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Wia Gold publishes drilling update for the Kokoseb Gold discovery

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Wia Gold Ltd has reported assay results for 10 RC drillholes and eight diamond drillholes (including diamond tails) completed, and the acceleration of activities, at the 2.12 million oz Kokoseb Gold discovery in Namibia.

Highlights:

  • Central high-grade area delivers further significant intercepts, including:
    • 19.8 m at 2.28 g/t Au from 286.8 m, including 6.0 m at 4.52 g/t Au in KDD039.
    • 21.9 m at 4.32 g/t Au from 329.7 m, including 9.7 m at 7.27 g/t Au in KDD040.

     

  • NW Zone strongly mineralised shoot depth extensional drilling returns thicker mineralisation, with an unconstrained intercept of 89.6 m at 0.90 g/t Au in KDD042, including the following significant intercepts:
    • 18.5 m at 1.09 g/t Au from 358.0 m.
    • 12.0 m at 2.08 g/t Au from 383.0 m.
    • 16.9 m at 0.95 g/t Au from 430.7 m.

     

  • Complementary and extensional drilling along strike of Kokoseb continues to return strong and coherent gold mineralisation, with most significant intercepts including:
    • 26.4 m at 1.49 g/t Au from 164.7 m in KDD044.
    • 26 m at 1.34 g/t Au from 335 m in KRC305.
    • 11.0 m at 2.04 g/t Au from 284.8 m in KRD307.
    • 16.0 m at 1.35 g/t Au from 299.8 m in KRD307.

     

  • Activity ramp up planned for 2025 includes:
    • The addition of 2 further RC rigs in addition to the existing 1 RC and 2 DD rigs.
    • Focus on proving up additional resources in Central, NW, and Northern Zones plus conversion of inferred to indicated.
    • Appointment of consultants focussing on mine scheduling and design, additional metallurgical test work, environmental studies, hydrology studies, process plant engineering, non-process site infrastructure, tailings disposal, energy and power supply, and capital and operating costs.
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Josef El-Raghy, Wia Executive Chairman, comments:

“The current and planned drilling campaigns are building upon the significant exploration success to date at Kokoseb, which has progressed rapidly from a greenfield discovery to the current resource of 2.12 million oz. These results demonstrate the significant potential we have in the Central Zone at depth, demonstrating remarkable consistency of grade, which is also reflected along strike in the NW and Northern Zones. The deposit remains open in all directions, at depth and, with the newly discovered mineralisation in the Eastern Zone, there remains significant scope for additional resource growth. Wia is committed to delivering a Scoping Study during 2025 as Kokoseb moves into its next phase of its development whilst maintaining a firm focus on exploration.”

Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/exploration-development/13012025/wia-gold-publishes-drilling-update-for-the-kokoseb-gold-discovery/

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