en.Wedoany.com Reported - Zodiac Gold Inc. has announced the initial results from its first diamond drilling program at the Ben Ben target within the Todi gold project in Liberia. Multiple drill holes intersected mineralization, validating the company's geological model for identifying a large gold system in the area.
The company's land package, located along the Todi shear zone in Liberia, covers 2,316 square kilometers. This area is considered underexplored but holds potential for the discovery of large gold and iron ore deposits. Following its announcement in late March regarding listing on the U.S. OTCQB market, the company initiated high-resolution drone magnetic and LiDAR surveys in early May over the 16-kilometer-long Arthington-Ben Ben-Youth Camp trend and released the first drill results from the Ben Ben target.
Significant drill intercepts include: Hole BDD005 intersected 14.85 meters grading 1.55 g/t gold from 51.4 meters, including 0.8 meters at 13.15 g/t gold, 0.93 meters at 5.82 g/t gold, and 1.05 meters at 2.22 g/t gold; Hole BDD009 intersected 17.65 meters grading 0.81 g/t gold from 33 meters, including 1 meter at 5.67 g/t gold, 0.65 meters at 2.74 g/t gold, 1 meter at 1.33 g/t gold, and 1 meter at 1.15 g/t gold; Hole BDD004 intersected 11.45 meters grading 0.96 g/t gold from 10 meters, including 0.55 meters at 3.2 g/t gold; Hole BDD006 intersected 7.37 meters grading 1.95 g/t gold from 23.4 meters, including 2.37 meters at 3.24 g/t gold and 2 meters at 2.81 g/t gold; Hole BDD002 intersected 2.04 meters grading 5.69 g/t gold from 43.96 meters, including 0.79 meters at 13.95 g/t gold.
President and CEO David Kol stated that these results validate the company's geological model, confirming that drilling has identified continuous gold mineralization over a 1-kilometer strike length at a previously untested target. He noted that Ben Ben shares the same host rocks, structural controls, and mineralization style as the nearby Arthington discovery, supporting the interpretation of a regional-scale gold system along the entire 16-kilometer soil gold anomaly trend.
The company has completed 2,551 meters of drilling across the first 14 holes at the Ben Ben target, with all nine holes for which assay results have been received intersecting gold mineralization. Mineralization begins just 10 meters below the surface, supporting open-pit mining potential. Assay results for holes BDD010 through BDD014 are pending, and drilling of BDD015 and BDD016 is currently underway. After completing approximately 3,000 to 3,500 meters of drilling, the company plans to identify the next drill target within the broader 2026 14,000-meter drill campaign and intends to add a third drill rig.
The company indicated that targets identified through trenching and geochemical sampling have yielded strong drill intersections, while ongoing geophysical surveys will support further drilling for the remainder of the 2026 program. The high-resolution drone magnetic survey, combined with LiDAR, aims to identify the geophysical signature of the Arthington discovery to locate similar areas along the broader trend, thereby accelerating resource growth. The 47.8 square kilometer survey (with 50-meter line spacing), executed by Axis Drone Surveys, will be interpreted by Southern Geoscience Consultants to enhance the precision of the 14,000-meter drill program and support a planned mineral resource estimate in the fourth quarter.
On March 30, the company announced it had commenced trading on the U.S. OTCQB Venture Market under the ticker symbol ZAUIF, a move that increases visibility and liquidity for U.S. investors, while the company continues to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ZAU.
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