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Kodal Minerals PLC
06 December 2018
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Kodal Minerals Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: KOD / Sector: Mining
6 December 2018
Kodal Minerals plc ('Kodal' or 'the Company')
Gold Exploration Joint Venture Update
Kodal Minerals plc, the mineral exploration and development
company focussed on West Africa, is pleased to provide an update on
the Company's joint venture with Resolute Mining Limited
("Resolute") relating to three gold exploration licences located in
central and northern Cote d'Ivoire (the "Licences") (the "Joint
Venture"). Kodal currently holds a 100% interest in all three
Licences, with Resolute, which is financing and managing the
exploration programme, earning into a maximum 75% interest.
Highlights:
Resolute Joint Venture - Nielle prospect Exploration
Programme
-- Reverse Circulation drilling totalling 27 drill holes for 3,117m completed.
Results include:
o 10m at 2.00g/t gold from 26m in drill hole NLRC0004;
o 8m at 4.26g/t gold from 8m in drill hole NLRC0006,
including 2m at 11.63g/t gold from 10m;
o 14m at 1.73g/t gold from 26m in drill hole NLRC0008;
o 26m at 1.95g/t gold from 32m in drill hole NLRC0012,
including 4m at 5.51g/t gold from 42m; and
o 26m at 1.79g/t gold from 108m in drill hole NLRC0018,
including 2m at 6.07g/t gold from 110m.
-- Results confirm wide zones of gold mineralisation, with areas
of high-grade gold up to 13.88g/t gold over 2m returned.
-- Gold mineralisation associated with shear zone and quartz
veining with alteration in mafic volcanics and mineralisation in
altered granitoid intrusion.
-- Exploration is continuing at Nielle with the mineralisation
remaining open along strike and at depth.
-- Resolute has requested, and been granted, an extension of
term for the earn-in period of the Joint Venture to February
2021.
Bernard Aylward, CEO of Kodal Minerals, said: "The Nielle
prospect is located in the north of Cote d'Ivoire approximately
50km north of Randgold's Tongon gold mine. This is a highly
prospective region with several exploration prospects returning
significant gold mineralised zones. These new RC drill results
highlight the potential to define a new zone of gold mineralisation
within the under-explored Nielle concession and exploration is
focussed on defining zones of high-grade mineralisation and
extending the current footprint of anomalous gold
mineralisation.
"Resolute continues to operate the Joint Venture and has spent
approximately US$1.35 million to date. The Nielle concession has
been renewed during the year and Kodal is continuing to progress
the M'Bahiakro prospect application. Resolute has indicated that it
will continue the exploration programme to complete the minimum
US$3 million expenditure required under the Joint Venture
agreement.
"Resolute is a leading gold development and production company
with a long and successful history in West Africa; credentials
which make them an ideal joint venture partner for us. Through this
JV we ensure Kodal shareholders retain a minimum 25% interest in
these early stage gold assets - guaranteeing exposure to future
exploration and development upside. This structure also ensures
that Kodal has the operational, management and financial
flexibility to focus our resources on our aggressive development
schedule at our flagship Bougouni Lithium Project in Mali, where we
are confident we have the ability to translate rapidly the
mineralised potential of this strategically important asset into
shareholder value."
About the Resolute joint venture
Kodal is the 100% owner of the Cote d'Ivoire registered company
Corvette SARL and has an active Joint Venture with Resolute whereby
Resolute is required to spend a minimum of US$3 million on the
three concessions (Tiebissou, Nielle and the application
M'Bahiakro) to earn a 75% interest over a four year period to
February 2019. Kodal will remain "free carried" through to
completion of a Feasibility Study.
Resolute is currently actively exploring the Nielle licence,
located in the north of Côte d'Ivoire approximately 50km to the
north of the Tongon Gold mine operated by Randgold Resources
Limited ("Randgold"). Exploration activity completed by Resolute
consists of geological mapping, surface geochemical sampling, auger
geochemistry, aircore drilling and this subject campaign of RC
drilling.
