First Pass Regional Exploration Drilling Underway Toronto Stock Exchange:CDV
Highlights
• Cardinal's commitment to regional exploration in Ghana has been stepped up on the strength of early results, with drill rigs testing a range of targets across the extensive tenement package• Reconnaissance exploration including airborne magnetics, ground geophysics and auger drilling is considered highly encouraging and defined several coincident structural, geophysical and geochemical corridors for follow up drilling
• Cardinal now has six drill rigs active across the exploration portfolioBongo License Area
• Regular drill and exploration news flow is anticipated throughout 2018 stemming from the large programme underway
Cardinal Resources Limited (ASX:CDV) (TSX: CDV ) ('Cardinal' or 'the Company') is pleased to provide an update in relation to the Stage 1 appraisal programmes over three Exploration Licenses ('Bongo'), ('Kungongo'), ('Ndongo') all within the Company's Bolgatanga Project located within close proximity to the Company's Namdini Gold Project, in the Upper East Region of Ghana, as well as the Subranum Project ('Subranum') located in Southwest Ghana (Figures 1 and 3).
Cardinal's Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director, Archie Koimtsidis stated: 'Cardinal has been working extensively on the development of the Namdini Project through the completion of its Preliminary Economic Analysis ('PEA'), Mineral Resource upgrade and a Pre-Feasibility Study which is currently in progress given the positive outcomes of the PEA.'In conjunction with the development of Namdini, the Company has been actively engaged in exploration activities on its extensive license holdings.
'First pass shallow RC drilling beneath some of our auger soil anomalous areas within the Kungongo License, has provided us with very encouraging results and technical data which will be used in planning the next phase of drilling over this six-kilometre target (Figures 7 to 11). Results included 1m at 6.7g/t from 37m, 2m at 6.5g/t from 7m and 5m at 2.8g/t Au from 60m.'The recent acquisition of two large‐scale licenses from Kinross Gold were merged with our existing Ndongo License which increased our Bolgatanga regional land package to approximately 900 km2 providing a strategic footprint over the greenstone belt which hosts the regional Nangodi Shear Zone. This regional shear hosts the producing Youga Gold Mine and adjacent Ouare Prospect in Burkina Faso, the historic Nangodi Gold Mine and the currently producing Shaanxi Gold Mine and continues into Cardinal's Tier 1 Namdini gold deposit (Figures 2, 3, and 12 to 14).
'Exploration over Cardinal's tenements have included close spaced airborne magnetic-radiometric surveys at flight line spacings of 75m to 100m which have improved resolution and increased targeting confidence. Detailed follow up ground geophysics, shallow auger soil sampling, surface mapping and limited shallow scout drilling have helped to further delineate lithological and structural settings. Initial results have been very encouraging, consequently, we have stepped up our commitment to regional exploration with the mobilisation of geological and ground geophysical crews as well as drill rigs to test these targets.'Figure 1: Cardinal Licenses Location Map
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Figure 2: Major Gold Discoveries in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Ghana
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BONGO LICENSE AREAThe Bongo License covers an area of 453 km2 adjacent to the regional Bole-Bolgatanga Shear and is dominated by three major intrusive complexes, predominantly granitoids of intermediate to foliated felsic basin types intercalated with mafic volcanic flows (Figure 4).
The Bongo License area is related to the northeast trending regional gold rich Markoye Fault Corridor on which some major gold discoveries in Burkina Faso are located including, B2Gold's 5.8Moz Kiaka Gold Mine, West Africa Resources' 1.1Moz Tanlouka Gold Project, Orezone Resources' 5.7Moz Bombore Gold Mine and IAMGOLD's 6.6Moz Essakane Gold Mine (Figure 2). Bongo is approximately 28km northwest of the Company's 7Moz Namdini Gold deposit (Figure 3).No previous exploration had been completed over the Bongo License area prior to an airborne geophysical survey conducted by Cardinal at a flight line spacing of 100m in December 2013. Following the airborne survey, a total of 36,577m of auger drilling was completed from 10,915 holes on a 400m by 50m grid over target areas interpreted from the airborne geophysical survey.
