Aurum Resources intersected shallow high-grade gold mineralisation, including 3 metres at 80.09 grams per tonne gold from 66 metres in hole BSDD0091, at the BST1 deposit within its Boundiali Gold Project in Côte d'Ivoire.

The results form part of an ongoing 100,000-metre diamond drilling program across the BST tenement, where the company holds a 100% interest. Aurum received assay results from 46 diamond drill holes totaling 8,835.14 metres, comprising 35 holes for 7,303.79 metres at BST1 and 11 holes for 1,531.35 metres at the BST2 prospect.

Additional key intercepts at BST1 included 38 metres at 4.20 g/t gold from 65 metres, including 3 metres at 30.52 g/t gold in hole BSDD0096, and 1.50 metres at 37.38 g/t gold from 16.50 metres in the same hole. At BST2, drilling returned 3 metres at 27.65 g/t gold from 144 metres, including 1 metre at 78.13 g/t gold in hole BSDD0077.

Drilling confirmed gold mineralisation outside the current mineral resource estimate at BST1, as well as in areas previously classified as Inferred. At BST2, which sits entirely outside the current mineral resource, the new data supports further growth potential, though additional drilling will be required before classification.

“Our latest results from drilling at BST continue to derisk and build our resource base for the Boundiali Gold Project. At BST1, new holes have intersected shallow high-grade mineralisation including 3m @ 80.09 g/t Au from 66m (BSDD0091) as well as confirming gold mineralisation in areas currently classified as Inferred. At the BST2 prospect, which sits entirely outside the current Mineral Resource, today's results support further growth potential, although more drilling will be required before it can be classified.”

— Dr Caigen Wang, Managing Director

Aurum has been executing the drilling program using a fleet of 16 company-owned diamond drill rigs. The company holds a combined group resource of 4.4 million ounces of gold across its flagship Boundiali project and the Napié Gold Project.

Assay results from the current program will be incorporated into the next Boundiali Mineral Resource Estimate update, which is targeted for the end of the third quarter of CY2026. Aurum also expects to deliver a Definitive Feasibility Study for Boundiali in late CY2026.

Read the full announcement: Gold extended at Boundiali BST1 deposit and BST2 prospect