A total of 28 RC drill holes for 3,135m completed (one failed
hole for 18m included) with a total of 1,722 composite samples
collected (including QAQC). Drilling was completed on a 100m spaced
section with 50m between drill holes. A strike length of 1,100m has
been targeted by this initial reconnaissance RC drilling programme
and further drilling is required to define the mineralisation. All
samples were analysed by Fire Assay with a 0.01g/t gold detection
limit. Drilling intersections based on 2m composite sampling,
utilising a 0.50g/t gold lower-cut off are tabled below:
Hole Intersection Grade
Hole_ID Northing Easting Depth m From m To Width g/t gold
NLRC0001 206447 1135850 126 0 8 8 0.63
14 16 2 10.05
84 86 2 2.48
106 110 4 2.91
118 124 6 2.59
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0002 206397 1135852 102 0 6 6 3.92
16 18 2 0.95
30 32 2 1.57
60 64 4 1.26
98 100 2 0.65
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0004 206480 1135954 120 26 36 10 2.00
82 102 20 0.83
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0005 206520 1135950 140 46 58 12 1.46
incl. 56 58 2 5.12
68 70 2 1.53
136 138 2 1.81
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0006 206482 1136042 100 8 16 8 4.26
incl. 10 12 2 11.63
24 28 4 1.45
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0007 206531 1136052 120 64 70 6 1.14
---------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0008 206536 1136149 120 26 40 14 1.73
---------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0009 206577 1136150 144 14 16 2 2.75
82 84 2 1.92
132 134 2 2.59
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0011 206579 1136250 126 58 66 8 1.52
---------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0012 206537 1136350 90 32 58 26 1.95
incl. 42 46 4 5.51
-------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0013 206575 1136344 126 50 54 4 3.11
incl. 50 52 2 5.23
76 78 2 4.16
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0014 206589 1136447 102 48 64 16 1.96
86 96 10 3.62
incl. 88 90 2 13.88
-------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0015 206639 1136448 120 60 64 4 1.50
70 80 10 0.59
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0016 206668 1136552 108 80 82 2 1.45
---------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0017 206716 1136549 120 28 34 6 0.88
42 52 10 1.03
60 72 12 1.54
86 90 4 0.93
114 116 2 1.13
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0018 206763 1136646 156 108 134 26 1.79
incl. 110 112 2 6.07
148 150 2 1.13
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0019 206713 1136645 102 52 58 6 1.01
---------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0022 206440 1135750 122 34 58 24 1.21
incl. 48 50 2 5.28
74 78 4 1.67
--------------------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0023 206443 1135950 100 32 50 18 0.78
incl. 32 36 4 1.45
-------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0024 206310 1134751 90 62 66 4 2.22
---------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
NLRC0026 206450 1134950 101 62 92 30 0.77
---------- -------- ------- ------- ----- ------------- ----------
Notes: All drill hole data including assay information, sampling
and intersections calculation is based on information supplied by
Resolute Mining Limited. Resolute are the Joint Venture partners
for the Nielle concession and are managers of the exploration.
Drill holes are reverse circulation drill holes. Samples are 2m
composite samples with samples analysed at BVML - Abidjan (Bureau
Veritas) for fire assay analysis method FA450 with a 0.01g/t gold
detection limit. Intersections are reported using a 0.50g/t gold
lower-cut-off, and allowing for a maximum of 4m internal dilution
(2 composite samples).
These results confirm wide zones of gold mineralisation, with
areas of high-grade gold up to 13.88g/t gold over 2m returned. The
next phase of exploration will focus on continuing to extend the
anomalous mineralisation along strike and undertake infill drilling
to attempt to define continuity of high-grade mineralisation.
The exploration completed by Resolute has defined a new zone of
gold mineralisation that is hosted dominantly in basalt and minor
granitoid intrusions and carbonaceous shales. The mineralisation is
strongly associated with medium to strong intensity of
pyrite-silica-hematite-ankerite alteration, usually with grey,
smoky to milky white quartz veining and gold grade is directly
related to the pyrite concentration.