Six target areas were initially identified from the airborne geophysical survey. Three of these target areas (A, B and C) totaling 26km in strike length within the northwestern, northeastern and southeastern parts of the Bongo License were generated from auger soil anomalies, previous air magnetic interpretation, mapping and ground truthing over the license (Figure 4). Target A - Test drilling is planned (Figures 4 to 6)
Coincident magnetic and soil anomalies 10km in strike length and located in the southeast area adjacent to the regional Bole-Bolgatanga Shear.
Delineated contact zone between ultramafic and granitic lithologies from airborne magnetic interpretation located in the northeast area and comprised of ultramafic rocks with 5km of strike length.
Target C - Test drilling is planned (Figures 4 to 6)
Located within the northwest area and comprised of Birimian greenstones within granitic rocks delineating an 11km anomalous zone with coincident gold-in-soil auger geochemistry levels with a peak value of 1,680ppb gold (equivalent to 1.7g/t Au). The southern extension of the Markoye Fault Corridor from Burkina Faso appears to continue into this Target C area (Figure 2) which considerably enhances the potential of this target.
Figure 4: Bongo License - Target Areas Over Geology
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Figure 5: Bongo License - Target Areas Over Soil Anomalies
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KUNGONGO LICENSE AREAThe Kungongo License is located in northeast Ghana some 45km west of the Company's Namdini Gold Project. The license covers an area of 122 km2 and is a renewable Exploration License (Figure 3).
Kungongo is located over the regional Bole-Bolgatanga Shear that can be traced for a length of 6km within the northwest corner of the license. The Shear extends northeast through Burkina Faso and into Niger as well as to the southwest to the Ghana-Cote d'Ivoire border beyond which it is difficult to trace. This shear zone is considered to be highly prospective as it hosts major gold discoveries including the 2.1Moz Youga Gold Mine and Ouare Project in Burkina Faso (both owned by Avesoro Resources) and the 2.5Moz Samira Hill Gold Mine (owned by SOPAMIN) in Niger (Figures 2 and 3).The prospective area within the Kungongo License is dominated by a series of metamorphosed granitoids in contact with tightly folded Birimian metasediments, metavolcanics, volcaniclastics and mafic volcanic flows that are sheared along the Bole-Bolgatanga Shear Zone (Figure 7).
Auger drilling on the Kungongo license commenced in 2016 as follow up work to the ground geophysics targets. The auger drilling was completed on a 400m by 50m grid spacing. Follow up infill sampling was later carried out on a 200m by 50m spacing which returned several anomalies with a peak value of 4,115ppb gold (equivalent to 4.1g/t Au). Geochemical background values from statistical analysis were established at less than 12ppb gold, with all values greater than 24ppb considered as gold-in-soil anomalies. Overall, a total of 17,662m were drilled from 4,043 auger soil sample locations (Figure 8).Aerial magnetics delineated a broad shear zone in the northwest corner of this prospect (Target A, Figure 9). Ground Gradient Array Induced Polarization ('GAIP'), ground magnetics and ground gravity surveys all delineated east-northeast to west-southwest-striking alternating metavolcanic and metasedimentary horizons. The gold-in-soil anomalous areas cover a resistive and non-chargeable zone with a complex magnetic character.
Mapping and ground truthing have identified artisanal workings along the main shear zone, which target stockwork quartz vein mineralisation. Mapping further northeast along the Bole-Bolgatanga Fault revealed more artisanal workings about 15km along strike from the license area.Recent RC drilling has focused primarily on shallow auger soil gold anomalies and ground magnetics. Drilling has confirmed a sequence of mixed sediments and mafic volcanics. The initial RC drilling was completed on a series of fences between 400m and 1,600m apart. Hole spacing on lines was at 50m to 100m centres, with the drilling covering approximately 3.6km of strike length along the target (Figure 10). Gold intersections returned were encouraging with some significant grades and multiple zones encountered (Figure 11). Of note, drilling was shallow and demonstrated extensive shearing.
5,000m of RC and diamond drilling is set to commence by the end of second quarter of 2018 and is designed to follow up the widely-spaced anomalous first pass results.Figure 7: Kungongo - Drill Target Over Geology
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Figure 8: Kungongo - Drill Target Over Soil Anomalies
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Figure 9: Kungongo - Drill Target Over Magneticshttp://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/31519a83-1fdf-4f69-a22c-0565565d719b
Figure 10: Kungongo - Plan View Showing Interpretive Geology and Location of Cross Section Line (A)
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Assay results from the first pass drilling programme included:
The Company considers the license area to be highly prospective for the discovery of economic gold mineralisation associated with the prolific Nangodi Shear Zone, a splay fault off the main regional-scale Bole-Bolgatanga Shear. Elsewhere, the Nangodi Shear Zone is spatially related to no fewer than four major gold discoveries, including the Company's 7Moz Namdini Gold Project, the Shaanxi Mine, the historic Nangodi Gold Mine and the 2.1Moz Youga Gold Mine in Burkina Faso, adjacent to the Ghana border (Figures 2 and 3). In addition, there are numerous historic shallow artisanal workings along many parts of this shear zone.
