Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 18, 2024) - Sanu Gold Corporation (CSE: SANU) (OTCQB: SNGCF) ("Sanu Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a comprehensive follow-up program involving geophysics and drilling at new high-priority targets, Daina 1 North and Daina 1 South, located within the Daina Exploration Permit in the prolific Siguiri Basin, Guinea, West Africa.
Key Highlights:
Untapped Potential: Significant gold trends identified on the Daina permit remain untested. Daina 1 North and Daina 1 South offer substantial size potential, representing major opportunities for new discoveries.
Extension of Known Discoveries: Recent IP geophysics have indicated that mineralization at Daina 2 extends well beyond previously drilled areas, presenting further exploration potential.
High-Grade Surface Gold: Historical and recent exploration activities have revealed high-grade gold mineralization at surface:
9m at 7.97 g/t1 Au from trench DAI-TR-007 at Daina 1 South.
Rock chip samples up to 61.6 g/t Au at Daina 1 South and Daina 6.
Significant Trends: Geophysical surveys have identified substantial chargeability and resistivity trends correlating with gold mineralization, necessitating further investigation.
Martin Pawlitschek, President and CEO of Sanu Gold, stated: "The results from our initial IP surveys at Daina have been very encouraging, showing clear trends that align with surface gold anomalies. These findings will guide our upcoming drilling campaigns to unlock the full potential of these targets."
Exploration Plan
Daina Permit Overview
The Daina permit contains two priority gold targets that to-date remain untested by systematic drilling. These are the Daina 1 North and Daina 1 South Targets. The permit is host to extensive artisanal gold workings which occur throughout the permit with significant workings developed in the oxidized bedrock at Daina 1 South, Daina 6 and Daina 1.
The permit immediately to the south is operated by AngloGold Ashanti, who have a large gold mining operation 50 km to the southwest of Daina and who are evaluating advanced gold prospects 20 km to the southwest of Daina and immediately adjacent to the Diguifara permit (Figure 1).2
Figure 1. Daina Permit, Sanu Gold Targets, major mining company permits, regional structures, gold mines and prospects.
The gradient IP survey completed at this target earlier this year identified a 1.2 km zone with elevated chargeability trending NNW (Figure 2), aligning with significant gold anomalies from auger sampling and surface geochemistry.
Notable results include (Figure 1):
Trench DAI-TR-007: 9 m of 7.97 g/t Au, including 3 m of 21.75 g/t Au and
Auger hole: 3 m of 6.59 g/t Au, including 2 m of 6.48 g/t Au (DAI-AUG-1250) and 9 m of 2.26 g/t Au, including 2 m of 9.78 g/t Au (DAI-AUG-1246) from the 2021/2022 auger programs
High-grade gold in rock chip samples including 61.6 g/t Au, 16.2 g/t Au and 12.8 g/t Au (Figure 1)
The Company plans to extend the IP coverage in this area to the north and south of the existing block, as well as follow up with additional rock chip sampling and mapping in areas that have been newly exposed by artisanal mining activities. The surveys will be supplemented with select line of pole-dipole IP to assist with mapping the dip orientation of the main structures, which will assist with determining the main azimuth orientation to be used in the drilling program.
Figure 2: Target Daina 1 South, Chargeability trend with saprolite gold auger anomalies, rock samples, trenches, drill collars and artisanal workings.
The program completed at Daina 1 North earlier this year (News Release April 2, 2024) detected a resistivity trend extending for over 1 km (Figure 3) in a North South orientation. High grade gold values in saprolite have been returned from auger sampling, eg. DAI-AUG-1201 with a peak value of 39.30 g/t Au from the saprolite horizon (Figure 1), (News release dated July 29, 2022). Scout RC drilling in DAI-RC-040 returned 7.45 gt/t Au over 1m (see Sanu Gold news release dated October 18, 2022). There are also extensive surface artisanal gold workings some of which align with the trend delineated in geophysics.
