Alpha Exploration Ltd. has provided an update on the drilling results from Aburna Gold Prospect, located within the Kerkasha Project in Eritrea.
Potential
The ongoing drilling program consists of both reverse-circulation drilling and diamond core drilling. Assays have been received from 16 holes completed over the Hill 52, Central, and Northeast Area prospects on Aburna. Aburna is a major orogenic gold prospect covering an area of at least 7km long and 2km wide. It is one of the three significant discoveries made by Alpha on the Kerkasha license in the last three years. These holes extend a wide, high-grade zone of mineralization initially defined in 2022.
Michael Hopley, Alpha’s President & CEO, expressed satisfaction with the results, particularly highlighting the extension of high-grade zones and the identification of shallow, high-grade mineralization at Hill 52. The technical team is preparing additional drill targets to further extend mineralization.
A total of 33 drillholes for 6,033 meters have been completed at Central Area, Hill 52, and Northeast Area. Further assay results are awaited, and additional drilling is planned as part of the ongoing program. The highly mineralized shoot at Hill 52 is larger in size and higher in grade than expected, with a shallow plunge. The shoot is contained within a larger shear zone, with high-grade zones developed within dilate areas created by internal structures. The shoot is fairly well defined for 200m along strike and is open down dip and down plunge.
