The property, which covers 240 sq. km of the Bouroum-Yalogo greenstone belt, was acquired earlier this year from
The drilling will entail 12,000 metres using a rotary air-blast rig. Most of the holes will be collared over the Monlouri shear zone, where trenching returned up to 104.9 grams per tonne over 0.7 metre; soil sampling, up to 5.9 grams; and grab sampling, up to 92.55 grams.
Meanwhile, High River and
At last report, the properties held a combined, in-pit diluted resource of 4.45 million tonnes averaging 3.3 grams. The estimate is based on a gold price of US$350 per oz.
Capital costs for the envisioned gravity and carbon-in-leach operation are estimated at US$30 million.
High River holds an 80% stake in Taparko, with the government owning the remainder.
Axmin can earn a 65% interest in Bouroum by delivering a bankable feasibility study to
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