Kobo Resources Reports Final Gold Assay Results from its Initial Diamond Drill Program Highlighted by 14 m at 2.91 g/t Au and 6 m at 5.47 g/t Au from the Jagger Zone

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Figure 1: Jagger and Kadie Zones Drill Hole Collar Location Map (Graphic: Business Wire)
Figure 1: Jagger and Kadie Zones Drill Hole Collar Location Map (Graphic: Business Wire)
Figure 2: Jagger Zone Section JZ 700 – Preliminary Geological Interpretation (Graphic: Business Wire)
Figure 2: Jagger Zone Section JZ 700 – Preliminary Geological Interpretation (Graphic: Business Wire)

QUEBEC CITY, August 13, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kobo Resources Inc. ("Kobo" or the "Company") (TSX.V: KRI) is pleased to announce final assay results from the remaining seven drill holes as part of the Company’s diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Kossou Gold Project ("Kossou") located in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. These results are part of the completed 4,368.5 metres of diamond drilling across 25 holes on the Company’s three key gold targets: Jagger Zone, Road Cut Zone, and Kadie Zone. The Company is optimizing all current drill data and integrating results from its previous trenching and drilling programs to prepare for an additional diamond drilling program set to begin in mid-September.

Highlighted Diamond Drill Results:

  • KDD0021:

    • 3.0 m at 3.91 g/t Au from 151.0 m

    • 14.0 m at 2.91 g/t Au from 183.0 m, including 10.0 m at 3.96 g/t Au from 183.0 m and 3.0 m at 8.35 g/t Au from 190.0 m

  • KDD0022:

    • 6.0 m at 5.47 g/t Au from 123.0 m, including 1.0 m at 30.90 g/t Au from 126.0 m

  • KDD0023:

    • 4.0 m at 2.79 g/t Au from 92.0 m, including 1.0 m at 9.51 g/t Au from 93.0 m

  • KDD0024:

    • 2.0 m at 3.95 g/t Au from 17.0 m

    • 7.0 m at 1.91 g/t Au from 64.0 m, including 2.0 m at 5.76 g/t Au from 70.0 m

Edward Gosselin, CEO and Director of Kobo commented: "The final results from our initial diamond drilling program underscore the strong potential of the Kossou Gold Project, particularly with high-grade intercepts, including 14 meters at 2.91 g/t Au and 6 meters at 5.47 g/t Au from the Jagger Zone, confirming the continuity and depth of mineralization at this key gold target. These findings not only build upon our previous exploration work, but they are providing a solid basis for the upcoming diamond drilling program set to start in September. We are very optimistic about further defining the resource potential at the Kossou Gold Project as we advance to the next phase of our exploration efforts."

Jagger Zone: Final Diamond Drill Result Overview

Results for the final three diamond drill holes, KDD0021, KDD0022 and KDD0023, were received for the Jagger Zone (see Table 1). This group of holes were designed to undercut the previous reverse circulation ("RC") holes completed in July 2023 and the initial two diamond drill holes KDD0001 and KDD0002 (see press releases dated April 30, 2024, and July 11, 2024, for details) between 125 and 150 m below surface. Collar locations can be found in Figure 1.

Drill hole KDD0021 was targeting extension of gold mineralisation beneath trenches KTR030 and KTR030a, diamond drill hole KDD0001 (19.1 m at 2.82* g/t Au from 61.4 m) and previous results from RC holes KRC008 (13.0 m at 0.72 g/t Au from 15.0 m) and KRC009 (48.0 m at 1.03 g/t Au* from 69.0 m, including sub-intervals of 13.0 m at 1.70 g/t Au from 69.0 m and 15.0 m at 1.37 g/t Au from 87.0 m) (see press release dated July 24, 2023).