren Greenslade, commented:

 

“The intersection of gold mineralisation over 20m in length from our maiden drilling program is highly encouraging, especially given the wide spacing between holes. Further work aimed at chasing down the zone in BKDD001 is a key focus, with efforts aimed at targeting the potential fold closure to the west. Additionally, drill testing is also warranted at the DSZ target which returned a wide interval with 0.6 g/t Au from a channel cut into bedrock. DSZ is directly on-trend from our 2.3Moz Tuzon deposit.”

 

Future focus in the west of the area

 

As shown in Figure 1, Pasofino’s drilling program includes several historical RC holes in the area. BKDD001’s significance lies in its location-1 km west of BKDD004, which tested the central axis of the target. It may be that the mineralisation is ‘building’ towards a fold closure interpreted in the west of Bukon based on magnetic and structural mapping.

 

This geological structure, which controls the nearby Tuzon deposit, suggests that the gold at Bukon may be better developed toward the hinge of a large antiform, similar to Tuzon. At Bukon, future work should focus in the west, beginning with ‘stepping-out’ from BKDD001, down-dip and along strike. While artisanal mining is less prevalent in this area, the suspected hinge zone may be plunging westward, possibly preventing outcropping. The gold at Bukon is hosted by a pyroxene-bearing gneiss with minor sulphides, very similar to the host-rock at Tuzon.

 

DSZ Target Offers Additional Potential

 

Exploration will also include testing broad gold zones encountered at the DSZ target, located only 4 km from the Tuzon deposit. The DSZ target is particularly promising, with a previous channel cut into bedrock yielding 36m at an average of 0.6 g/t Au. Individual 2-metre samples within this interval reached grades of up to 2 g/t Au. This target represents a high-priority drilling prospect for the Company, with the potential to expand on existing resources at Tuzon.

 

Pasofino remains committed to advancing its exploration efforts at both Bukon and the DSZ target to unlock further potential within the Dugbe Gold Project.

 

Figure 1. Map showing the Bukon Jedeh gold ‘corridor’ with Pasofino’s drillholes and hard rock pits.

 

Table 1. Coordinates and azimuth and inclination of Pasofino’s drillholes.

 

BHID EastUTM29N NorthUTM29N Azimuth Inclination Final depth
BKDD001 560034 556827 180 -60 118.5
BKDD002 559864 556986 0 -55 124.3
BKDD003 561440 556831 180 -55 70.3
BKDD004 561129 556870 180 -60 100.7
BKDD005 562927 556736 0 -55 130.4
BKDD006 561957 557133 180 -60 151.3
BKDD007 563227 557190 180 -55 100.8
BKDD009 562808 556838 NA -90 122.1
BKDD010 562693 557168 180 -60 145.3
BKDD011 563227 557291 180 -55 130.6
BKDD012 562446 557081 180 -55 133.5

BKDD008 failed at 6m depth due to fractured ground.
All hole positions collected using a hand-held GPS.

 

 

Table 2. All intersections from the 2024 diamond core drilling

 

BH ID From (m) To (m) Interval (m) Au (g/t) Oxide/Fresh
BKDD001 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.3 oxide
and 53.5 74.8 21.3 0.9 fresh
BKDD002 8.8 11.8 3.0 1.4 fresh
and 26.6 29.6 3.0 1.1 fresh
BKDD003 7.0 10.5 3.5 1.2 oxide
BKDD004 3.5 7.0 5.3 1.3 oxide
and 46.5 49.5 4.0 2.1 fresh
BKDD005 7.0 9.5 2.5 0.8 oxide
BKDD006 79.5 85.5 6.0 0.9 fresh
BKDD007 no significant interval
BKDD008 failed hole (stopped at 6.2m)
BKDD009 no significant interval
BKDD010 no significant interval
BKDD011 43.5 46.0 2.5 2.2 fresh
and 90.5 91.8 1.3 1.2 fresh
BKDD012 112.0 116.5 4.5 0.7 fresh

 

Figure 2. Map showing the Dugbe MDA area and the location of the Bukon Jedeh and DSZ targets relative to the Tuzon and Dugbe F deposits.

 

SAMPLING PROCEDURE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL

 

The drillhole collar positions were determined using a handheld GPS. Samples were mostly 1.5m and of half-core. Samples were prepared at Liberia Geochemical Services (Inc. in Monrovia) and sent analysed by SGS in Tarkwa Ghana, a facility compliant to ISO 17025:2005 for the analytical methods used for the samples. All samples were analysed by fire assay with atomic absorption finish on a sample with 50g nominal weight. A certified standard and a blank were inserted and the results of these QAQC samples are acceptable.

 

QUALIFIED PERSONS STATEMENT

 

Scientific or technical information in this disclosure that relates to exploration results was prepared and approved by Mr. Andrew Pedley. Mr. Pedley is a consultant of Pasofino Gold Ltd.’s wholly-owned subsidiary ARX Resources Limited. He is a member in good standing with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) and is as a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101.

 

ABOUT THE DUGBE GOLD PROJECT

 

The 2,078 km2 Dugbe Gold Project is in southern Liberia and situated within the southwestern corner of the Birimian Supergroup which is host to most West African gold deposits. To date, two deposits have been identified on the Project; Dugbe F and Tuzon discovered by Hummingbird Resources Plc  in 2009 and 2011 respectively. The deposits are located within 4 km of the Dugbe Shear Zone which is thought to have played a role in large scale gold mineralization in the area.

 

A significant amount of exploration in the area was conducted by Hummingbird up until 2012 including 74,497 m of diamond coring. Pasofino drilled an additional 14,584 m at Tuzon and Dugbe during 2021. Both deposits have Mineral Resource Estimates dated 17 November 2021 with total Measured and Indicated of 3.3 Moz with an average grade of 1.37 g/t Au, and 0.6 Moz in Inferred. Following the completion of the Definitive Feasibility Study in June 2022 a Mineral Reserve Estimate was declared, based on the open-pit mining of both deposits over a 14-year Life of Mine. A technical report for the Dugbe Gold Project was prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website.

 

In addition to the existing deposits there are many gold prospects within the Project including the Bukon Jedeh area and the DSZ target on the Tuzon-Sackor trend where Pasofino has discovered a broad zone of surface gold mineralisation in trench and outcrop along strike from Tuzon.

 

In 2019, Hummingbird signed a 25-year Mineral Development Agreement (“MDA”) with the Government of Liberia providing the necessary long-term framework and stabilization of taxes and duties. Under the terms of the MDA, the royalty rate on gold production is 3%, the income tax rate payable is 25% (with credit given for historic exploration expenditures), the fuel duty is reduced by 50%, and the Government of Liberia is granted a free carried interest of 10% in the Project.

 

ABOUT PASOFINO GOLD LTD.

 

Pasofino Gold Ltd. is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company listed on the TSX-V.

 

Pasofino, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, owns 100% of the Dugbe Gold Project (prior to the issuance of the Government of Liberia’s 10% carried interest).

 

Posted October 2, 2024

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