DeSoto Resources Unveils High-Grade Gold Zones Ahead of Major Guinea Drilling Campaign
DeSoto Resources reports promising high-grade trenching results from its Dadjan and Tole Gold Projects in Guinea, setting the stage for a 10,000m reverse circulation drilling program across multiple sites.
- High-grade gold assays confirm >3km mineralised zone at Dadjan
- Strong trench and rock chip results at Tole with assays pending
- 10,000m RC drilling program to start mid-September across Dadjan, Tole, and Timbakouna
- Strategic Exploration & Collaboration Agreement formalised with Wassolon Mining Group
- Historic drilling at Timbakouna shows significant gold intercepts supporting exploration
Exploration Momentum Builds in Guinea
DeSoto Resources Limited (ASX, DES) has released encouraging trenching results from its Dadjan and Tole Gold Projects, located in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin. The recent assays reveal high-grade gold mineralisation over a substantial strike length, reinforcing the potential of these greenfield projects acquired earlier this year.
At Dadjan, trench sampling along a 250-metre section of a broader >3-kilometre gold mineralised zone has returned standout results, including spot rock chip samples grading up to 18.44 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and channel samples averaging over 1 g/t across multiple intervals. These findings provide valuable geological insights into the brittle-ductile shear zones controlling gold deposition, highlighting structural intersections as prime targets for follow-up drilling.
Tole Project Shows Promising Surface Grades
Similarly, the Tole Gold Project has yielded encouraging rock chip samples from artisanal workings, with grades up to 5.56 g/t gold. Three trenches have been completed with systematic channel sampling submitted for assay, results of which are eagerly awaited. These surface indications underpin the rationale for the upcoming drilling campaign.
Upcoming Drilling Campaign and Strategic Partnerships
DeSoto is poised to commence a significant 10,000-metre reverse circulation (RC) drilling program across Dadjan, Tole, and the Timbakouna Gold Project starting mid-September. At Timbakouna, limited historic drilling has already demonstrated impressive intercepts, including 18 metres at 11.8 g/t gold, reinforcing the district-scale potential of DeSoto’s portfolio.
Complementing these exploration efforts, DeSoto has formalised a Strategic Exploration and Collaboration Agreement with Wassolon Mining Group, a Guinean partner. This legally binding agreement secures tenure rights and facilitates joint exploration initiatives, government engagement, and access to local expertise, thereby strengthening DeSoto’s position in the highly prospective Siguiri Basin.
Groundwork Continues with Soil Sampling and Reconnaissance
Infill soil sampling programs are underway at Timbakouna to refine drill targets, while trenching continues at Tole. Additionally, reconnaissance programs have commenced across several other tenements within DeSoto’s extensive land package, aiming to identify new artisanal workings and gold anomalies through mapping and geochemical surveys.
DeSoto’s methodical approach, combining detailed surface sampling with structural geological interpretation and strategic partnerships, reflects a disciplined greenfield exploration strategy in a historically underexplored but highly prospective gold district.
Bottom Line?
As DeSoto embarks on its maiden drilling campaign, the market will keenly watch for confirmation of these high-grade zones and the potential for new discoveries in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin.
Questions in the middle?
- Will the upcoming RC drilling confirm the continuity and scale of the high-grade gold zones identified at Dadjan and Tole?
- How will the Strategic Exploration Agreement with Wassolon Mining Group accelerate exploration and permit approvals?
- What are the implications of historic high-grade intercepts at Timbakouna for DeSoto’s overall resource potential?