The weathered profile was confirmed as being shallow with an
average depth of 25m vertical. The profile consists of 1m to 5m of
transported ferricrete to lateritic gravels at surface that overlay
a residual saprolite (weathered bedrock) profile. The geology is
dominated by massive to weakly foliated, fine grained basalt with
minor intrusions of granitoid, felsic dykes, and medium to coarse
grained gabbroic or gabbro-diorite dykes also noted.
Expenditure and Extension of Joint Venture
Resolute has spent approximately US$1.35 million on exploration
for the Joint Venture with programmes of work consisting of
geological mapping, geochemical sampling and drilling completed at
the Tiebissou and Nielle concessions. The exploration programme is
focussed on continued drilling and definition at the Nielle
concession and, when granted, undertaking early stage
reconnaissance exploration at the M'Bahiakro concession.
Kodal has agreed to extend the earn-in period of the Joint
Venture as the exploration programme is active and continuing to
return encouraging results and there has been delays in finalising
concession extension and grant. The earn-in period has been
extended to a final date of 25 February 2021 with the previous date
being 25 February 2019.
About Nielle
The Nielle project consists of one licence of 300km(2) that was
granted in 2014 and has been renewed for a further 3-year period.
Resolute is earning into the licence via the Joint Venture
agreement, and at this stage the licence is still 100% owned by
Kodal. The area is underexplored, however it is well located in the
Tongon-Banfora greenstone belt that is host to multi-million ounce
gold resources at the Tongon Gold mine (operated by Randgold) and
the Banfora gold deposit (also known as "Wahgnion", owned by
Teranga Gold).
**ENDS**
For further information, please visit www.kodalminerals.com or
contact the following:
Kodal Minerals plc
Bernard Aylward, CEO Tel: +61 418 943
345
Allenby Capital Limited, AIM Nominated Adviser
Jeremy Porter/Nick Harriss Tel: 020 3328
5656
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP, Financial
Adviser & Broker Tel: 020 3470
John Mackay 0470
St Brides Partners Ltd, Financial PR
Susie Geliher/Cosima Akerman Tel: 020 7236
1177
About Kodal Minerals
Kodal Minerals' primary focus is on the rapid advancement of its
flagship Bougouni Lithium Project in Southern Mali towards
production. The recently completed Maiden JORC Resource Estimate
placed the Bougouni Project in the top 15 hard rock lithium
projects globally and was calculated using only three of the eight
currently recognised prospects demonstrating the significant
exploration upside potential remaining across the 450km(2) project
area. The Mineral Resource estimate for the Ngoualana,
Sogola-Baoule and Boumou prospects are tabulated below. These
mineral resources are reported in accordance with the JORC
Code:
Contained Li(2)
Tonnes Li(2) O% O
(Mt) Grade (kt)
Sogola_Baoule 10.4 1.18 122.2
------- --------- ----------------
Ngoualana 4.7 1.34 62.8
------- --------- ----------------
Boumou 2.2 1.04 22.9
------- --------- ----------------
Total 17.3 1.20 207.9
------- --------- ----------------
Notes: Mineral resources are reported using a 0.5% Li2O cut-off.
Figures may not sum due to rounding. The contained metal is
determined by the estimated tonnage and grade.
The Bougouni Project is located in an emerging lithium province
that is already attracting the attention of investors and off-take
partners interested in securing a long-term supply of lithium. With
the support of its strategic investor and off-take partner Suay
Chin International Pte, a Singapore-based lithium and chemical
trader, Kodal Minerals is well funded to continue its ambitious
development programme at Bougouni.
Further to this, Kodal Minerals is the manager of additional
lithium and gold projects that are undergoing low cost exploration
programmes in addition to JV funded gold properties in Côte
d'Ivoire that offer potentially significant long-term value.
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