The discovery of the Namdini Gold deposit has provided useful information and insight for Cardinal's geological team and a focal point for exploration activities along the Nangodi Shear Zone. Together with the extensive data gathered to date, this will help to continue to refine and target ongoing exploration programmes to unlock the broader potential for additional gold mineralisation types similar to Namdini, or other styles of gold occurrences.Below are some highlights of exploration activities that have been completed to date over the license:
Six large scale targets (A to F) which are considered highly prospective for gold mineralisation have been defined from coincident historical drill data, auger soil anomalies and geophysical surveys (Figures 6 to 8).
Target A – Further drilling is planned (Figures 12 to 14)Historic shallow artisanal shafts are located in areas with coincident anomalous soil results. A GAIP survey over this prospect has identified a well-defined contact zone between conductive and resistive rock units trending northeast-southwest.
Historical shallow reconnaissance RC drilling intersected gold mineralisation within this contact zone with results including 4m at 3.2 g/t Au at a vertical depth of 25m (Target A, Figure 6). Further drilling of this target is planned.Target B- RC drill testing currently underway (Figures 12 to 14)
Aerial surveys, geological and soil geochemistry data indicate that multiple north to north-northeast mineralised structures were developed over almost a 4km strike length and 1.5km width within the Central Zone area.Dipole-dipole IP ('DDIP') and ground magnetic surveys were conducted to further define these mineralised structures. DDIP delineated extensive conductive areas which were drill tested. Scout drilling revealed the conductive areas as mainly unmineralised metasediments, however, between the two conductive units, a silicified zone was identified, which contained anomalous gold-in-soil results. RC drilling is currently in progress to test this contact silicified zone.
Target C – RC drill testing currently underway (Figures 12 to 14)A regional north-south ~30km shear containing the historic Nangodi Gold Mine and the producing Shaanxi Gold Mine has been mapped over a strike length of ~9km within the license (Figure 3 and Target C within Figures 12 to 14). Geochemical and rock chip sampling across the silicified, manganese-rich, shear zone delineated anomalous gold values averaging 128ppb Au along a ~1.3km strike length.
RC drilling has commenced on the anomalous zones along Target C where intense folding was observed in the outcropping metasediments within this shear zone.Target D – Test drilling is planned (Figures 12 to 14)
Geochemical sampling has identified highly anomalous gold-in-soil values around the southern margins of the intrusive Pelungu Granite.Subsequent airborne geophysical surveys over Ndongo identified a large magnetic anomaly around the southern margin of this granite. Anomalous soil values up to 2,498ppb gold (equivalent to 2.5g/t Au) coincide with this magnetic anomaly and present a favourable exploration target (Target D, Figure 14). Plans are underway to test this target.
Target E – Drill testing currently underway (Figures 12 to 14)Previous exploration by Africwest around the historic Nangodi Gold Mine identified stockwork quartz veins with disseminated sulphide mineralisation associated with a felsic porphyry. RC drilling completed by Africwest in 1997 returned gold grades including 41m at 5.2g/t, 32m at 3.1g/t, 26m at 2.8g/t, 21m at 3.8g/t, 15m at 4.6g/t and 13m at 2.5g/t.
Previous RC drilling by Abzu Gold in 2011 across the Nangodi Shear Zone at the historic Nangodi Gold Mine designed to twin, duplicate and infill the previous drilling by Africwest reported gold intersections including 24m at 2.3g/t, 66m at 1.5g/t, 44m at 1.9g/t and 73m at 1.2g/t. Mineralisation appears to be adjacent to the contact between mafic volcanics and felsic porphyry.Drilling is currently underway around Target E close to the historic Nangodi Gold Mine to test mineralisation to the south of the Mine (Figure 12).
