Dalaroo Metals Ltd has completed initial drill pads and access routes at the Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project in Côte d'Ivoire, clearing the way for a fully funded 12,000-metre reverse circulation drilling campaign.

The maiden drilling program is scheduled to commence no later than 15 August 2026. Following a recent capital raising, Dalaroo expanded the initial Phase 1 program from 10,000 metres to 12,000 metres to systematically test the Mag, Wilfred and Ali targets across 102 planned holes over eleven drill fences.

The opening stage of the program will comprise 24 initial orientation scissor holes averaging 175 metres depth, totalling 4,200 metres. Opposing drill directions will be used during this opening sequence to test alternative structural orientations, improve understanding of mineralisation geometry and reduce the risk of drilling parallel to targeted structures.

Subject to geological observations from the initial scissor holes, the indicative follow-up program will comprise a further 78 reverse circulation holes averaging 100 metres depth, totalling 7,800 metres. The campaign forms the opening stage of Dalaroo's broader planned 20,000-metre phased drilling strategy.

Drilling will continue while assays are pending, allowing geological logging, structural observations and downhole survey information to guide the immediate progression of the program. Initial assay results from the Phase 1 program are expected approximately four to six weeks after the delivery of the first sample batches to the laboratory.

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