Enegex Limited has mobilised a 3,000m aircore drilling program at its Tougbe gold project following promising auger results, while planning a March RC drilling campaign at Gogo after identifying a 900m gold anomaly and artisanal workings.
- 3,000m aircore drilling underway at Tougbe to follow up strong auger gold results
- Power auger drilling at Gogo reveals 900m gold anomaly beneath alluvial cover
- Trenching at Gogo highlights sheared felsic volcanics with disseminated sulphides
- RC drilling planned for March 2026 to test artisanal workings and bedrock anomalies
- Projects located in geologically prospective Birimian belt with historical artisanal mining
Exploration Momentum Builds at Tougbe
Enegex Limited has announced the mobilisation of an aircore (AC) drill rig to its Tougbe gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, marking a significant step forward in its exploration campaign. The 3,000-metre AC program aims to follow up on highly encouraging power auger drill results reported last month, which included intercepts such as 18 metres at 1.59 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 39 metres at 0.71 g/t gold. These results have helped define a substantial drill target in a region that has seen limited prior exploration beneath alluvial cover.
Gogo Project Unveils Undercover Gold Potential
Meanwhile, at the Gogo exploration permit, recent power auger drilling has identified a 900-metre-long gold anomaly bridging two previously known soil anomalies at NE and S Bonoubana. The best auger result from this program returned 9 metres at 1.36 g/t gold. Complementary trenching across five trenches totaling 396 metres revealed gold mineralisation primarily hosted in sheared felsic volcanic rocks with disseminated sulphides, although trench assays were generally lower than the overlying soil anomalies. Notably, a 600-metre-long artisanal mining zone featuring high-grade quartz veins remains untested by trenching, presenting a compelling target for upcoming drilling.
Strategic Drilling Plans and Regional Context
Enegex plans to commence reverse circulation (RC) drilling at Gogo in March 2026, shortly after completing the Tougbe AC program. The RC drilling will focus on testing beneath the artisanal workings, the auger-defined bedrock anomaly, and the gold-anomalous sheared felsic volcanics identified through trenching and mapping. These projects lie within the Birimian Supergroup geological province, a prolific gold-bearing belt extending from Burkina Faso into Côte d’Ivoire, known for hosting significant orogenic gold deposits.
Artisanal Mining Highlights Near-Surface Gold
The presence of extensive artisanal mining activity, especially at Gogo and the Koroba West prospect on the Tougbe East permit, underscores the near-surface gold mineralisation potential. Historical rock chip samples from Koroba West have returned encouraging grades up to 3.5 g/t gold, while artisanal workings at NE Bonoubana have yielded rock chip assays as high as 92.6 g/t gold. These findings provide valuable vectors for targeting and reinforce the strategic importance of these permits within Enegex’s Côte d’Ivoire portfolio.
Looking Ahead
Managing Director Paul Roberts emphasised the company’s rapid exploration pace and the significance of these results in confirming the continuity of gold mineralisation under cover. The upcoming drilling programs at Tougbe and Gogo are poised to deliver critical data that could materially advance Enegex’s understanding of these deposits and their economic potential.
Bottom Line?
Enegex’s advancing drill programs at Tougbe and Gogo set the stage for potentially transformative gold discoveries in a proven West African gold belt.
Questions in the middle?
- Will the upcoming aircore drilling at Tougbe confirm the high-grade gold continuity suggested by auger results?
- How deep and extensive are the gold mineralised zones beneath the artisanal workings at Gogo?
- What explains the disparity between strong gold-in-soil anomalies and lower trench assay results at Gogo?