Kavango Begins 16-line KM IP Over Four Prospects at Hillside
London Stock Exchange-listed Southern Africa-focused metals explorer, Kavango Resources plc, has commenced ground-induced polarisation (IP) surveys over four Hillside Gold Projects in Bulawayo.
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According to the company’s CEO, Ben Turney, Kavango is completing 16-line km of IP survey lines over targeted areas within four prospects on the Hillside Project.
He said surveys are designed to identify sulphide bodies associated with high-grade gold-bearing shear structures related to historical and artisanal workings.
Turney also mentioned that four diamond core holes have been completed for a total of 1,306m at four prospects on the Hillside Project gold targets. Visual observations from the cores are encouraging, and samples are awaiting export permission for assay testing.
He added that an additional 1,400m of diamond drilling is planned to test targets identified by the current IP survey programme and to extend intersections observed in recent drilling.
“We have now drilled four of the Hillside prospects, and the initial visual inspections are promising. We brought forward the Induced Polarisation (IP) surveys here based on visual observations of cores and other field measurements taken by our team. While we must await the assay results for confirmation of possible gold values, we feel confident to continue further exploration at Hillside.
“IP surveys can be used to map underground metal mineralisation that is associated with gold. This can be a powerful exploration tool to plot the extent of possible ore bodies. The extra IP data will help guide future drilling by providing Kavango with focused target areas,” Turney said.
Hillside Project Update
Four diamond core holes have been completed for a total of 1,306m at Hillside over four prospects. The core has been logged, cut, and sampled, with selected samples being sent for shipment to a laboratory for assay testing.
Visual observations from the cores are encouraging. These visual intersections are coincident with multiple known mineralised zones projected down from the surface and are associated with sulphides and alteration.
Kavango’s drilling objective is to acquire representative intersections from multiple gold-bearing structures at the prospect of improving its understanding of their individual mineralisation style, extent, distribution, and potential grade. Kavango will use this information to inform follow-up drilling and assess the potential for hosting bulk-mineable gold deposits.
Kavango has placed a contract for 16-line kilometres of IP survey lines over targeted areas within the four prospects at Hillside. The work is now in progress.
The company will follow Initial Gradient Array IP on 25m spaced lines with IP sections to aid drill planning. The survey lines are designed to bisect the extent of historic and artisanal workings along with Kavango’s recently completed scope drilling sections. The IP surveys are planned to target sulphide-associated high-grade gold hosted in quartz veins along shear structures.
Kavango is planning an additional 1,400m of diamond drilling to test targets identified by the IP survey and further assess intersections observed in recent drilling.
The planned intersection depth for each of the prospects is up to 350m, ensuring coverage of both the current observed sulphide intersections and the anticipated IP targets. Subject to results, Kavango plans to use the drilling to inform follow-up drilling targeting a bulk-mineable gold discovery.