Volta closes transaction on the advanced Kiaka Gold project in Burkina Faso
with Randgold Resources
-Volta to immediately commence an aggressive 22,000 metre drilling campaign-TSX: VTR
The purchase price consisted of cash consideration of
Volta plans an aggressive drilling program consisting of more than 150 holes for a total of approximately 22,000 metres (see Figure 2). The program has been designed in consultation with SRK (UK) Ltd. in order to achieve the optimal hole placements to finalize a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI43-101") compliant resource at the conclusion of this
Diamond and RC drilling previously undertaken by Randgold on sections spaced from 80m to 400m apart, has already defined two significant mineralized zones; the Kiaka Main Zone (KMZ) and the Kiaka Hangingwall South Zone (KHZ). The KMZ is a 2,800 metre long, steeply dipping, NE striking mineralized dilation structure with numerous intersections exceeding 100m at (greater than)1g/t. Significantly, there are discrete higher grade zones within this well mineralized envelope that are associated with more intense deformation and alteration, which suggests good continuity. The KHZ is a 650 meter long N to NE striking mineralized structure, which is generally narrower but higher grade than the KMZ. Some of the better intersections from these two zones are:
172.0 metres @ 1.32 g/t gold from 46.0 metres depth 122.0 metres @ 2.00 g/t gold from 147.0 metres depth 82.0 metres @ 1.55 g/t gold from surface 208.0 metres @ 1.46 g/t gold from 30.0 metres depth 45.0 metres @ 2.62 g/t gold from 114.0 metres depth 70.0 metres @ 1.12 g/t gold from 191.0 metres depth
All analyses undertaken for Randgold were by fire assay on a 50g charge at SGS Laboratories in
The Kiaka gold project lies at the intersection of the northeast striking Tenkodogo greenstone belt and the regionally significant north striking Markoye Fault, in whose proximity some of the larger gold resources discovered in
Randgold has spent in excess of US$6 million undertaking extensive exploration on the permit since 2004, including mapping, ground geophysics, soil sampling, pitting, trenching, RAB drilling, RC drilling and diamond drilling. Randgold has undertaken petrograhic work to study gold deportment. The gold is located on grain margins and is not occluded within sulphides and is therefore unlikely to be refractory. There are also no preg-robbing components. Some preliminary CIL/bottle roll metallurgical test work was also undertaken. The results indicate encouraging recoveries ranging from 80% to 98%, with the majority of the samples returning (greater than) 90% recovery.
There are several other mineralized upside targets identified by soil sampling, pitting and RAB drilling within the immediate proximity of KMZ and KHZ, as well as 5 regional targets, that lie within analogous mineralized environments to the Kiaka Main area, within the property. These targets represent significant additional upside on the property that remain to be tested in future drilling programs.
Under the guidelines of National Instrument 43-101, the qualified person for the Kiaka Gold Project is
Volta is a mineral exploration company primarily focused on becoming a leader in the identification, acquisition and exploration of gold properties in West
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