Multinational gold exploration company Aurum Resources has delivered a significant exploration milestone at its Boundiali Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, with one of its best intercepts to date—1 metre at 73.10 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 76 metres—driving increased confidence in the project’s growth potential.

One of the most notable results came from drill hole MBDD190, which returned a broad intercept of 12 metres at 6.66 grams per tonne (g/t) gold from 69 metres, including a bonanza-grade section of 1 metre at 73.10 g/t gold from 76 metres. This intercept is part of a larger diamond drilling program comprising 18 holes for a total of 3,985.40 metres, aimed at expanding resources at the BM Target 3 deposit within the Boundiali BM tenement. The program continues to deliver multiple shallow, high-grade gold intersections, highlighting the continuity, scale, and growing potential of mineralisation across the deposit.

Additional significant intercepts include:

• 24.35m @ 1.21 g/t Au from 40m, incl. 7m @ 2.19 g/t Au (MBDD190)
• 1m @ 21.20 g/t Au from 19m (MBDD176)
• 3.51m @ 3.71 g/t Au from 278.49m, and 2.66m @ 3.21 g/t Au from 288.09m, incl. 1.31m @ 5.99 g/t Au (MBDD187A)
• 5.05m @ 2.11 g/t Au from 9.50m and 4m @ 2.47 g/t Au from 247m (MBDD186)

Managing Director Dr. Caigen Wang said the results confirm the project’s strong exploration upside. “It is my pleasure to announce further shallow high-grade gold intercepts at the Boundiali project, including 1m @ 73.10 g/t Au within 12m @ 6.66 g/t Au from 69m in hole MBDD190 at BM Target 3… Our drilling is extending the limits of known mineralisation up and down dip… We expect to see an uplift in the mineral resources for BM Target 3 in the next MRE update,” Wang said.

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Aurum is currently conducting a 100,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Boundiali project using eight company-owned rigs, with a tenth rig set to join the fleet soon. By operating its drilling equipment, Aurum can maintain a fast-paced and cost-effective exploration program.

The company has also planned two Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) updates are this year. The first, due in July, will incorporate these latest high-grade results and expand on the current 1.59 million-ounce (Moz) Boundiali MRE. A second update, expected by year-end, will cover drilling from additional deposits (BD, BM, and BST) and high-priority soil anomalies.

Meanwhile, Aurum is preparing for a 30,000m drill program at its newly acquired Napié project, where the company aims to grow the existing 0.87Moz MRE. Drilling at Napié is scheduled to begin in mid-June, with an updated resource also expected by the end of 2025.

With a combined mineral resource of 2.5 million ounces (Moz) of gold across its Boundiali and Napié projects, and supported by a $35.6 million private placement completed in May, Aurum is well-positioned to accelerate exploration, expand its resources, and deliver a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for Boundiali by the end of the year.