Target F – Test drilling is planned (Figures 12 to 14)Anomalous gold-in-soils and ground magnetics have delineated a prospective area at Target F (Figure 13). Numerous soil samples grading between 50 to >100ppb Au and magnetics has delineated a shear zone; both of which require further testing.
Figure 12: Ndongo License - Target Areas Over Geology
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Figure 14: Ndongo License - Target Areas Over Magnetics
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SUBRANUM PROJECT The Subranum Project covers an area of 69km² located in southwest Ghana. The license straddles the eastern margin of the Sefwi Gold Belt. There is 9km of prospective sheared contact between Birimian phyllites and greywackes to the east and mafic to intermediate volcanics and volcaniclastics to the west. Granitoid stocks of the Dixcove suite intrude this shear zone. The Sefwi Belt is highly prospective and is spatially related to major discoveries including the 7Moz Bibiani Gold Mine (approximately 70km southwest), Newmont's Ahafo 23Moz Gold Mine (approximately 53km west), Kinross' Chirano 5Moz Gold Mine (approximately 110km southwest) (Figure 3).Previous exploration by Newmont (soil sampling, trenching and drilling) discovered a gold mineralised zone over 5 km containing an estimated 100,000 oz of gold to a depth of only 50m. As the drilling was on irregular, widely spaced drill fences, Cardinal plans to systematically drill this initial target area to better define and extend gold mineralisation along strike and at depth (Figures 15 to 17).
Figure 15: Subranum - Target Area Over Geology
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Figure 17: Subranum - Target Area Over Magnetics
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ABOUT CARDINAL Cardinal Resources Limited (ASX:CDV) (TSX: CDV ) is a gold-focused exploration and development Company which holds interests in tenements within Ghana, West Africa.The Company's Namdini Project has an Indicated Mineral Resource of 6.5Moz of gold contained in 180Mt at 1.1g/t Au at a cut-off of 0.5g/t Au and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 0.5Moz of gold contained in 13Mt @ 1.2g/t Au at a cut-off of 0.5g/t Au.
The Company is focused on the development of the Namdini Project through advancing the Pre-Feasibility study, supported by additional multi-disciplinary engineering and metallurgical activities.Exploration programmes are also continuing at the Company's Bolgatanga (Northern Ghana) and Subranum (Southern Ghana) Projects.
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The information in this press release is based on information prepared by Mr. Paul Abbott, a full-time employee of Cardinal Resources, who is a member of the Geological Society of South Africa. Mr. Abbott has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person, as defined in the 2012 Edition of the 'Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves'.
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- Cut-off grade for reporting of each individual intercept is ≥ 0.5g/t Au with a maximum of 3m of consecutive internal dilution included within the intercept; only intercepts ≥ 1m are reported.
- Intervals are HQ diamond core or RC chips which are sampled every 1m.
- Samples are analysed for Au (SGS Lab FAA505 method) which is a 50g fire assay fusion with AAS instrument finish.
- Grid coordinates are in WGS84 Zone 30 North.
Nature and quality of sampling is carried out under QAQC procedures as per industry standards.
Diamond sampling is completed by half-core of HQ core size and Reverse Circulation drilling samples (RC) are collected by a three-tier riffle splitter using downhole sampling hammers with nominal 127 to 140mm holes.
To ensure representative sampling:
1m RC samples are collected from a cyclone, passing them through a three-tier riffle splitter, and taking duplicate samples every 20th sample.
HQ core sampling is based on lithological characteristics and sample lengths range between 0.5m to 1.6m.
In cases where 'industry standard' work has been done this would be relatively simple (e.g. 'reverse circulation drilling was used to obtain 1 m samples from which 3 kg was pulverised to produce a 30 g charge for fire assay'). In other cases, more explanation may be required, such as where there is coarse gold that has inherent sampling problems. Unusual commodities or mineralisation types (e.g. submarine nodules) may warrant disclosure of detailed information. The determination of mineralisation is based on observed alterations and lithological differences.
Diamond drill samples are firstly crushed using a Jaw Crusher and thereafter crushed to -2mm using a RSD Boyd crusher. A less than 1kg split sample is then pulverised via LM2 to a nominal 85% passing -75µm.
Reverse circulation drill samples are only crushed through a RSD Boyd crusher to -2mm and pulverised via LM2 to a nominal 85% passing -75µm.
