Fifty-Five Prospect Soil Sampling Yields Peak 583 ppb Gold Anomaly in Côte d’Ivoire

Exploration Breakthrough at Zuénoula

MetalsGrove Mining Limited has taken a significant step forward in its Côte d’Ivoire exploration campaign with the identification of a high-grade gold anomaly at the Fifty-Five Prospect within its Zuénoula permit. Soil sampling has delineated seven distinct gold prospects, with the Fifty-Five Prospect now elevated as the company’s highest-priority target following the discovery of a peak 583 parts per billion (ppb) gold soil anomaly.

This anomaly sits at the heart of a 3.3-kilometre-long northeast-trending gold corridor, which remains open to further extension. The scale and coherence of this anomaly suggest the potential for bedrock-hosted gold mineralisation, a hallmark of the prolific Birimian terrane that dominates West Africa’s gold endowment.

District-Scale Potential Uncovered

Beyond Fifty-Five, MetalsGrove has confirmed a 148 ppb gold anomaly at the Central Prospect, located about one kilometre south, reinforcing the prospectivity of the region. Additional prospects; Eastern, Rouge, Konezra, and South-West; have emerged from broad-spaced soil sampling, each marked by discrete gold anomalies exceeding 30 ppb. These findings collectively underscore the district-scale potential of the Zuénoula permit.

Strategic Follow-Up Programs Planned

To capitalise on these promising results, MetalsGrove is embarking on a systematic program of infill and extensional soil sampling. At Fifty-Five, a 200m by 200m infill grid will cover approximately 12 square kilometres, complemented by a 400m by 400m step-out grid extending northeast along the interpreted mineralised trend. A large-scale 400m by 400m infill program spanning 34 square kilometres is also planned between the Central and Eastern Prospects to delineate potential structural corridors.

Supporting these efforts, regolith mapping is nearing completion, and LiDAR-orthophoto surveys have been extended to cover the Fifty-Five Prospect. These advanced geospatial tools will enhance the interpretation of gold anomalies by revealing drainage patterns, soil transport pathways, and structural features critical to targeting mineralisation.

Context Within a Prolific Gold Belt

The Zuénoula permit is part of MetalsGrove’s broader Central West Gold Project, strategically located within the Oumé–Fetekro Birimian greenstone belt. This belt is a renowned gold-producing region in West Africa, hosting multi-million-ounce deposits such as the nearby Abujar Gold Mine and Napié Gold Deposit. MetalsGrove’s exploration approach, combining systematic soil sampling with cutting-edge mapping techniques, aligns with best practices proven effective in this geological setting.

Managing Director and CEO Lijun Yang emphasised the significance of these results, highlighting the clear upside potential in extending sampling along the mineralised corridor and the company’s readiness to advance these targets toward drill testing. The methodical progression from soil geochemistry to drilling reflects a disciplined exploration strategy aimed at de-risking and defining high-quality gold targets.