The Company plans to extend the IP coverage in this area to the north and south of the existing block, rock chip sampling and mapping in areas that have been newly exposed by artisanal mining activities.
Figure 3: Target Daina 1 North Resistivity trend with saprolite gold auger anomalies, rock samples, trenches, drill collars and artisanal workings.
The gradient IP geophysics completed at Daina 2 earlier this year (News Release April 2, 2024) defined a well-developed resistivity trend associated with most of the drill intercepts and the main artisanal pit (Figure 4). These intercepts from the Company's first drilling program (News Release October 3, 2022) included:
21 m of 4.75 g/t Au, including 1 m of 85.5 g/t Au in DAI-RC-004
37 m of 1.99 g/t Au, including 1 m of 32.6 g/t Au in DAI-RC-001
11 m of 5.50 g/t Au, including 1 m of 56.6 g/t Au in DAI-RC-013
The results from this survey have defined a large IP resistivity trend which extends north northwesterly and south southeasterly for just under 1 km and is centered on the Daina 2 Main Zone. The trend follows the strike of known gold mineralization that is characterized by high-sulfide (pyrite and arsenopyrite) content and systems of quartz veinlets associated with greywacke which host the gold mineralization.
Figure 4: Resistivity features at Daina 2, previous RC drill location with intercept highlights, auger samples, termite gold anomalies, extend of artisan surface workings and planned extensions to the IP surveys.
The Company will prepare to start field work on the IP geophysics extensions (Figure 5) as soon as the peak of the wet season has passed towards the end of September. The program line clearing, data acquisition, data processing and mapping is estimated to take 6 to 8 weeks. The results from phase of work will be used to plan a program of Air Core drill testing over the most prospective parts of the priority targets.
Figure 5: Resistivity features at Daina 2, previous RC drill location with intercept highlights, auger samples, termite gold anomalies, extend of artisan surface workings and planned extensions to the IP surveys.
Sampling was completed following industry best practices, conducted under the supervision of the Company's project geologists and the chain of custody from the project to the sample preparation facility was continuously monitored. An appropriate number and type of certified reference materials (standards) and blanks totaling 5% of the total number of samples shipped to the laboratory was inserted approximately every 20th sample to ensure an effective QA/QC program was carried out. Data verification of the analytical results included a statistical analysis of the standards and blanks that must pass certain parameters for acceptance to ensure accurate and verifiable results. All samples were analyzed using Fire Assay FAA505 at the SGS Laboratory in Bamako, Mali ("SGS"). SGS is an internationally recognized and commercially certified laboratory and is independent of Sanu Gold.
The Company is being advised on the IP survey by in3D Geoscience Inc., an independent geophysical consulting firm based in British Columbia. The data collection survey is subject to standard contractors' protocols including:
daily checking of equipment
signal/noise ratio monitoring.
Checking of extreme readings
Verification of equipment locations
Monitoring of measurement cycles
Data is checked at the end of each day by a team at the SAGAX Head Office
Sanu's geophysicists and SAGAX regularly review and discuss the progress of the work, program adjustments, data quality and modelling parameters.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Serigne Dieng, Ph.D., M.Sc., a Member (MAIG) of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), Exploration Manager of the Company and a qualified person within the meaning of NI 43-101.
About Sanu
Located within the world class Siguiri Basin, host to several operating mines, Sanu is exploring three high quality gold exploration permits in Guinea, West Africa targeting multi-million-ounce gold discoveries. The Company has defined multi-kilometer scale gold bearing structures on each of the gold exploration permits, with multiple high-value drill targets. Sanu is operated by a highly experienced team with successful records of discovery, resource development and mine permitting.
Martin Pawlitschek President & CEO, Sanu Gold Corp.
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1 grams of gold per tonne ("g/t Au"); metres ("m")
2 Reference to nearby properties is for information purposes only and there is no assurances the Company's properties will achieve similar results.
