Modern Mining February 2022

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have proven that Segele is particularly gold-rich, with several bonanza-grade sections. The gold zone is about 190 metres from the outcrop at surface to the deepest drill- intersection, and open towards depth.

because it is open at depth, and there are additional targets to the East and West. Gi ven t he h i gh grade, Akobo is confi- dent that it will be able to establish a high mar- gin mining operation. Akobo’s second area of activity in the region is in Joru, where the gold deposit is quite different from Segele, in geology, size, geom-

Above: Mineralized zone found in trenches.

Top left: View over the Akobo landscape.

Left: Local gold from traditional panning methods.

“The Segele project already has an Inferred Mineral Resource of 78 kilo- tons at 20,9 g/t gold established by mining consultants, SRK, back in April last year. This equates to 52,410 oz of gold – a very encouraging result as the company looks to secure its goal of uncovering the potential of the area,” Evjen explains. With both infill and extension drilling performed during the past year, Akobo expects the mineral resource estimate to increase when the next figures are released shortly. At present, the latest sam- ples are with testing specialist, ALS Ireland, being assayed. The current drilled area is no larger than 30 m wide by 120 m long, and the majority of the minerali- sation is located near to the surface. The deposit has excellent exploration potential

etry and grade. Joru is a large system of gold bearing quartz veins hosted in a quartzo-feldspathic body. Though the overall grade of the deposit is lower than in Segele, the system itself is considerably larger, which will create opportunities over time for much larger tonnage. “While Akobo recognises exciting opportunities in both of its exploration sites, the company has a strategy of cautious development so as not to stretch its resources. The company has, therefore, made the decision to push ahead with mining activi- ties in Segele and focus on increasing the resource and will continue its exploration work in Joru until it is ready to scale-up its operation to encompass mining

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