# DAL: Dalaroo plans follow up of Discovery Hole

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-dalaroo-plans-follow-up-of-discovery-hole--5079e0b7-6f14-4fdd-bae5-21d5c15dd274

Original source: https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&idsId=03150417

Publisher: asx

Original announcement: 2026-10-08T21:49:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-08T22:17:19.867Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-08T22:17:19.867Z

- Company: Dalaroo Metals Limited

- Ticker: DAL

- Exchange: ASX

- Region: Côte d’Ivoire

- Primary commodity: Gold

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Other, Drill results

- Extracted: 2026-10-08 22:17:20 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.40 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Dalaroo Metals has announced a five-hole, 1,250 m follow-up drilling program at the Wilfred target of the Bondoukou Gold Ridge Project. The program aims to test the depth and strike extensions of the high-grade gold zone intersected in hole BDRC002, with a diamond drill rig expected to mobilise in October 2026.

Reasoning: The announcement outlines a planned follow-up drilling program to test the continuity of a previously discovered high-grade gold zone; it contains no new assay data.

- Positive factor: Planned follow-up drilling targets high-grade zone

- Positive factor: Mobilisation of diamond rig to improve structural understanding

- Negative factor: No new assay results in this release

Facts used in scoring: 5

## Classification and evidence

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Story-specific tag

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: The program is designed to test the depth and strike extent of a known high-grade zone, which is confirmatory in nature.

Evidence · text

> to test the depth and strike extent of the high-grade zone in BDRC002

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 5. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Drill Results (5)

### P 1

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-dalaroo-plans-follow-up-of-discovery-hole--5079e0b7-6f14-4fdd-bae5-21d5c15dd274#fact-drill-facts-0)

Bondoukou Gold Ridge

#### Identity

- Hole ID: P 1
- Project: Bondoukou Gold Ridge
- Region: côte d’ivoire
- Reported Region: côte d’ivoire
- Ticker: DAL

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: BDRC002 collar
- Azimuth: 225 °
- Dip: -70 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Compositing

- Dilution Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Planned hole to test continuity below known high-grade intercept.

- Positive factor: Designed to test depth of high-grade zone

Evidence · text

> The first hole will be drilled from the BDRC002 collar at a steeper -70° dip to test the mineralised zones below

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource"

### P 2

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-dalaroo-plans-follow-up-of-discovery-hole--5079e0b7-6f14-4fdd-bae5-21d5c15dd274#fact-drill-facts-1)

Bondoukou Gold Ridge

#### Identity

- Hole ID: P 2
- Project: Bondoukou Gold Ridge
- Region: côte d’ivoire
- Reported Region: côte d’ivoire
- Ticker: DAL

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: ~80 m NW of BDRC002
- Azimuth: 225 °
- Dip: -60 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Compositing

- Dilution Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Planned step-out hole to test strike extent.

- Positive factor: Step-out testing strike extension

Evidence · text

> two pairs of holes will be drilled approximately 80 m north-west and 80 m south-east of BDRC002

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource"

### P 3

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-dalaroo-plans-follow-up-of-discovery-hole--5079e0b7-6f14-4fdd-bae5-21d5c15dd274#fact-drill-facts-2)

Bondoukou Gold Ridge

#### Identity

- Hole ID: P 3
- Project: Bondoukou Gold Ridge
- Region: côte d’ivoire
- Reported Region: côte d’ivoire
- Ticker: DAL

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: ~80 m NW of BDRC002
- Azimuth: 225 °
- Dip: -70 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Compositing

- Dilution Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Planned step-out hole to test strike extent.

- Positive factor: Step-out testing strike extension

Evidence · text

> two pairs of holes will be drilled approximately 80 m north-west and 80 m south-east of BDRC002

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource"

### P 4

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-dalaroo-plans-follow-up-of-discovery-hole--5079e0b7-6f14-4fdd-bae5-21d5c15dd274#fact-drill-facts-3)

Bondoukou Gold Ridge

#### Identity

- Hole ID: P 4
- Project: Bondoukou Gold Ridge
- Region: côte d’ivoire
- Reported Region: côte d’ivoire
- Ticker: DAL

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: ~80 m SE of BDRC002
- Azimuth: 225 °
- Dip: -60 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Compositing

- Dilution Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Planned step-out hole to test strike extent.

- Positive factor: Step-out testing strike extension

Evidence · text

> two pairs of holes will be drilled approximately 80 m north-west and 80 m south-east of BDRC002

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource"

### P 5

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/dal-dalaroo-plans-follow-up-of-discovery-hole--5079e0b7-6f14-4fdd-bae5-21d5c15dd274#fact-drill-facts-4)

Bondoukou Gold Ridge

#### Identity

- Hole ID: P 5
- Project: Bondoukou Gold Ridge
- Region: côte d’ivoire
- Reported Region: côte d’ivoire
- Ticker: DAL

#### Classification

- Program: resource
- Sample Type: drill

#### Location

- Location: ~80 m SE of BDRC002
- Azimuth: 225 °
- Dip: -70 °
- Loc. Source: document

#### QA/QC

- QA/QC Disclosed: Yes

#### Compositing

- Dilution Disclosed: Yes

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Interp. Status: scored
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Planned step-out hole to test strike extent.

- Positive factor: Step-out testing strike extension

Evidence · text

> two pairs of holes will be drilled approximately 80 m north-west and 80 m south-east of BDRC002

#### Tags used in scoring

**QA/QC Disclosed**

Polarity: positive

Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\).

Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true

**Cut-off Undisclosed**

Polarity: negative

Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.

Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated

**Infill Drilling**

Polarity: neutral

Definition: Confirmatory drilling to raise resource confidence, not new discovery.

Why it applies: drill\_program\_type is "resource"

## How Atlas produces this analysis

Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.
