Asara Resources has intersected 38 metres at 2.1g/t gold in oxide at Sogosogoba, an exploration target 8km from its Massan deposit in Guinea. The early result strengthens the case for follow-up drilling, but the discovery remains based on only five first-pass holes.
- 38m at 2.1g/t gold from 48m in SGRC26-004
- Higher-grade zones including 5m at 6.1g/t gold
- Both holes inside the primary >100ppb surface anomaly returned mineralisation
- Sogosogoba is 8km northeast of the 2.04Moz Massan deposit
- Further drilling will test continuity and extensions
Broad oxide intercept opens Asara’s satellite exploration campaign
Asara Resources Limited (ASX:AS1) has made a strong first pass beyond its established Massan deposit, returning 38 metres at 2.1g/t gold from 48 metres at the Sogosogoba target in Guinea. The intercept sits entirely within the oxide profile and contains several higher-grade zones, including 5 metres at 6.1g/t, 5 metres at 4.3g/t and 3 metres at 5.0g/t gold.
The result came from SGRC26-004, one of just five reverse circulation holes reported from the maiden programme. More importantly for the target’s early read, both SGRC26-003 and SGRC26-004 were drilled within the primary surface anomaly exceeding 100 parts per billion gold, and both returned significant mineralisation. SGRC26-003 delivered 3 metres at 5.0g/t gold from 19 metres, including 1 metre at 14.1g/t, followed by 7 metres at 0.8g/t from 40 metres.
Sogosogoba adds discovery potential near a larger Kada resource
Sogosogoba lies about 8km northeast of the 2.04 million-ounce Massan deposit and forms part of Asara’s broader Kada Gold Project. The target is marked by extensive surface gold anomalism, artisanal workings and a deeply weathered oxide profile extending beyond 100 metres. A third hole outside the main anomaly, SGRC26-005, also returned two narrow intervals of 4.9g/t and 3.2g/t gold, while SGRC26-001 and SGRC26-002 produced no significant intercepts.
The timing gives the new result added relevance. Asara recently reported a 2.08Moz Kada resource update, with the company continuing to convert resources at Massan while progressing a Definitive Feasibility Study. Sogosogoba is now the first target outside Massan to produce Asara drilling results, following the company’s earlier start to drilling at the satellite prospect.
Follow-up drilling must establish continuity and true widths
Asara says drilling will continue at Sogosogoba on an iterative basis, with hole locations and priorities refined as geological information and assays arrive. The company also plans to test other targets among six described as drill-ready across the Kada portfolio, while Massan drilling continues to support resource conversion and the DFS.
The encouraging grades come with important limits. All reported intervals are down-hole lengths, so true widths have not yet been established, and Sogosogoba has not contributed to a Mineral Resource Estimate. The current evidence shows mineralisation beneath a strong surface anomaly, but the next assays will need to demonstrate lateral and depth continuity before the target can be assessed as anything more than a promising early-stage discovery.
Bottom Line?
The 38-metre oxide intercept is a meaningful first signal, but Sogosogoba’s investment case now depends on repeatability across the next phase of drilling.
Questions in the middle?
- Will follow-up holes show that the 38-metre mineralised zone has sufficient lateral continuity to support resource modelling?
- How closely do the reported down-hole lengths correspond to true mineralised widths?
- Can Sogosogoba add a meaningful satellite deposit without distracting from Massan resource conversion and the Kada DFS?