Ariana Resources plc has announced an exploration update for its 100% owned Dokwe Gold Project in Zimbabwe.
Highlights:
- Significant 500 m long gold-in-soil anomaly, identified 125 m along strike of the planned Dokwe North pit rim using Portable X-ray-Fluorescence (pXRF) coupled with novel and innovative use of detectORETM technology.
- Anomaly is geochemically significant, with a near coincident and partially overlapping gold and arsenic signature almost identical to that seen above the Dokwe North mineralisation.
- Further demonstration of the potential of Dokwe to host a multi-million-ounce exploration and development opportunity.
- Proximity of the new discovery area to the planned Dokwe North open pit prioritises this area for drill-testing.
Dr. Kerim Sener, Managing Director, comments:
“This is a highly significant gold-in-soil anomaly, supported by other geochemical and geological information, which must be tested through drilling as a priority. There is potential in this area to identify an extension to the Dokwe North mineralised zone, immediately along strike to the northeast and only 125 m from the planned pit rim.
“Today’s news reveals an exciting new development for Dokwe, which could greatly improve our development plans for the project. Over the past few months, the team has successfully expanded the detection capabilities of the detectORETM technology by implementing the latest innovations to locate buried gold mineralisation. The discovery of this anomaly aligns with everything we have learnt about the Dokwe mineralisation style and its geological context, as well as the dispersal patterns of trace elements in the soil profile above the orebody.
“Importantly, this breakthrough also demonstrates how detectORE™ can be applied regionally. We are now preparing to deploy these technologies across the broader Bulawayo-Bubi Greenstone Belt – particularly in concealed, underexplored areas – with the aim of determining whether Dokwe forms part of a larger, camp-scale cluster of deposits. Similar systems are evident in exposed sections of the belt, and we believe this region remains one of the most prospective, yet underexplored gold provinces in southern Africa.
“We have been very successful in adopting and implementing detectORE™ technology and are leaders in applying the technique in this particular manner. This has dramatically reduced our target generation time and allowed us to identify a potential new zone of mineralisation in under six months. I would like to thank the Dokwe team for their outstanding work.”