A 200g sub-sample is taken for analysis. A 50g charge weight is fused with litharge-based flux, cupelled and the prill dissolved in aqua regia and gold tenor is determined by AAS.
Reverse circulation drilling uses sampling hammer of nominal 127 to 140mm diameter holes.
Drill holes are inclined at varying angles for optimal zone intersection. All drill collars are surveyed using Trimble R8 RTK GPS with downhole surveying every 30m.
Reverse circulation sampling is good. Chips are logged, weighed and captured to the database. RC sample recoveries are assessed by weighing 1m samples from the cyclone on a scale in the field and comparing with the theoretical volume contained in a 1m x 140mm diameter hole to calculate an estimated percentage sample recovery.
Core recovered from each drill run is measured and compared with the drill run length drilled to calculate an estimated percentage core recovery. For core drilling overall recoveries are excellent, weighted average recovery greater than 99.7%.
At the reverse circulation rig, sampling systems are routinely cleaned to minimise the opportunity for contamination and drilling methods are focused on sample quality. The measures taken to maximize RC sample recovery are through a cyclone and a 3-tier riffle splitter. Each 1m sample is passed twice through the splitter before sampling to ensure maximum homogenisation of each sample and to collect an unbiased representative sample to be assayed.
The reverse circulation rigs have auxiliary compressors and boosters to help maintain dry samples. Where wet samples are encountered, the reverse circulation drilling is discontinued.
The Laboratory assays duplicate samples of each sample batch (20%) so that representation of the samples can be checked. Field duplicates have been taken and analysis of results have shown the sampling to be representative
Measures taken to ensure that the core sampling is representative is to sample half core at 1m intervals irrespective of lithologies due to the similarities in grade of the main lithologies.
Results of field duplicates, standards and blanks are all evaluated to ensure that the results of each assay batch are acceptable.
The analytical method is considered appropriate for the mineralisation style and is of industry standards. The quality of the Fire Assaying and laboratory procedures are considered to be entirely appropriate for this deposit type.
Cardinal's QAQC protocol is considered industry standard with CRMs submitted on a regular basis with routine samples. The CRMs having a range of values and blanks are inserted in the ratio of 1:20. Duplicates are taken at the riffle splitter every 20th sample. No duplicate samples are taken from core samples.
Pulps are submitted to a secondary laboratory for checks on accuracy and precision of the primary laboratory. Coarse rejects are submitted back to the primary laboratory to assess the adequacy of the sub-sampling process.
All drill collars are accurately surveyed using Trimble R8 RTK GPS system within ±10mm of accuracy (X, Y, Z).
Coordinates are based on three control stations established at Kungongo by Sahara Mining Services.
Downhole survey is completed by using Reflex Ez-Shot survey instrument at regular intervals.
All diamond drill holes were drilled to determine lithologies, orientation of dips and structures and as such some sampling bias may have occurred.
No significant orientation-based sampling bias is known at this time.
The drilling contractor is accountable for drill core and RC chip production at the drill site. Final delivery from the drill site to the laydown area within the core yard is managed by Cardinal. The core yard technicians, field technicians and Geologists ensure the core and chips are logged, prepared and stored under security until collected for delivery to the laboratories.
At the time of sample collection, a sign-off process between Cardinal and the laboratory delivery truck driver ensures that samples and paperwork correspond. The samples are then transported to the laboratory where they are receipted against the dispatch documents. The assay laboratories are responsible for the samples from the time of collection from Cardinal until final results are returned and checked by Cardinal Geologists.
Sample pulps and coarse rejects are retained by the laboratories and are shipped back to Cardinal after final results are returned where they are stored under security.
Deposit type, geological setting and style of mineralisation The deposit type comprises gold mineralisation within sheared and folded rocks containing sulphides; mainly pyrite with minor arsenopyrite.
The geological setting is a Paleoproterozoic Greenstone Belt comprising Birimian metavolcanics, volcaniclastics and metasediments located along portion of the regional Bole-Bolgatanga Shear Zone.
The style of mineralisation is yet to be determined
The interpretation of the geological observations shown in the cross and long sections are subject to possible change as new information is gathered.
Further data collection will be reviewed and reported when considered material.
Diagrams clearly highlighting the areas of possible extensions, including the main geological interpretations and future drilling areas, provided this information is not commercially sensitive. Further definition drilling and geophysical surveys are planned for the Kungongo Prospect.
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